''Young Mountain'' is the debut

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by the American band

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. It was originally self-recorded and self-released in 2005, and was intended to be a

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to be sold after local shows. Although it was then only available as a

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, the album began to receive press mentions. The band soon attracted the attention of

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, who repackaged the record and released it in CD format in June 2006. This was followed by a

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release in December of the same year and a

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release the following March. The album has generally received positive reviews, including being named best album of 2006 by the

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of ''

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'' magazine, Darren Taylor. On October 28, 2016 This Will Destroy You announced that they would be re-releasing the album on CD and LP for its 10th anniversary through

. It also comes with a previously unreleased track from the ''Young Mountain'' sessions titled "Sleep".

Use of songs in other media

Tracks from ''Young Mountain'' have often been used in popular media. Most notably, "There are Some Remedies Worse Than the Disease" was used in the trailer for the 2009 film '' The Taking of Pelham 123'', "I Believe in Your Victory" was used in the 2008 horror film '' Prom Night'' and "Quiet" featured in the documentary film '' William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe''. Tracks from it were also used during a presentation at

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about

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. The song "Quiet" was also used in a trailer for the film ''

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'' and in the closing of the ESPN documentary '' The Fab Five''.

Track listing

Personnel

;This Will Destroy You * Jeremy Galindo - guitar * Raymond Brown -

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* Chris King -

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* Andrew Miller -

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;Additional musicians *Jeremy Strom -

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(tracks 5 and 6)

References

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