Scarlet Youth—Kalle Pyyhtinen's (Shamrain) new band—blends huge, enchanting shoegaze melodies with dreamy Finnish melancholia. Add a dash of electro-pop and gently catchy indie goodness, and this Japanese double-CD echoes the best of The Radio Dept, Slowdive, and My Bloody Valentine all in one package. Disc one is their first album, plus two bonus tracks, "Silence 5am" and "Guiding Star." Disc two is a special bonus EP, BREAKING THE PATTERNS, which was released in 2009 on the band's own Homesick Music label. This is a collection of songs that will "truly make you feel lighter...not an autumnal or wintry soundtrack but one for late August days and nights. There's a subtle premonition of the barren cold to come, but in that very moment you just cling to the warmth, the hunger for life, and go with the flow–wherever it takes you." (tuskasi.com)