In the Details by Molosser Crude

”In the Details” is the third single in a row of four that lead up to Molosser Crude’s first full length album, due for release in May.

Oh, if only I’d not ever again would have to name-drop other artists in order to decribe what something sounds like. I mean, it really doesn’t work anyway, does it? We all have different references and a song that evokes Motörhead to one person will make another think of Boyzone. Or maybe not, but you see what I mean. Still, what are we to do when it comes to describing something you haven’t heard before – you do need some kind of handle.

So, to describe Swedish power duo Molosser Crude’s latest offering, ”In the Details”, I could mention Queens of the Stone Age to give a hint of straighter rhythms and more straightforwardly bulldozer-y choruses, in contrast to the bluesy stoner sound that’s been colouring their earlier efforts – like previous singles ”Slave to the Voices” and ”Swallow the Sun”. It’s a bit snappier, a bit faster, a bit shorter, too. (Still with a dark core, though.) But does it sound like QOTSA? Not really, no. I guess I could also say something about new wave (Anyone remember new wave? That’s the genre that came after punk but before all the other waves and all the ”post” things, and was almost as homogenous as grunge) to try to catch a certain quirky simplicity. But then you might think about Elvis Costello and we’re all off track again.
So, how about just listening to ”In the Details” and see whatever references pop up in your own head? And share those with whoever want to listen? Or maybe just state that hell, this shit rocks! And it definitely sounds like Molosser Crude, with their trademark organic, on-the-edge-of-some-kind-of-chaos sound.