Dosser have been going for six years now, and their sound solely will get tighter. The Maryland four-piece are one which rep their house base, and rightly so — Attraction Metropolis has been lengthy since lauded for its bluegrass, doo-wop, gospel, and jazz legacies, and for the reason that Eighties, it’s been acknowledged as a contemporary musical breeding floor for all issues punk, hardcore, and various. That being stated, although Dosser draw on the vitality of punk rock, infusing parts of pop-rock and grunge, the band have constructed their basis firmly upon the substratum of a long-lost style: guitar rock. By means of foot-stomping moments, within the midst of a pit opening up, melody prevails. It’s lots trickier than it appears to grasp the task, and Dosser accomplish that astutely. Throughout two cohesive, ’90s-flavored EPs and a full-length — 2023’s Violent Image/Violent Sound — they’ve made this reality clear, even garnering a validating co-sign from Bob Mould, who stated, “Chances are you’ll like this should you like guitars.”
Immediately, there’s extra Dosser to dig into, replete with ripe, fuzzy guitar elements, heavier distortion — and weak lyricism. Their new single, “Caught In A Net,” sees the band going grungier, leaning additional into their heroes, like Weezer and Jawbox. Embraced by a blanket of instrumental distortion, Will Teague’s vocals slip into electrifying, apathetic rock ’n’ roll — harking back to the careless charisma of Pablo Honey-era Thom Yorke or all the Kurt Cobain catalog. Consequently, the monitor is addictive, haunting, and heartbreaking.
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Guitarist and vocalist Teague describes his deeply private reference to the tune, “‘Caught In A Net’ is a tune I wrote about eager to stop ingesting after I couldn’t. I used to be on my third trial of antidepressants and feeling utterly hopeless on the time. It felt like I used to be at all times getting in my very own means. Deep down, I knew being hooked on alcohol was worsening my psychological and bodily well being, but it surely was additionally the one factor that made me really feel OK with the discomfort of being me. It’s very tough to get your self out of. I’ll be 10 months off ingesting when this tune comes out.”
As for what’s subsequent, Teage offers us a teaser: “After the discharge of Violent Image/Violent Sound, we instantly booked time with Jon Markson at The Animal Farm in Flemington, New Jersey for the autumn of 2025. With the cash we saved up from enjoying reveals, we recorded two singles in 4 days to see what we might do with twice the period of time we spent on every tune on VP/VS. With Jon’s intense consideration to element and extra space to breathe, we created these two new songs. They function a segway into a bigger launch that may hopefully be out in the direction of the tip of 2025.”
