Drifting In The Endless Void
BLUES FUNERAL RECORDINGS
PLAYING A CONSISTENT smattering of festival slots since returning from hiatus, Dozer have had a presence as a sort-of legacy band in recent years, courting the desert rockers who are still swooning over their split EP with Unida back in 1999. But when Covid-19 came along, these influential Swedes, crushed by isolation and cancelled gigs, hit the studio, resulting in their first fresh material in more than a decade.
tells two stories. The first is a love letter to Kyuss, divulged through a wash of fuzzed-up licks and low-end rumble. Roaring opener is a slice of the riffier end of Dozer’s handiwork, proffering fiery licks, modulated vocals and explosive percussion. On the stoner runs deep, kicking off with riffs as Fredrik Nordin’s distinctive vocals give a gravelly,languid concoction of crashing cymbals and beat-up amps that insinuate a more pain-stricken