Drawing us in with an industrial guitar soundscape and bold drums, Dolours open Blunt with subversion and poetic prowess as they share the lyrics, “I’d like to leave this ugliness behind, and strip you from the shadows of my mind, I wonder if the silence knows the blame, or if it burns beneath the weight of shame…”
We are immediately captivated by the dramatic notions and the cinematic allure of the track. There is no doubt that Blunt would be a dope fit for a movie like Blade, Queen of the Damned, or an episode of Interview with the Vampire, potentially even a scene where Lestat performs the song in the third season.
The pentatonic and microtonal nuances are sublime, juxtaposed against screamo motifs. We love the drum solo with an astral guitar thread, building with epic drama into a middle eight that also reminds us of early Placebo.
In essence, the concept of the song explores the act of cutting ties with a former life and moving forwards. It taps into themes of defiance, transformation, and self-reinvention – something that we all need a bit more of right now, and it was poignantly released in the wake of the new moon in Gemini – perfect!
We learn that Dolours is a Midlands-based four-piece band. The band name is pronounced like “Colours with a D” – noted! The cite a fusion of Joy Division and Fontaines D.C. as sonic influences, but we’re gonna go out on a limb here and say that what Dolours is pretty unique and fundamentally much more badass. Naturally, we have added Blunt to our New Music Spotlight playlist, and our TRIPPY playlist, whilst we anticipate future releases from Dolours!
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