MOLOSSER

ACOUSTIC DARK AMERICANA GUITAR DUO

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SHORT BIO

Swedish duo MOLOSSER is guitarist, singer and sometimes drummer Tess, and guitarist Jahn, who create their very own brand of dark americana/alternative rock on two downtuned acoustic guitars. The atmospheric soundscapes on the internationally acclaimed debut album Appear (2021) evolved into the minimalistic live performances of the successful Barebones Sessions (2022) which in turn point the way for new, as yet unreleased,  material that lands more firmly in the land of acoustic Americana, though in Molosser's unique style, influenced by blues, jazz and riff-heavy rock music.


Instead of strumming or fingerpicking their downtuned guitars in a traditional way, Molosser weave together seemingly simple components – riffs, basslines, melodies –  to form a dynamic, vibrant texture where the two guitars dance with each other and with Tess's strong, sensitive and soulful vocals.

"The sound is so simple, how can it be so complicated? This is Frustratingly Beautiful Music."

- Mustard Relics

AUDIO

Here are a few samples of Molosser's music, from the debut album Appear and from the stripped-down Barebones series. Go to Molosser's music page for the rest!

"Swedish duo MOLOSSER has combined the spirit of Americana with haunting Scandinavian aesthetics to bring to life a unique style that is truly all their own on all of their releases"

- Rising Artists

VIDEO

Molosser's music videos have been very successful, probably because they manage to catch the atmosphere of the music despite a zero budget . Below is a small selection, but every single track on the debut album Appear has its own video, just like the four tracks in the Barebones series. Go to Molosser's video page to find the rest, including a highly idiosyncratic cover of AC/DC's Back in Black.

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4th of July (Soundgarden cover)

from Appear

Unsolid

from the Barebones Sessions

Water My Way

from Appear

"The music is composed by two guitars that speak perfectly to each other, producing a perfect balance between excellence and simplicity"


- Roadie Music

PHOTOS

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"The music has an elegance, a class that draws me to it. It makes you feel like you haven’t felt in a long while. Go ahead, feel elegantly doomed."


- Mustard Relics

LONG BIO

What's new?


Swedish duo Molosser hit the scene in spring 2021 with their debut album Appear, where they created a unique, atmospheric sound with their downtuned acoustic guitars, vocals and drums. In January 2022 they followed this up with the “Barebones Sessions” where they presented some of those songs in a stripped down live format.


Now Molosser is back with two different lines: a purely acoustic guitar and vocals duo that keeps the name Molosser, and a power duo with electric guitar and drums that’s called Molosser CRUDE.


The addition of a resonator guitar steers the acoustic duo even more towards a rootsy soundscape of dark Americana with strong elements of blues and jazz. Compared to the subtly complex compositions from Appear, in their new material Molosser play around with somewhat a simpler soundscape, both in the guitar duo and the electric power duo format. There’s still plenty going on, but the roles have gotten a bit more defined and there’s a bit more of a rhythm/lead or rhythm/bass dynamic in the playing.


An album with this new material has been recorded, but then scrapped when Molosser decided that the songs were still growing, influenced in part by new energy and ideas from playing them with the power duo. Now new recording sessions are planned, but pending that, we hope to be able to release some simple live recordings to give you a taste of what Molosser sounds like today.


Background


Swedish duo Molosser play their very own brand of dark americana/alternative rock with two downtuned guitars and vocals. The band consists of Tess and Jahn, who share a life outside as well as inside the music and currently live at a (very) small farm in Uråsa, in the province of Småland. They met in the city of Gothenburg, where they both played in various bands and constellations ranging from noisecore and riff-heavy rock to improvised jazz. Molosser’s music is the fruit of these and other influences, combined with an inspiration from nature and the countryside, where the action is mostly on a more subtle level than in the city (but plain to see for anyone who’s looking closely).


The result is a kind of music where seemingly simple components – riffs, basslines, melodies – weave together to form a dynamic, vibrant texture with an abundance of detail for anyone who cares to listen a bit closer, and still make a strong, emotional whole that grabs the listener by the neck and won’t let go. Tess performs her lyrics about loss and being lost, about searching for the promised gold at the end of the rainbow and trying to make sense of the way there – all with a voice as naked as it is strong when it whirls and dances across the flowing guitar music.


Reviewers and listeners have mentioned artists as diverse as PJ Harvey, Kyuss, R L Burnside, Radiohead, The Doors and Soundgarden in connection with Molosser’s music, which goes to show that they really sound like nothing else at all.


Molosser’s debut album, Appear, was released in May 2021 and met with acclaim all over the globe (as can be witnessed on the Reviews page). On the album, the two acoustic guitars were supplemented with Tess’ drumming and a sparse helping of guitar overdubs, to create an atmospheric yet minimalistic soundscape. In September the same year, Molosser turned into a more direct, rougher path with their thoroughly molosserized cover of AC/DC:s Back in Black, and the duo continued in this new direction on the “Barebones Sessions” series of singles and videos, released one each week In January 2022. These feature new arrangements of some of the most popular tracks from Appear, live and with just the two acoustic guitars and vocals – a more straightforward energy that points towards the new material that Molosser is currently demoing and pre-producing in anticipation of a new album.


While Molosser's music is moving towards an even more stripped-down and acoustic format, Tess and Jahn has also formed offshoot power duo Molosser Crude that goes in the opposite direction - loud, noisy, electric hardcore stoner blues performed with vocals, drums and guitar.

For a bit more about Molosser's debut album, read "The Appear Story"!

"On the surface, the song sounds simple, but if you listen carefully, you’ll quickly discover the intricate interplay of the acoustics is anything but. Tess’s yearning vocals ebb and flow with the guitars, creating a hypnotic effect that feels unique to Molosser."

- Happy Mag

PRESS RELEASES / RECORD COVERS

Here you'll find downloadable press releases for the album and the singles, along with the covers, for publication.

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BAREBONES SESSIONS

APPEAR + SINGLES

"Extracting the maximum from the minimum is a measure that few can fulfill with such mastery."


- Roadie Music

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"Some of the interludes and instrumentation on this album are absolutely beautiful and incredibly masterful."

- Less than 1000 Followers