If It's Too Loud...

Photo by Julien Sage Based in Los Angeles County, Dutch Interior are set to release a new album, their first on Fat Possum. The first single off that album, "Fourth Street," is an absolutely killer blend of alt-country and indie rock. For that genre of music, this song lands somewhere in the middle of Wilco and Wednesday. It's not as loud as Wednesday can be, but it's not as mellow and Americana based as Wilco can be. As soon as the opening riff of "Fourth Street" hits, you'll know this is going to be a killer rock and roll song. It's equal parts twangy and equal parts grunge-y. We have some universal sweet spots here at If It's Too Loud..., and Dutch Interior are hitting a few of them for us. Guitarist/vocalist Noah Kurtz says of the band's latest single: “‘Fourth Street’ found its conception after a holiday trip visiting my parents. Starting off with a rambling recollection of feelings and personal anecdotes that come with living far away f...

Photo by Julien Sage "Sandcastle Molds," the latest single from Dutch Interior, is the band's attempt at making "a fucked up Fleetwood Mac song." The song doesn't sound anything like the 70's AM radio sound of Fleetwood Mac, but it still has a bizarrely similar vibe... albeit a much darker one. The song also sounds like it was filtered through the 90's indie rock of Pavement. The whole song both perfectly fits and doesn't fit the whole "fucked up Fleetwood Mac" comparison, which is kind of perfect in its own way. This is a modern, countrified version of indie rock, but a darker and twisted one. Jack Nugent says of his band's new single: “This song grew from the realization, while driving down the 405 after a long night, that I might be losing my edge. 'Sandcastle Molds' deals with holding on to your sense of self as the world descends into madness at a nauseating pace. How does one hold on to hope when the state of all thing...