I have been following FloodHounds for ‘some considerable time’ and they are one of those bands who’ve released consistently great music, and I never get tired of hearing their stuff.
‘One Horse Race’ is a raw, edgy slab of rock. Well, that’s the headline but as with them the joy is in the musical details. Somehow they’ve managed to make something that’s both an urgent guitar rock track that’s melodic and catchy. Much repeated listening and I’ve managed to pin this down to the emphasis and dynamics. The way the sharp as a knife guitar riff shifts in and out. The way it shifts from full on soaring sound to the melodic sparse bits. There’s a structure there but, and it’s a big but, this structure is drenched in chaos. It’s the rushing of a mind in thought, a state of indecision, in sound.
And here is the key, for this track is all about the music reflecting the topic. The song ‘reflects the sometimes isolating experience of modern life, where constant exposure to others’ curated journeys can paralyze your decision-making’ says songwriter and guitarist Jack Flynn ‘One Horse Race encourages listeners to embrace the uncertainty and risk inherent in charting their own path, even if it feels like you’re an outlier’.
‘One Horse Race’ is a fiery slice of guitar rock that leaves you breathless. Short, sharp and raw. But that’s not all, it’s inventive musically, full of twists and turns. So bloody good.
