# Baltimore’s DOSSER Releases New Single “Joy Thief”

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/baltimores-dosser-releases-new-single-joy-thief/
- Published: 2022-09-07T14:30:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

**Baltimore’s Dosser Releases New Single “Joy Thief”**

**Band Touring with Pianos Become The Teeth**

_“…cool blend of pop-punk and winding, ’90s-noise-rock-inspired melodies…”- _**_
[Flood Magazine](https://email.cloud.secureclick.net/c/6813?id=10024123.24739.1.13cd09fa051e6168075a3cdd799fe7e9)_**

_“Dosser calls back to the ‘90s with an invigorating pastiche, evoking the best 
of the days of grunge, pop punk, and alt rock.”- _**_Under The Radar_**

Baltimore, MD indie rockers **Dosser** have released **“Joy Thief”** a new single
off their upcoming debut album.

**Stream “Joy Thief”:**
[**Spotify**](https://email.cloud.secureclick.net/c/6813?id=10024123.24741.1.7b18cc70c07edf84ed45c8f05d3868f4)
[**Bandcamp**](https://email.cloud.secureclick.net/c/6813?id=10024123.24742.1.2c57e37baed41dcd3f9c94f2a07d76a7)

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Of the track, Dosser’s Bret Lanahan (guitar, vocals) says: _“Since I was a kid I’ve
struggled greatly with crippling anxiety and depression. I didn’t understand when
I was younger what either of those things were and always thought something was 
wrong with me or I had something bad inside me making me feel this way. I used to
have this kind of weird day dream a lot that if I could just open up my chest and
let whatever was inside of me that was making me feel so terrible just spill out,
maybe I would feel better._

_“It wasn’t a bloody scene or anything like that, I guess it was just the only way
my younger brain could picture getting rid of bad thoughts. As I got older and had
a better understanding of what mental illness looked like I was able to get help
in the form of medication. The song goes back and forth with the feeling of being
trapped in one of two corners that I think are pretty common in people trying to
deal with or treat mental illness. Either you treat it with medication and get to
a point where you feel almost nothing at all and totally empty, or just deal with
it and have such intense feelings that you can hardly bare it. Finding a release
is the hardest thing to do. The lyrics are fairly simple but they hold a great weight
for me.”_

Watch for the “Joy Thief” video to premiere in late September.

Catch Dosser on tour with hometown heroes **Pianos Become The Teeth**, Philly’s **
Caracara**, and Massachusetts’ **Dreamtigers**. See dates below.

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_Photo: Zack Pohuski_

**About Dosser** 
Over the past decade, it’s become increasingly in vogue for bands
to pay lip service to 90s alt rock, but many of them capture only the most surface
level cosmetic elements, missing the critical components that defined that decade’s
underground scene. A chorus pedal, a Big Muff, and a flannel don’t go far on their
own merits. To put it bluntly, many groups fundamentally do not “get it”. But Baltimore,
MD’s Dosser absolutely does.

Where many of their contemporaries are little more than thinly-veiled pop punk acts
doing retro cosplay, Dosser gets at the core of what made 90s guitar rock such a
compelling force. From leads that hearken back to early Weezer, massive riffs that
evoke Jawbox, and razor-sharp pop-rock sensibilities that bring to mind the Foo 
Fighters’ debut LP, this is a band synthesizing the best parts of various forms 
into their own potent formula.

Formed in the summer of 2018 by Will Teague, Bret Lanahan, Eric Dudley, and Max 
Detrich, Dosser’s debut LP finds a band playing at a level well beyond what their
short lifespan might suggest. Coming out on Really Rad Records in January 2023, 
Violent Picture/Violent Sound is about as strong an opening volley as it gets.  

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**Tour Dates**
_With Pianos Become the Teeth, Caracara, and Dreamtigers._

08/26 – Durham, NC – Motorco Music Hall 
08/27 – Baltimore, MD – Ottobar 09/02 –
Cambridge. MA – Sonia Live Music Venue 09/03 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore 09/
04 – Brooklyn, NY – The Meadow 09/08 – Atlanta, GA – Purgatory at the Masquerade
09/09 – Nashville. TN – Exit/In 09/11 – Columbus, OH – Big Room Bar 11/11 – Pittsburgh,
PA – Preserving Underground 11/12 – Chicago, IL – Subterranean 11/13 – Minneapolis,
MN – Cabooze 11/14 – Detroit, MI – El Club

**Tickets available at:** [https://bnds.us/ajuc1h](https://email.cloud.secureclick.net/c/6813?id=10024123.24743.1.723c99b49def2d9f6cb751f6d1463117).

**Dosser Social Links:
[Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/dossermd) | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/dossermd)
| [Tiktok](https://www.tiktok.com/@dossermd) | [Website](https://www.dossermd.com/)
| [Bandsintown](https://www.bandsintown.com/dosser)

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[**Really Rad Records**](https://email.cloud.secureclick.net/c/6813?id=10024123.24749.1.0957b0ccd569bd8f52d616759acccd50)

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