Asian Cowboy Perfectly Balances Melody and Raw Noise on Posthardcore Single “Varmint”

Asian Cowboy, photo by Sara Almgren

Asian Cowboy’s “Varmint” doesn’t let up from the start of the song until the middle where it takes some time to wind back up into its urgent pace and reflect on how modern life and existence seems to take it out of you with constant demands on your time and attention no matter your level of fatigue. It’s no time to be a human (when has there ever been such a time in the modern era) and the arc of human civilization at the moment seems to be at a point of unsustainability in the toll on people and the planet. The song voices that desperation and existential exhaustion with the intensity it deserves. Fans of Hot Snakes will appreciate the way Asian Cowboy balances melody and raw noise to craft songs that challenge and captivate at once. Listen to “Varmint” no Spotify and follow Swedish post-hardcore/noise rock band Asian Cowboy on Instagram.