Hailing from Aarhus, Denmark, Hudsult is not your typical post-hardcore band. Formed in 2023, this group of four queer, neurodivergent, and ethnically diverse members has built a unique sound that pulls from the intense realms of screamo and hardcore while remaining unapologetically introspective. They want people to cry and mosh at the same time.
Tomorrow marks the official release of Hudsult’s EP Tit Er Jeg Glad…, but today, we’re giving you an exclusive preview. This six-track offering will be available digitally and on cassette, released through Danish label Part Time Records.
For Hudsult, this EP is a reflection of marginalization, otherness, and defiance. The title, borrowed from Danish poet B.S. Ingemann, speaks to the ambiguities of belonging, a recurring theme throughout the release. As the band mentions, “It’s not about queerness or the emigrant experience directly, but the emotional ambiguity resonates with the feeling of not fitting in.”
A glance at the EP’s cover art reveals a decaying, post-apocalyptic skyline of Aarhus. Created by local queer artist Ellen, the artwork envisions a world without oppressive systems. Hudsult notes, “It’s a play on the idea of society without people, or more accurately, without the structures that keep us marginalized.”
Musically, Tit Er Jeg Glad… fuses influences from bands like Oathbreaker, Svalbard, and City of Caterpillar, alongside Danish acts such as Puke Wolf and Vægtløs. The EP’s sound ranges from hardcore fury to black metal intensity, with screamo’s emotional vulnerability woven throughout.
As the band highlights, “Our sound is still evolving, but this EP captures where we are right now as both musicians and individuals.”
The EP’s themes of political frustration, personal grief, and the search for identity manifest in each track.
For instance, Iltsvind grapples with political disillusionment in the face of global crises, while Sang til Mischsa dives into the challenges of mental illness and relationships. The song lad os skride (langt væk) channels the yearning for escape, with Diba (bass/vocals) reflecting, “As an Iranian queer woman, I often feel like I don’t belong. Screaming these lyrics has been part of my healing from PTSD and generational trauma.”
To celebrate this release, we’re sharing a full track-by-track commentary from the band, diving deeper into the meanings behind each song.
– Iltsvind is a song about political disillusionment. We are all very political individuals and we care deeply about social justice, but it can be difficult to keep up the fighting spirit with everything going on around the world, from the rising transphobia in the west, to the ever worsening climate crisis, to the genocides that are currently taking place in Palestine and Congo. It’s a song about longing for ignorance of the injustices of the world, however selfish that longing may be.
– Sang til Mischsa is a very personal song, written by Gry about mental illness and how it affects our relationships. “I wrote it at a time where my relationship was falling apart due to my deteriorating mental health. It was really difficult to accept the reality that my illness was affecting my loved ones in a way that made them distance themselves from me”. The repeated line “Tro på det kan stå selv, helt uden forsvar. Tro på det kan holde, det så fedt det vi har” Is a reference to a danish pop song written by queer musician Marie Key. It’s a plea to stay, even though it might be impossible
– lad os skride (langt væk) is a song about wanting to leave, written by Diba. “As an Iranian queer woman I don’t really feel accepted by most places. It is basically me just wanting to flee the town with this cute person I was in love with at the time. I just started screaming in that period so the lyrics I repeat are pretty simple. Screaming has also been very therapeutic and helpful in my process of healing from ptsd and generational traumas” The song is almost an antithesis to the first track on the EP. It’s a song about leaving the current world behind and creating a better one, built on love and acceptance.
– به تو از من (Interlude) is a spoken word track about witches and neglect from lovers, written by Diba. “I use farsi because the language explains my emotions and feelings much more accurately than Danish ever could. It’s a language of metaphors and very poetic sayings. I feel comfortable and proud within my language and culture and I want to express that in every way I can. The poem is basically an anxious rant about fear of humiliation, abandonment and neglect”
– Som jeg er hos dig is a track centered around the ambivalence that is somewhat characteristic for the queer experince. It’s about the immense joy that comes with living as your authentic self, but also the anxiety and ostracization that also follows. This is expressed both through the lyrics and the music, which switches between aggressive, melodic and heavy passages.
– Undskyld is another very personal track, written by Gry. “The song is addressed to the person I was before I came out as transgender. It’s a very angry, very desperate, even hateful track about all the time I have lost, living as a person that didn’t ever feel like me” It’s definitely the most raw and intense track on the EP, which is why we found it fitting to close the whole thing off with it.
