crunchy
adj.adj. describing music that has a rough, distorted, or heavy sound. You use this when the sound feels sharp and powerful rather than smooth.
adj. characterised by a gritty, distorted, or harmonically dense texture, particularly in electronic or rock music. Often used to describe guitar tones or synthesiser patches with high gain or bit-crushing effects.
The guitar has a really crunchy sound on this track.
The producer added some distortion to the bassline to give it a crunchy, aggressive feel that cuts through the mix.
While the verses remain melodic and clean, the chorus erupts with crunchy power chords that provide a stark, visceral contrast to the earlier atmospheric sections.
From crunch + -y. The slang sense is derived from the concept of crunchy granola.
Often used predicatively after linking verbs like 'sound' or 'feel'.