THESE ARMS ARE SNAKES - Tail Swallower And Dove LP (Orange Pedialyte Vinyl)

Label: Jade Tree

On Tail Swallower & Dove These Arms Are Snakes move through 10-songs with the cracked grace of bolted lightning, rolling and leveling, seeking a space to storm into. The band, comprised of Chris Common (drums, percussion), Brian Cook (bass, guitar, keyboards), Ryan Fredericksen (guitar, keyboards), Steve Snere (vocals, effects), have brought their non-stop work ethic of touring and beyond-intense performance to the studio with career defining results.

The band continued on a path made even more confusing but undeniably invigorating by the jarring synth hooks and four-on-the-floor pulse of their first album 'Oxeneers'. From the chugging thrust and Heldon-esque breakdown of dueling synth and guitars on “Woolen Heirs," to the jagged noise rock of “Red Line Season," to the 8-bit sludge of “Lucifer," to the climactic twang-and-crunch of side closers “Ethric Double” and “Briggs," THESE ARMS ARE SNAKES managed to retain their broad palette of sound while reigning it all in to a cohesive style that continues to defy categorization.