These Arms Are Snakes

Duct Tape & Shivering Crows


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Limited 2LP : Transparent Green with Opaque Pink Splatter

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Over the course of their seven-year run back in the ‘00s, These Arms Are Snakes covered a lot of territory, both in terms of actual miles spent on the road and in terms of their creative bandwidth. Though the band was often mistaken for a typical non sequitur-named screamo outfi­t or another “animal” indie band, the Seattle group quickly de­ed expectations and garnered a reputation for subverting the popular underground sounds of time. The group cultivated a small but fervent fanbase across multiple continents with their signature combination of synth-infused noise rock, bad-trip psychedelia, flamboyant proto-metal boogie, and unhinged basement-show hardcore before imploding at the end of 2009. And while These Arms Are Snakes’ full-length albums remain fi­tting testaments to the band’s frantic urgency and stylistic ‑ fluidity, there is a treasure trove of deep cuts buried on b-sides and split releases that further reinforce their position as one of the weirdest and wildest acts of the decade. For the ­first time, those rarities and one-offs have been compiled into a cohesive overview of These Arms Are Snakes’ lifespan on the double LP Duct Tape & Shivering Crows.

 “…A torrent of math-rock intricacies, but the tiny droplets of soul never become diluted.” - Alternative Press

“Some bands clobber with complicated riffs, others with brute force and speed, but Seattle’s These

Arms Are Snakes lay waste with a wily combination of volatile rhythms and clever arrangements.” - Revolver

Tracklist

1. Meet Your Mayor
2. Camera Shy
3. Trix
4. Energy Drink and the Long Walk Home
5. Heart Shaped Box
6. Washburn
7. Old Paradise
8. Payday Loans
9. Hook on This
10. Riding the Grape Dragon
11. Run It Through the Dog
12. Diggers of Ditches Everywhere
13. The Blue Rose

Soundwave

https://youtu.be/jiu3VwKsQIE