These Arms Are Snakes - Duct Tape & Shivering Crows

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 ­rst 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. Press - Past Coverage From Spin, NME, MTV, Revolver, Alternative Press, Time Out London, Etc. // “…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 //

Career Spanning B-Sides Compilation. Remixed & Mastered By Chris Common.

First LP Pressing Limited To 1,000 Copies on Hungover Splatter vinyl (Trans Green W/ Opaque Pink Splatter), Gatefold Jacket With Printed Inner Sleeves + DL.

Tracklisting 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