These Arms Are Snakes
Self-described as, “Four men with a chronic black cloud overhead; bitter, bummed out, and bored,†These Arms Are Snakes they couple dark pessimism with an elemental energy that does not end.
On ‘Tail Swallower & Dove’ (released at the beginning of October) 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 Frederiksen (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 result. Now they are hitting the road again to show just how it’s supposed to be done.
Support act Russian Circles weave up an intense and cinematic albeit soothing clobbering that cannot be put into words but instead into forms of audible head trips that defies pigeonholing.
Their self titled and self released EP from 2005 sold out shortly after their initial pressings. It wasn’t long before their 2006 debut long player, ‘Enter’, dropped with a booming impact and saw them sharing the stage with the likes of Tool, Dalek, Daughters and Pelican.
Russian Circles have managed to progress forward with a newfangled approach toward their live performances. Their lumbering layers of chiseled post rock and feathery psychedelic infusions have both revved and enticed the listeners into mental orgasms the world over.
November
14 - Brighton - Engine Room
15 - Exeter - Cavern Club
16 - Leeds - Brudenell Social Club
17 - Glasgow - Stereo
18 - Belfast - Black Box
19 - Dublin - Andrews Lane
20 – Manchester - Star And Garter
21 –Nottingham - Rock City
22 – London - Islington Academy