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These Arms are Snakes / Tropics
Split

We-Be (2008) — Michael

These Arms are Snakes / Tropics – Split cover artwork
These Arms are Snakes / Tropics – Split — We-Be, 2008

Here we have another limited edition split 7", this one that was issued in support of These Arms are Snakes and Tropics European tour together. You get one exclusive track from each artist.

These Arms are Snakes offer up "Meet Your Major," which is very much in tune with the band's latest full-length offering, Tail Swallower and Dove. You get driving rhythms and thick basslines. The guitars are angular and compliment the rhythm secion well. And of course there are Steve Snere's typical yelled shouts to match the coarseness of the music. All in all, it's what we've come to expect from the post-hardcore outfit.

Tropics, on the other hand, are new to me. Hailing from the U.K., this four-piece delivers "Future Gets Tense," a post-punk inspired rock number that had me recalling At the Drive-In. The guitars had a bit of a Swami-esque thing going on too. Pretty solid stuff.

A nice slab of wax from one of my favorite bands going and something new from a band I'd yet to encounter. Limited to only 500 copies, if you're a fan of either group I suggest grabbing a copy while they are still available.

8.0 / 10 — Michael • April 3, 2009

These Arms are Snakes / Tropics – Split cover artwork
These Arms are Snakes / Tropics – Split — We-Be, 2008

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