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 defined 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' fulllength 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.

TRACKLISTING: 01. MEET YOUR MAYOR 02. CAMERA SHY 03. TRIX 04. ENERGY DRINK

AND THE LONG WALK HOME 05. HEART SHAPED BOX 06. WASHBURN 07. OLD

PARADISE 08. PAYDAY LOANS 09. HOOK ON THIS 10. RIDING THE GRAPE DRAGON

11. RUN