The Snake (Wildbirds & Peacedrums album)

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The Snake
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Studio album by
Released2008
RecordedDec 14-21, 2007
Genre Experimental rock, psychedelic folk
Length42:58
Label The Leaf Label
Wildbirds & Peacedrums chronology
Heartcore
(2007)
The Snake
(2008)
Rivers
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Pitchfork Media (8.3/10) [2]
Drowned in Sound (8/10) [3]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
musicOMHStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
PopMatters (8/10) [6]
NME (7/10) [7]
Prefix Magazine(8.5/10) [8]

The Snake is an album by the Swedish duo Wildbirds & Peacedrums, released in 2008. It was recorded by the band and published by The Leaf Label. It was released to 'generally favorable reviews' with an average critic's score of 80/100 and an average user score of 9.6/10 on Metacritic. [9]

In 2015, Apple selected the song "There Is No Light" to soundtrack the launch of their new streaming service, Apple Music. [10]

Track listing

  1. "Island" – 2:33
  2. "There Is No Light" – 2:46
  3. "Chain of Steel" – 3:47
  4. "So Soft So Pink" – 6:23
  5. "Places" – 4:26
  6. "Great Lines" – 5:37
  7. "Today/Tomorrow" – 3:04
  8. "Liar Lion" – 3:53
  9. "Who Ho Ho Ho" – 2:51
  10. "My Heart" – 7:38

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References

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