Tail Swallower and Dove

Tail Swallower and Dove
Studio album by These Arms Are Snakes
Released	October 7, 2008
Recorded	at Red Room Studio
Genre	Post-hardcore, art punk, progressive rock, world music
Length	43:53
Label	Suicide Squeeze Records (S-078)
Producer	Chris Common and These Arms Are Snakes
These Arms Are Snakes chronology
Easter (2006) Tail Swallower and Dove (2008) PLCN/TAAS (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(6.4/10) [2]
Terrorizer	[3]
Pop Matters	5/10 [4]
Punk News	[5]

Tail Swallower and Dove is the third and final album by Seattle-based post-hardcore band These Arms Are Snakes, released on October 7, 2008, on Suicide Squeeze Records. ^{[6] [7]} The album was re-released in 2017 ahead of the band's reunion shows. ^[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by These Arms Are Snakes.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Woolen Heirs"	4:15
2.	"Prince Squid"	3:16
3.	"Red Line Season"	2:33
4.	"Lucifer"	2:36
5.	"Ethric Double"	7:32
6.	"Seven Curtains"	5:15
7.	"Long and Lonely Step"	2:34
8.	"Lead Beater"	4:22
9.	"Washburn" (Japan-Exclusive Bonus Track)	3:23
10.	"Cavity Carousel"	4:33
11.	"Briggs"	6:52

Personnel

Band members

• Brian Cook – bass guitar, microKORG, vocals and pump organ
• Ryan Frederiksen – guitar, pump organ and design
• Steve Snere – vocals and microKORG
• Chris Common – drums, percussion, engineering and mixing

Additional personnel

• Mark Gajadhar - Additional studio assistance
• Alicjia Trout - Additional vocals on "Red Line Season"
• John Spalding - Additional guitar on "Briggs"
• Frank McCauley - Artwork

References

1. Lymangrover, Jason. "Album Review". Allmusic . Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
2. Jason Crock (January 19, 2009). "These Arms Are Snakes: Tail Swallower & Dove Album Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
3. "Tail Swallower and Dove". Terrorizer . November 2008.^{[ page needed ]}
4. Jayasuriya, Mehan (October 8, 2008). "These Arms Are Snakes: Tail Swallower & Dove". PopMatters . Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
5. Elliot (November 14, 2008). "These Arms Are Snakes: Tail Swallower & Dove". Punk News. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
6. Usinger, Mike (September 9, 2009). "These Arms Are Snakes makes ambitious punk". The Georgia Straight . Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
7. Hughes, Josiah (August 6, 2008). "These Arms Are Snakes Detail "Tail Swallower and Dove"". Exclaim! . Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
8. Barrett, Samantha (January 3, 2017). "These Arms Are Snakes makes ambitious punk". Punk News. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.