''Super Snõõper'' is the first full-length
studio album
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by American
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band
Snõõper
Snõõper is an American punk rock band formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 2020. The band consists of vocalist Blair Tramel, guitarists Connor Cummins and Ian Teeple, bassist Happy Haugen and drummer Cam Sarrett. The band released their debut stud ...
. The album has received positive reviews from critics and was promoted by single releases
and a tour.
Reception
Editors at
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rated this album 3.5 out of 5 stars, with critic Mark Deming writing that "this band covers an impressive amount of ground in a short space" on this album, which is "highly promising and a lot of good, noisy fun".
Eve Boothroyd of ''
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'' rated ''Super Snõõper'' an 8 out of 10, stating that "there is so much energy and joy in the tracks, they are so playfully constructed and imbued with non-pretentious humour, that it feels like a refreshing diversion from the production heavy and sometimes overly serious albums of the modern day".
Editors of ''
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'' chose this as Album of the Week, with critic Emma Madden writing that songs "explode like a nailbomb and travel at a breakneck speed while retaining the precision of a Formula 1 driver" and praises the band's ability to mix genres including "garage rock, surf rock, alien synths, drum ‘n’ bass, field recordings, and samples lifted from a bodybuilding competition, the band's ecstatic musical chops and nonsensical changes are like picking up a fuzzy snake, then a shiny purple ball, then a box of magnets, then a choo-choo train, and discarding them within seconds".
Madison Bloom of
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reviewed "Pod" prior to the album release, calling the track "like a pep rally hijacked by cheerleaders" with "cramped, frantic, and a little bratty" energy.
Reviewing the full album for Pitchfork, Nina Corcoran scored it a 7.3 out of 10 and praised its "goofy, revved-up glory."
Editors at Pitchfork included this in their list of the 37 best rock albums of 2023.
This was included in the 40 best independent albums of 2023 in ''
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''s Indie Basement.
Track listing
#"Stretching" – 1:08
#"Bed Bugs" – 0:34
#"Pod" – 1:41
#"Fitness" – 1:55
#"Powerball" – 1:03
#"Xerox" – 1:09
#"Fruit Fly" – 0:55
#"Inventory" – 0:49
#"Defect" – 1:38
#"Town Topic" – 1:33
#"Music for Spies" – 1:33
#"Microbe" – 1:59
#"Unable" – 1:32
#"Running" – 5:22
Personnel
Snõõper
*Connor Cummins – guitar, whistle
*Jacob Corenflos – bass guitar
*Cam Sarrett – drums
*Happy Haugen – guitar
*Blair Tramel – vocals, electronics
Additional personnel
*Erik Hart –
mixing,
production
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*Monica Murray – photography
*Bill Skibbe –
mastering
*Ian Teeple – back cover and insert art
*Jack Tellmann – recording
See also
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2023 in American music
The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2023 in music in the United States.
Notable events January
*6 – Iggy Pop released his first studio album in four years, ''Every Loser''.
*9 – Pentatonix performed the The S ...
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List of 2023 albums
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References
External links
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Press release from Third Man RecordsReview from ''Narc''
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2023 albums
Snõõper albums
Third Man Records albums