Snõõper share new single ‘Powerball’ + announce first ever UK tour - backed by Henry Rollins and newly signed to Jack White’s label Third Man Records | Debut album ‘Super Snõõper’ out 14th July 2023
Snõõper
Share new single ‘Powerball’
Watch the video HERE
Announce first ever UK shows for November 2023
Debut Album Super Snõõper
out 14th July 2023 via Third Man Records
Named within Pitchfork’s Most Anticipated Albums for Summer
Praise for Snõõper:
“[‘Pod’] typifies the group's manic pop thrill” - Brooklyn Vegan
“Swarming with vibrant imagery, humour and a celebration of the DIY, it perfectly captures the essence of Snõõper.” - CLASH (‘Pod’)
“Snõõper are at their happiest while sprinting between riled-up punk, garage rock, and new wave, so prepare for your heart rate to spike when tagging along for the ride.” - Pitchfork, Most Anticipated Albums of Summer
“The five-piece promises a thrilling venture for 2023” - So Young
Next month, the Nashville-based DIY punk outfit Snõõper will release their highly anticipated debut album Super Snõõper, out 14th July 2023 on Third Man Records, and today present another fully-charged single/video, ‘Powerball’. They also announce their first ever UK tour taking place this November.
Clocking in at just over a minute, Snõõper max out the short and sweet run time on ‘Powerball’ by packing it with frantic guitars, berserk drums, and the ever-cool vocals of Blair Tramel. The accompanying video — directed by Tramel and featuring puppeteering by Grace Hall — channels the song’s chaos delectably, and previews the playful mayhem of Snõõper’s storied live sets for those yet indoctrinated.
Tramel explains: “‘Powerball’ was written after a scratch-off winning streak. My mom called me to let us know that the Powerball jackpot was the highest it had been in years and we bought tickets. It’s a funny thing to feel like you are going to win something so arbitrary - to feel like you are going to be the one in a billion winner. When our numbers were not announced, we decided to buy some scratch-offs and, to my surprise, I won $50 on a $2 scratch off. I kept buying scratch-offs from different gas stations around town and kept winning. It was a comical sort of high I hadn’t felt before and even when I started losing money I wanted to keep going.”
Watch the video for ‘Powerball’ HERE
Snõõper doesn’t play fast; they play at the speed of Snõõper. They maintain super precise instrumentals and skillfully melodic vocals, even though they’re flooring it almost the entire time. The project began in 2020 as a collaboration between local Nashville punk mainstay Connor Cummins (guitar) and Blair Tramel (vocals), an early education teacher with a sideline in wickedly funny animation and art. As their cassette tapes and homemade videos began to find scattered fans around the world, the duo brought the project to the live stage in late 2021 with the addition of Cam Sarrett (drums), Happy Haugen (bass), and Ian Teeple (guitar). Thus, Snõõper was born.
Snõõper is a band who, in a 33 ⅓ RPM world, make 45 RPM music they play at 78 RPM. Their debut album, Super Snõõper, was recorded at The Bomb Shelter in Nashville. It follows EPs Music For Spies (2020), Snõõper (2021), and Town Topic (2022), as well as the live album LIVE AT EXIT/IN 11-23-22 released this past February. Given the brief glimpses into Snõõper’s music from their 7”s, EPS, and thrilling live performances, one might wonder if the group could hold the line for a full album. The answer is an enthusiastic yes. In the words of Henry Rollins, “Speaking selfishly, I want Snõõper to hurry up and make another album. Super Snõõper is a really cool record.”
Snõõper are known for their raucous live show which integrates many different artistic mediums — music, video art, puppetry, assemblages, and more — to create a unique experience for each performance. The band is currently touring Australia and will return stateside for a handful of shows, plus a debut UK tour. A full list of dates is below, with more to be announced soon.
Super Snõõper is out 14th July 2023 via Third Man Records
Pre-order HERE
Snõõper Tour Dates
Thu. June 22 - Wollongong, AU @ La La La’s
Fri. June 23 - Sydney, AU @ Oxford Art Factory #+
Sun. June 25 - Newcastle, AU @ Hamilton Station Hotel
Thu. June 29 - Canberra, AU @ Sideway Bar
Fri. June 30 - Melbourne, AU @ Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar
Sat. July 1 - Melbourne, AU @ Nighthawks %
Sun. July 2 - Oakland, CA @ Mosswood Meltdown
Wed. July 5 - Vancouver, BC @ Green Auto
Fri. July 7 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
Sat. July 8 - Seattle, WA @ Clock Out Lounge
Sun, July 16 - Pomona, CA @ Viva Pomona
Fri. Oct. 13 - Sun. Oct. 15 - Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival
Sun. Nov. 5 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
Mon. Nov. 6 - Gladow, UK @ Hug & Pint
Tue. Nov. 7 - Manchester, UK @ YES Basement
Wed. Nov. 8 - London, UK @ The Windmill
Fri. Nov. 10 - London, UK @ Pitchfork Festival (Roadhouse)
Sat. Nov. 11 - Bristol, UK @ The Lanes
# w/ Gee Tee
+ w/ RMFC
% w/ Parsnip
Super Snõõper
out 14th July 2023 via Third Man Records
1. Stretching
2. Bed Bugs
3. Pod
4. Fitness
5. Powerball
6. Xerox
7. Fruit Fly
8. Inventory
9. Stretching 2 (vinyl only)
10. Stretching 3 (vinyl only)
11. Defect
12. Town Topic
13. Music For Spies
14. Microbe
15. Unable
16. Running
More about Snõõper:
Snõõper (the Project) began as a collaboration between local Nashville punk mainstay Connor Cummins and Blair Tramel, an early education teacher with a sideline in wickedly funny animation and art. As their cassette tapes and homemade videos began to find scattered fans around the world, the duo brought the Project to the live stage in late 2021 and Snõõper (the Band) was born.
Featuring one of the wildest live shows out there, as well a maelstrom of puppets, 8 bit animation, papier-mâché, whistles, flashing lights and a whirling dervish of bodies, Snõõper commits the live act to a studio setting and sets the stage for one of the most promising punk debut albums in decades.
But don’t take our word for it; here’s Henry Rollins, at-length on the magic of Snõõper:
“In the briefest of descriptions, Snõõper is a band who, in a 33 1/3 rpm world, make 45 rpm music they play at 78 and it completely works.
Even at this incredible speed, Snõõper (the kinetic duo of musician Connor Cummins and visual/video artist, Blair Tramel) is super precise instrumentally and skillfully melodic vocally, even though, again, they’re flooring it almost the entire time. The overall effect is a megadose of extremely cool and unique songs that while at the speed of tomorrow, would lose their overwhelming fun factor if played any differently.
As far as Snõõper vinyl, there’s been three 7” records: 2020’s Music For Spies, the Snõõper EP released in 2021 and last year’s Town Topic EP. All of them are great but you’d be well advised not to sit down once you’ve put a side on, as you’ll be getting up to flip the record over all too soon. Snõõper’s music isn’t for sitting around to anyway.
Diverging from their regular two person line-up, for Super Snooper, Connor and Blair bought on drummer Cam Sarrett, bassist Happy Haugen and Ian Teeple on second guitar. The results do justice to the music and has evolved Snõõper’s sound exponentially.
On the fourth listen to Super Snooper now and a new evaluation springs forth: Snõõper don’t play fast. They play at the speed of Snõõper. The band is so tight, the songs so ready for the Bonneville Salt Lake Flats testing site, one might conclude Snõõper’s just leapin’ and lopin’, to borrow the title of Sonny Clark’s excellent 1962 Blue Note LP.
Snõõper’s completely happening 11-23-22 thirty-four song 27:22 set at Nashville’s Exit/In, mercifully recorded and released so you can back up your witness testimony as to how smokin’ the show was with actual audio verification is further proof of how totally ripping this band is and brings to mind a topic insinuated by the live recording but proven true by Super Snooper. Given the brief but awesome glimpses into Snõõper’s music afforded by the aforementioned 7”s, one might wonder if the group could hold the line for a full album. The answer is an enthusiastic yes. Super Snooper is great great great and you might find yourself playing it over and over as it gets better and better the more you do.
Speaking selfishly, I want Snõõper to hurry up and make another album. This is a really cool record.”
- Henry Rollins
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