Joe Glass is a member of Sharp Pins' Live band and Snakewards is released on Kai Slater's Hallogallo label. As you might expect, the album is deliciously lo-fi at times with nods to Guided By Voices, Elephant 6 and Sharp Pins themselves.
But it is not all intentionally scrappy and I'll mention such joys later. The album is experimental and scrappy at times, but the main change to Sharp Pins is that there seems to be far more of a Power Pop thread and that is mainly where the glory shows.
It really a wonderful listen that treads plenty of roads. Freight Train Woman gets a little Bolan and there is a slight Glam tint and a great chorus. Felicity Crunch is melodic Noise Rock and Oscar's Midnight is splendidly chaotic, but in essence sounds like the break out of 60s Rock.
All About You sounds like a demo from The La's and Man Who Lost His Diamond as an ace Jangle to it. Buck Wild is even a Swamp Acoustic Country Blues thing. It's A Drag is splendid 60s Pop performed in a let's do the show right here way.
Dust On Your Halo is superb Power Pop and New Pose runs it close. Dandelion is another that sounds much more than lo-fi, wonderful sing along choruses feature in all three. If you are a Sharp Pins fan, you will adore this, if you have never heard of them, you will to. A Fascinating mix of the straight ahead and the experimental. Top Notch!
You can listen to and buy the album here. The cassette has sadly sold out. Maybe there is a further chance of a physical release.
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