The Snake
Studio album by
Released2008
RecordedDec 14-21, 2007
GenreExperimental rock, psychedelic folk
Length42:58
LabelThe Leaf Label
Wildbirds & Peacedrums chronology
Heartcore
(2007)
The Snake
(2008)
Rivers
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Pitchfork Media(8.3/10)[2]
Drowned in Sound(8/10)[3]
The Guardian[4]
musicOMH[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

References

  1. "The Snake - Wildbirds & Peacedrums | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. "Wildbirds & Peacedrums: The Snake". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. "Album Review: Wildbirds & Peacedrums - The Snake". DrownedInSound.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  4. "Pop review: Wildbirds and Peacedrums, The Snake". The Guardian. 15 March 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  5. "musicOMH review". Musicomh.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  6. "PopMatters review". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  7. "Album review: Wildbirds & Peacedrums". Nme.com. 6 April 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  8. Richardson, Matthew. "The Snake". Prefixmag.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  9. "The Snake by Wildbirds & Peacedrums". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  10. "The Leaf Label: WWildbirds & Peacedrums soundtrack Apple Music launch". Theleaflabel.com. Retrieved 16 June 2015.



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