The Snails

The Snails
Sammy Snail (Samuel T. Herring) of The Snails.
Background information
Origin Baltimore, Maryland  United States
Genres rock, surf-rock, post-punk, reggae, ska
Years active 2008–present
Labels Friends Records
Associated acts Future Islands, Lower Dens, Wume, Nuclear Power Pants, Small Sur, Teeth Mountain, Lonnie Walker, Wing Dam, Fell Band, Peals, Hemlock Ernst, Trouble Knows Me
Website future-islands.com/snails.html
Members Sandy Snailbelow (Andy Abelow)
Snailliam (William Cashion)
Sammy Snail (Samuel T. Herring)
Snailburne (Drew Swinburne)
Snailbraham (Abram Sanders)
Snailrell (Ryan Syrell)
Snailpril (April Camlin).
Past members Jana Hunter, R.M. O'Brien, Joel Herring, Brian Corum, Andrew Burt and Justin Lucas.

The Snails is an American rock[1] band with touches of post-punk, ska and reggae,[2] based in Baltimore, Maryland.[3] It is currently composed of Sandy Snailbelow, Snailliam, Sammy Snail (also known as Snamuel or Snammy), Snailburne, Snailbraham, Snailrell and Snailpril.[1][4] As snails, they live in a Shoebox,[5][6] where they like to play basketball.[7]

History

The Snails formed in the summer of 2008 in Baltimore, Maryland, when rapper Spank Rock asked Future Islands to play his birthday party.[8] Future Islands' third member Gerrit Welmers was out of town,[9] so Samuel T. Herring and William Cashion put together a group of friends to play some old songs by Art Lord & the Self-Portraits (the band that preceded Future Islands).[1] Gradually producing their own material,[3] the Snails are described by their record label - Friend’s Records - as “Baltimore’s answer to the California Raisins”.[1][9]

As far as the meta-concept behind being a snail, there really isn't. We were just born this way, snails. The music that we breathe out is pretty natural, mitochondrion and all that stuff.
— Snailbraham, in Kyle Petersen, Future Islands members goof off with friends in the Snails, Charleston City Paper

Wearing colorful snail headpieces[6] and outfits,[1] the Snails have had a rotating cast of members.[5] From 2008 to 2013, they played some 10 shows in the Baltimore area.[10] In April 2013 they released the EP Worth the Wait, a 5-song gatefold double 7" which was promoted by an East Coast tour of another 10 shows.[10] A full length album Songs from the Shoebox was recorded between December 2013 and November 2015,[2] produced by Chester Endersby Gwazda[1] and released in February 2016.[11] It features 10 songs,[11] of which “Flames” is an Art Lord & the Self-Portraits cover.[1]

Apart from being snails,[1] the slow pace of their relesases can also be explained by the fact that their members come from several Baltimore bands – Future Islands, Lower Dens, Wume, Nuclear Power Pants, Small Sur, Teeth Mountain, Lonnie Walker, Wing Dam amongst others[5][8] - with different touring calendars. After the success of their album Singles released in March 2014, Future Islands toured massively until late 2015, leaving the project on hold.[6][7]

In November 2015, The Snails released the Christmas song “Snails Christmas (I Want A New Shell)”.[12] A re-recording of an already released track included on the 2013 compilation Baltimas!!!!![13] In March 2016 they toured the US East Coast again, to promote the release of their debut album.[12]

Band members

Current members[3][4][14][15]
Former members[16]

Discography

Albums

EPs

Compilation appearances

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Petersen, Kyle (March 16, 2016). "Future Islands members goof off with friends in the Snails". www.charlestoncitypaper.com. Charleston City Paper. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Astudillo, Javier (February 19, 2016). "The Snails ponen en stream su álbum debut, "Songs From The Shoebox"". www.vibes.cl. Vibes. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Fanelli, William (December 8, 2015). "Future Islands’ supergroup The Snails announce Shoebox Tour with dates in March". www.axs.com. AXS. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Songs from the Shoebox by The Snails". thesnailsbaltimore.bandcamp.com. The Snails. February 14, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 Klingman, Jeff (March 16, 2016). "Future Islands Side Project The Snails Just Wants to Have Fun". www.indyweek.com. Indyweek. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 Hussey, Allison (February 23, 2016). "The Snails - Songs From the Shoebox". pitchfork.com. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  7. 1 2 Pegan, Matt (March 10, 2016). "TEST SPIN: The Snails — Songs from the Shoebox". cornellsun.com. The Cornell Daily Sun. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  8. 1 2 BrooklynVegan, Staff (December 2, 2015). "Future Islands side project The Snails release Christmas song, releasing an album, playing shows (2 NYC gigs on sale)". /www.brooklynvegan.com. Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  9. 1 2 Smith, Nicky (June 25, 2013). "Future Islands Reinvent Themselves As The Snails". splicetoday.net. Splice Today. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  10. 1 2 3 Evans, Diana (April 25, 2013). "The Snails set to release EP, will play short East Coast tour". www.imposemagazine.com. Impose Magazine. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  11. 1 2 3 Minsker, Evan (February 16, 2016). "Future Islands Side Project the Snails Drop New Album Songs From the Shoebox". pitchfork.com. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  12. 1 2 Camp, Zoe (December 4, 2015). "Future Islands Side Project the Snails Share Christmas Song, Announce Tour". pitchfork.com. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  13. 1 2 "Snails Christmas (I Want a New Shell) - The Snails". baltimas.bandcamp.com. Baltimas!. December 24, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  14. ↑ Arnaudin, Edwin (March 9, 2016). "The Snails creep into Asheville's Mothlight March 13". www.citizen-times.com. Citizen-Times. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  15. ↑ Shteamer, Hank (March 24, 2016). "Future Islands side-project is full of fun rubbery garage-rock". www.rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  16. 1 2 "Worth The Wait by The Snails". friendsrecords.bandcamp.com. Friends Records. April 20, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2016.

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