Snõõper - Worldwide

With second record ‘Worldwide’, Snõõper have polished the edges of their quintessentially fuzzy egg punk, joining forces with alt rock’s favourite producer, John Congleton (St Vincent, Alvvays, Xiu Xiu), to keep their erratic energy at the forefront while streamlining their sound for headphone listening. Where their 2023 debut exuded the energy of being front row at one of their gigs - lofi, crackly, and rough - ‘Worldwide’ adds a layer of clean production to the Nashville natives’ raw punk. Never fear, though - ‘Guard Dog’, ‘On Line’, and ‘Blockhead’ all still showcase jumpy layers of snappy vocal delivery, fast drums, and roaring guitar riffs, and ‘Subdivision’ plays with reverb and rumbling synths for a gothier sound. Their cover of The Beatles’ ‘Come Together’, meanwhile, is so twisted that it’s not instantly familiar. With ‘Worldwide’, Snõõper continue to capture their bizarro universe, at the core of which is the same erratic intensity that many fell in love with two years ago.