Snapped Ankles return to the forest, with new album ‘Forest Of Your Problems’ released July 2nd. Listen to its first track ‘Rhythm Is Our Business’ below. Snapped Ankles will also be on tour in the UK and EU in October and November. Snapped Ankles Official | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
-VARIOUS VENUES, MANCHESTER- It’s the morning after my best mate’s 21st birthday and believe you me, my body is feeling it. The beautiful sight of a sunny Manchester (which is rare these days) is slowly curing my soul, and the inevitably incredible Neighbourhood Festival is the light at the end of the tunnel. The day […]
-DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER- Charlotte Cannon Deciding early on to remain seated in the school gymnasium-type ‘bench zone’ gives me a chance to observe the rather theatrical lightning setup, in conjunction with the gaudy, oversized disco ball looming over the growing audience (imagine the impact). It actually provides a rather fitting backdrop for the opening act; […]
Snapped Ankles are back with new single “Drink and Glide”. They find themselves in the tree-lined cul-de-sacs of the suburbs that surround the concrete forest of the citadel. Amongst the trees here are wooden posts with “For Sale” and “To Let” written in bold type. A new forest. Promises, promises. They glimpse the sportswear-clad inhabitants busying […]
Bluedot Festival: Official | Facebook | Twitter “Look again at that dot. That’s here. That’s home. That’s us.” The words of the great cosmologist Carl Sagan, the spiritual godfather of Bluedot Festival, the annual celebration of music, science, arts, culture and exploration that this month returns for its third instalment. For the first time the […]
-NIGHT & DAY CAFE, MANCHESTER- The stage is rather full tonight for a support act consisting of only one man. An array of crazy devices and fascinating instruments litter the stage. Wires are entwined through a complex range of synth modules, hi-hats have what appear to be goblets stuck to their upper halves and an […]
Snapped Ankles have taken on The Fugs’ counterculture anthem and updated it for the Edward Snowden generation. From the forest floor: “Having unearthed The Fugs’ ‘CIA Man’ some years before, we were shocked to discover a newer, more sinister agency had taken over from the diatribe’s protagonist, so we updated Tuli Kupferberg’s list of ills… […]
Come Play The Trees by Snapped Ankles Snapped Ankles have unleashed another log jam ahead of their debut album, Come Play The Trees – out on Friday 29th September 2017. Ever wondered what it would be like to befriend a lunar body? Me neither. Still, you can listen to ‘Hanging With The Moon’ now. Snapped […]
You can take the woodwose out of the forest, but you can’t take the forest out of the woodwose. If you have no idea what we’re talking about, fear not because Snapped Ankles are coming to a town near you in October. SNAPPED ANKLES 2017/18 UK TOUR DATES Sunday 19 August – Doune The Rabbit […]
Having recently released their ‘The Best Light Is The Last Light EP’, Snapped Ankles have announced that their debut album Come Play The Trees will be released on Friday 29th September 2017 via The Leaf Label. See full tracklisting below. They’ve also unleashed the second video in their spaghetti trilogy (almost certainly not a real […]