| Sneaks / Highway Hypnosis |
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| Album: | Highway Hypnosis | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Sneaks | Added: | Feb 2019 | |
| Label: | Merge Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2019-02-22 | Pull Date: | 2019-04-26 |
| Week Ending: | Apr 28 | Apr 14 | Apr 7 | Mar 17 | Mar 10 | Mar 3 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Nov 30, 2021: | The Library (rebroadcast from Mar 6, 2019) Cinnamon | 4. | Jun 30, 2021: | The Library (rebroadcast from Apr 10, 2019) Cinnamon | |
| 2. | Oct 22, 2021: | Grace and Jam (rebroadcast from Apr 4, 2019) Cinnamon | 5. | Jun 03, 2021: | Rebroadcast: Magnetized Toner Highway Hypnosis | |
| 3. | Jul 15, 2021: | The Library (rebroadcast from Apr 10, 2019) Cinnamon | 6. | May 05, 2019: | w/e Hong Kong To Amsterdam |
| Album Review |
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| Danny Danger Reviewed 2019-02-25 | ||
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Danny Danger Reviewed 02/18/2019 Artist: Sneaks Album: Highway Hypnosis Highway Hypnosis is the fourth album from the Washington, D.C. based minimalist musician, Sneaks. Merging ghostly indie pop and spaced out hip-hop, Sneaks finds the middle ground which seems strangely enough to be the DIY punk scene. She adds her repetitive spoken-word vocals plus chanting over a bed of lo-fi bass, drum machine, and minimal keyboards. Related Artists: Vagabon, Superorganism, Sleaford Mods, Priests, Chastity Belt FCC: none – album’s clean version Reviewer Favorites: 2, 8 1. Highway Hypnosis (1:56) – repetitive whispering of “highway hypnosis,” sharp background beat, faint singing fades in and out over other sounds, alternatively meditative 2. The Way It Goes (2:48) – midtempo cartoony action-scene sound merged with strong low-fi beats, repetitive lyrics, bounce background with wavy feel, chanting over absence of music for last 30ish seconds 3. Ecstasy (2:23) – space-y/other worldly singing, strong background percussion, DJ soundboard usage, musical beeps over harmonizing 4. Suck It Like a Whistle (2:33) – soft intro that gradually gets louder, electronic beats, staccato sound, transitions into silence 5. Addis (1:38) – sounds like a broom hitting the floor and animated clanging pots over low-fi beats, auto-tuned singing, laughing, transitions into silence, wavy feel 6. Saiditzoneza (1:40) – low-fi beats, random static or altered breathing, female chanting, hip hop beat 7. Money Don’t Grown on Trees (2:12) – top 40 intro that transitions into staccato beat, snapping, soft singing, midtempo, transitions into new sound with about 30 seconds left – sounds like a forelorn wind whistle 8. Cinnamon (2:27) – electronic low-fi bouncy beat, fluid midtempo song, clear usage of DJ soundboard, slow but peppy vibe, multiple people singing/talking 9. Holy Cow Never Saw a Girl Like Her (0:55) – midtempo, deep electronic bass repetitive refrain, repetitive lyrics, transitions into silence 10. Beliefs (2:48) – sounds of a sci-fi science lab (lasers, keypad tapping), hollow feel, repetitive lyrics, transitions into dissonant piano playing and then into deep bass beats 11. And We’re Off (2:14) – deep electronic bass turns into punk rock sound, drums percussion in the background, with soft hollow singing overlaid, slow to midtempo 12. A Lil Close (2:25) – staccato beats laid over other staccato beats, soft repetitive singing, alternative feel, guitar (?) 13. Hong Kong to Amsterdam (2:53) – hollow beat sound almost like a tennis ball hitting the wall, speaking singing that is heavily influenced by the beat behind it, electronic album scratching, K-Pop meets Prince over whisper lyrics | ||
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