''Tail Swallower and Dove'' is the third and final album by

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These Arms Are Snakes These Arms Are Snakes was an American post-hardcore band that formed in 2002 and featured former members of Botch and Kill Sadie. Before disbanding in 2009, they released three studio albums: ''Oxeneers or the Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Ho ...

, released on October 7, 2008, on Suicide Squeeze Records. The album was re-released in 2017 ahead of the band's reunion shows.

Track listing

Personnel

Band members

* Brian Cook –

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, microKORG,

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and pump organ *Ryan Frederiksen –

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, pump organ and design *Steve Snere – vocals and microKORG *Chris Common –

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, engineering and mixing

Additional personnel

*Mark Gajadhar - Additional studio assistance *Alicjia Trout - Additional vocals on "Red Line Season" *John Spalding - Additional guitar on "Briggs" *Frank McCauley - Artwork

References

Suicide Squeeze Records albums 2008 albums These Arms Are Snakes albums Albums produced by Matt Bayles {{2000s-punk-album-stub