Harrow’s finest SNUFF release a new album on June 9th. In July 2022 Snuff ventured into the studio for the first time since lockdown. It was expected that the new album would take 2 weeks to record but thanks to the focus of isolation and pent up frustration the whole thing was completed in little more than a week.
This time the band have eschewed their customary fast and furious driving punk sound to make way for their first ever acoustic album. Entitled “Come On If You Think You’re Rachmaininov” the album is released digitally and on vinyl and CD. Not veering too far from the Snuff experience fans expect, this album takes a more laidback approach which really showcases Snuff mainman Duncan’s penchant for thought provoking lyrics
Tracklisting goes like this:
All You Need
One Of Those Days
Lemon Curd
Bob’s Song
EFL vs Concrete
Gyoza
Chalice Of Lunacy
Nick Motown
Thief
Take Me Home
There will be a ‘world premiere’ performance (acoustic of course) of the album at London’s The Lexington on June 11th.
Snuff were born in 1986 and LP’s ‘Snuff Said’, ‘Flibbidydibbidydob and ‘Reach’ are released before splitting up following a final show at the Kilburn National. Three years later they came back with only Duncan present from the original line up and a new deal with Fat Wreck Chords for the States and Steve Lamacq’s Deceptive in the UK, an album, ‘Demmamussabebonk’ quickly follows along with a blistering appearance at the Reading Festival in ‘99. It took 13 years but eventually the NME (R.I.P.) declared them “the best band in the world”. Albums Tweet Tweet My Lovely and Numbnuts followed before the dissolution of Deceptive saw the band return to their own 10past12 Records.
And here they are today . It’s tough to define their sound, because the band dabble in various musical styles whilst maintaining an overall sound that is instantly recognisable and totally rooted in melodic punk. Guitar riffs ,organs, horns and harmonies, all underpinned by the songwriting talent of Duncan Redmonds and long-time right hand man Loz Wong. Together with Dan on bass , Oli on trumpet and Lee on the Hammond Organ.
