Snapshot of a Beginner

Snapshot of a Beginner is the fourth studio album by Canadian indie rock band Nap Eyes. It was released on March 27, 2020, by Jagjaguwar.^[2]

Snapshot of a Beginner
Studio album by Nap Eyes
Released	March 27, 2020 (2020-03-27)
Studio	Long Pond Studio[1]
Length	45:35
Label	Jagjaguwar
Producer	Jonathan Low James Elkington
Nap Eyes chronology
I'm Bad Now (2018) Snapshot of a Beginner (2020)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.4/10[3]
Metacritic	76/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
DIY	[6]
Exclaim!	8/10[7]
Paste	7.5/10[8]
Pitchfork	7.5/10[9]
The Skinny	[10]
Under the Radar	8/10[11]

Snapshot of a Beginner was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 76, based on 10 reviews.^[4]

Track listing

Snapshot of a Beginner track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"So Tired"	4:12
2.	"Primordial Soup"	3:37
3.	"Even Though I Can’t Read Your Mind"	3:28
4.	"Mark Zuckerberg"	2:45
5.	"Mystery Calling"	5:03
6.	"Fool Thinking Ways"	4:11
7.	"If You Were In Prison"	2:17
8.	"Real Thoughts"	7:44
9.	"Dark Link"	3:30
10.	"When I Struck Out On My Own"	3:57
11.	"Though I Wish I Could"	4:51

Personnel

Adapted from Discogs^[12]

• Nigel Chapman - vocals
• Joshua Salter - bass guitar
• Seamus Dalton - drums
• Brad Loughead - guitar
• Jonathan Low - keyboard, producer
• James Elkington - piano, guitar, producer