Tail Swallower and Dove

Tail Swallower and Dove is the third and final album by Seattle-based post-hardcore band These Arms Are Snakes, released on October 7, 2008, on Suicide Squeeze Records.^[6][7] The album was re-released in 2017 ahead of the band's reunion shows.^[8]

Tail Swallower and Dove
Studio album by These Arms Are Snakes
Released	October 7, 2008
Recorded	at Red Room Studio
Genre	Post-hardcore, art punk, progressive rock, world music
Length	43:53
Label	Suicide Squeeze Records (S-078)
Producer	Chris Common and These Arms Are Snakes
These Arms Are Snakes chronology
Easter (2006) Tail Swallower and Dove (2008) PLCN/TAAS (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(6.4/10)[2]
Terrorizer	[3]
Pop Matters	5/10[4]
Punk News	[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by These Arms Are Snakes.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Woolen Heirs"	4:15
2.	"Prince Squid"	3:16
3.	"Red Line Season"	2:33
4.	"Lucifer"	2:36
5.	"Ethric Double"	7:32
6.	"Seven Curtains"	5:15
7.	"Long and Lonely Step"	2:34
8.	"Lead Beater"	4:22
9.	"Washburn" (Japan-Exclusive Bonus Track)	3:23
10.	"Cavity Carousel"	4:33
11.	"Briggs"	6:52

Personnel

Band members

• Brian Cook – bass guitar, microKORG, vocals and pump organ
• Ryan Frederiksen – guitar, pump organ and design
• Steve Snere – vocals and microKORG
• Chris Common – drums, percussion, 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