SNUFF – CREPUSCOLO DORATO is a Thousand Islands Records exclusive vinyl variant from the UK band who have spent thirty years playing melodic hardcore punk that manages the specific trick of being genuinely aggressive and genuinely tuneful at the same time.
Who Snuff Are
Snuff formed in north London in the late 1980s and built their sound on melodic hardcore punk that drew from American hardcore, British punk, and ska, mixing them in proportions that did not exist before they started. Their approach involves three-part vocal harmonies over fast, clean guitar work, which is harder to execute than it sounds and produces results that are immediately identifiable as them. They have been one of the most consistent bands in their corner of the genre for decades, without the mainstream exposure that would have required them to compromise the sound that made them worth following. Thirty years of activity on their own terms is a specific kind of success that deserves recognition.
SNUFF – CREPUSCOLO DORATO: The Record
Crepuscolo Dorato brings ten new Snuff tracks in the classic format: aggressive, harmonized melodies played at speed, with the ska influence surfacing in rhythmic moments throughout. The title translates from Italian as golden twilight, which gives the album a specific atmosphere that contrasts productively with the musical energy underneath it. 10 PAST 12 Records handled the standard release. The Thousand Islands Records exclusive vinyl variant is what B Side Vinyl carries. An exclusive pressing means a limited run tied to a specific label, which is where the collectibility is for the people who follow Snuff seriously. New material from a band this consistent is an event in itself.
The Exclusive Variant
Thousand Islands Records pressing an exclusive variant is the kind of move that small labels make when they understand their audience and the band’s fanbase. Snuff collectors who take the physical format seriously will want the variant over the standard pressing for the simple reason that it is the more limited object. If you collect melodic punk or specifically track Snuff’s catalog across its thirty-year run, this is the version to own: limited, label-exclusive, documented at the point of pressing. An exclusive pressing on a label with a dedicated audience is the correct way to release new material from a band with Snuff’s track record. The ten tracks deliver on the expectation.
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