Snapper (EP)

Snapper
EP by
Snapper
Released1988
GenresDunedin sound, kraut-pop
LabelFlying Nun
Snapper chronology
Snapper
(1988)		 Shotgun Blossom
(1990)

Snapper is an EP by New Zealand band Snapper, released in 1988 through Flying Nun Records.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork7.5/10

In its review of the 2013 Record Store Day re-release, Pitchfork wrote that "each track hums to the sound of a familiar organ drone and a wash of distorted guitar, all tied into a precision-tooled drive that mirrors Klaus Dinger's motorik drumming in Neu!"

Track listing

  1. "Buddy" – 3:40
  2. "Cause of You" – 3:43
  3. "Death and Weirdness in the Surfing Zone" – 2:44
  4. "Hang On" – 5:26

Personnel

Snapper

Charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)49

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Snapper: Snapper EP". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Snapper Biography & History". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Peter Gutteridge RIP". The Quietus. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Snapper: Snapper EP". PopMatters. 9 May 2013. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Snapper – Snapper EP". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 21 August 2021.