Sin Eater

Snake Rattle Rattle Snake opens its brand-new album with “Hastily,” the same song that closed its debut EP. The reprise adds a feeling of continuation from the previous record to the new one. The band is picking up where it left off, but considerably upping the ante.

The thundering drums throughout the album, especially present on songs like “Break The Same” and “NOPD,” along with throbbing bass lines and Hayley Helmricks’ vivid lyricism, make a strong statement and set a dark tone for the album from the outset. The songs are still strangely compelling and danceable, even when the lyrics are discussing such pleasant topics as bodies with cutout hearts and kittens in the trash, as on “Like A Moth.”

“Enleadenment” is a standout track. With its slow build, souring chorus, and layers of guitar and synthesizer, it’s like the most distilled version of what’s becoming the band’s own dark sound. The up-tempo, synth-heavy “Adoration” is another standout, coming at the perfect time in the record to add an injection of straight-up hip shaking. The album closes with the monotonous, meditative track “Warning,” which serves not as a final punctuation, but rather as more of an ellipsis for a band that will no doubt continue to make big things happen both inside and outside of the Denver area.