Nashville’s noisiest export, Snooper, are back with a full-blown sonic detonation. The band just announced their upcoming album ‘Worldwide’, landing October 3rd via Third Man Records, and unleashed the lead single and video for the title track — a high-speed, hyperactive slice of dance-punk chaos that signals a bold new chapter for the group.
Formed by guitarist Connor Cummins and vocalist/visual artist Blair Tramel, Snooper have always thrived on DIY energy, off-kilter visuals, and unrelenting sonic speed. With their 2023 debut ‘Super Snõõper’, they turned heads and twisted ears across the underground, cramming 16 tracks into 24 minutes and earning high praise from the likes of CLASH, Kerrang!, The Quietus, and The Sunday Times. But ‘Worldwide’ is a different beast — bolder, catchier, and way more rhythm-focused.
After a whirlwind year of globe-hopping shows, from sweaty clubs in Europe to festival stages in Australia, Snooper found themselves in Los Angeles recording with acclaimed producer John Congleton (St. Vincent, Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen). For a band that built its foundation on pure DIY grit, working with a producer was new territory — but it paid off. ‘Worldwide’ captures a band in transformation, leaning into experimentation while keeping their signature scrappy energy fully intact.
The title track Worldwide acts as a mission statement. Lyrically, it taps into the disorientation and overstimulation that comes with sudden momentum — inspired in part by, of all things, YouTube videos of hydraulic presses. Tramel’s vocals bounce between playful and frantic: “Push pull / Side to side / This way / That way / Can’t decide / Pressure! Pushing in / Flattened me out from end to end.”
Listen to Worldwide
It’s not just noise for noise’s sake. While ‘Super Snõõper’ was a collage of random imagery (fitness freakouts, bed bugs, etc.), ‘Worldwide’ brings a new level of cohesion and emotional depth. Tramel’s lyrics this time around come from personal experience — reflecting real-life confusion, struggle, and evolution. The result is an album that captures the band’s signature energy but offers a more cathartic release.
Alongside Cummins and Tramel, the full band lineup — Happy Haugen (bass), Brad Barteau (drums), and Conner Sullivan (guitar) — delivers a tight, explosive sound that refuses to sit still. There are moments of full-throttle punk, glitchy dance rhythms, and catchy, off-kilter hooks that get lodged in your brain whether you want them to or not.
‘Worldwide’ doesn’t clean things up so much as it sharpens them. The chaos is still there — it’s just more focused. It’s Snooper’s most adventurous and unshakable release to date, and if this is their real debut (as the band sees it), they’re arriving fully formed, wild-eyed, and impossible to pin down.
‘Worldwide’ track list
- Opt Out
- On Line
- Company Car
- Worldwide
- Guard Dog
- Hologram
- Star *69
- Blockhead
- Come Together
- Pom Pom
- Relay
- Subdivision
Pre-order ‘Worldwide’
They’ll be taking that unruly sound on the road this fall, opening for The Hives on their North American tour — a pairing that’s sure to make walls sweat and floors bounce. Tour wraps up with a set at Goner Fest in Memphis.
Tour Dates
with The Hives
Sept 8 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
Sept 9 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
Sept 10 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
Sept 12 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
Sept 13 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center
Sept 15 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
Sept 16 – Vancouver, BC – The Commodore Ballroom
Sept 17 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
Sept 19 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
Sept 20 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
Sept 22 – Del Mar, CA – The Sound
Sept 25 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
Sept 28 – Memphis, TN – Goner Fest
Connect with Snooper
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