{"id":93824,"date":"2023-06-16T11:00:15","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T10:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=93824"},"modified":"2023-06-16T01:23:39","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T00:23:39","slug":"already-heard-track-guide-snake-eyes-health-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/already-heard-track-guide-snake-eyes-health-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Already Heard Track Guide: Snake Eyes – health EP"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Hailing from the always-bustling Brighton music scene, meet Snake Eyes<\/strong>. The trio of Jim Heffy (vocals\/guitar), Nicole Gill (bass\/vocals), and Thomas Coe-Brooker (drums) formed in 2020, and today they’re returning with their latest EP – ‘health’<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n

It continues\u00a0Snake Eyes<\/strong>‘ tight-knit brand of DIY indie-punk they describe as “grit pop”.\u00a0‘health’<\/em> sees all three members show their skills. Whether it’s Gill’s razor-sharp bass on ‘no one is truly<\/em> cool’, Heffy’s fuzzy and distorted guitar chords on ’40 Winks’<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0or Coe-Brooker simply holding things down throughout, Snake Eyes<\/strong> continue to shine. Add to that a knack for writing scruffy hooks in songs that last less than 3 minutes, and you’re left with an EP that has plenty of replay value.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

As its title suggests,\u00a0‘health’<\/em> was the result of a mentally downbeat period for Heffy, yet as he goes on to tell us, these are positive songs; be yourself, be open, enjoy yourself, and have some herbal tea.<\/p>\r\n

To give us an insight\u00a0‘health’<\/em>,\u00a0Snake Eyes <\/strong>vocalist and guitarist Jim Heffy gave us a track-by-track breakdown of the EP.<\/p>\r\n

health<\/h2>\r\n

‘health’ is a short and sweet record about mental health and the impact it can have on your physical health.<\/em><\/p>\r\n

Whether it\u2019s personal anxieties, feeling like you don\u2019t have a voice or a say in your day-to-day, or general existential crisis about climate change – I think most of us are understandably burnt out. Nobody is cool, calm and collected all the time. Nobody knows what they\u2019re doing really. These are positive songs that came from being in a negative mental space and we hope they serve as a lift to help you get through the day. Appreciate yourself. Love and respect.<\/em><\/p>\r\n

no one is truly cool<\/h2>\r\n

I met a bloke in a band I like at a festival after having a really lovely chat with one of their bandmates, and I found them to be a bit of a dick. Stand off-ish and too cool for school, the exchange left a bad taste in my mouth. \u201cno one is truly cool\u201d is a song about respect for yourself and others (or a lack of it). In a time when most people are living their lives through their phones, it\u2019s important to remember that nobody is cool all the time. Even Keith Richards puts down the whiskey and cigs sometimes and watches \u2018The Last of Us\u2019 with a bowl of Nik-Naks like everyone else. The fake cool guy thing can only go so far. No need for a fake personality. Just be real, be yaself.<\/em><\/p>\r\n