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Push pull/ Side to side/ This way/ That way/ Can't

decide/ Pressure! Pushing in/ Flattened me out from

end to end," Blair Tramel sings on "Worldwide," the

title track from Snooper's new album. The song

captures the dizzying headspace of the band's

rapid ascent from the Nashville DIY circuit to global

touring and notoriety in far-flung corners of the

world's underground music scene. But though the

band was feeling the pressure - the song is partially

inspired by hydraulic press YouTube videos - all the

challenges presented opportunity for transformation.

"Worldwide" is a mission statement for the record not

just thematically, but also aesthetically, showcasing

Snooper's stylistic exploration. Newly inspired

by electronic music, the rhythm of "Worldwide" is

unrelenting and mechanistic - capturing the frenzied

pace at which Snooper's lives were moving, but

allowing for release in Tramel's yelps and Connor

Cummins' scuzzy guitar breaks. "Worldwide"

introduces us to the next chapter of Snooper - more

personal, more cathartic, sharper, bolder, catchier.

"There's a sweet spot," Tramel says of the evolution

that came out of Snooper's whirlwind experience

these last few years. "For a moment, push and pull

create this beautiful dance.