Oxeneers or the Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home

2004 studio album by These Arms Are Snakes

Studio album by

These Arms Are Snakes

Released

September 21, 2004

Recorded

at Litho and Spectre South

Genre

Post-hardcore, alternative metal

Length

46:38

Label

Jade Tree Records
(JT1097) (CD)
Second Nature Recordings
(SN056) (vinyl)

Producer

Matt Bayles and These Arms Are Snakes

These Arms Are Snakes chronology

This Is Meant to Hurt You
(2003)

Oxeneers or the Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home
(2004)

Like a Virgin
(2005)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	65/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Pitchfork Media	(7.6/10)^[3]
Tiny Mix Tapes	^[4]
Sputnikmusic	^[5]

Oxeneers or the Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home is the debut album by Seattle-based post-hardcore band These Arms Are Snakes, released on September 21, 2004, on Jade Tree Records.^[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by These Arms Are Snakes

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Shit Sisters"	3:34
2.	"Angela's Secret"	3:34
3.	"Big News"	3:18
4.	"Tracing"	1:18
5.	"Your Pearly Whites"	4:51
6.	"Gadget Arms"	8:09
7.	"Greetings from the Great North Woods"	4:28
8.	"La Stanza Bianca"	3:41
9.	"Darlings of New Midnight"	4:11
10.	"Oxeneer"	0:57
11.	"Idaho"	8:39

"Idaho" ends at 5:35. An untitled hidden track starts at 6:36.
The Japanese pressing of the album includes the EP This Is Meant To Hurt You as bonus tracks.

Personnel

Band members

Brian Cook – bass guitar, microKORG, vocals and pump organ
Ryan Frederiksen – guitar, pump organ and design
Steve Snere – vocals and microKORG
Erin Tate – drums and percussion

Additional personnel

Matt Bayles – additional guitar and percussion, production and engineering
Alan Douches – mastering at West West Side Music
Derik Frederikson – recording assistance
Mark Gajadhar – additional drums
Demian Johnston – additional guitar
Dave Knudson – additional guitar
Ben Verellen – additional bass
Robin Laananen - Photography

Vinyl information

1st Press:

547 Translucent Red Marble
546 White
549 Opaque Royal Blue

2nd Press:

314 Translucent Blue

References

^ "Oxeneers Or The Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go by These Arms Are Snakes". Metacritic. September 21, 2004.
^ Oxeneers or the Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home at AllMusic
^ Moore, David (September 21, 2004). "These Arms Are Snakes: Oxeneers or The Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home". Pitchfork Media.
^ "Music Review: These Arms Are Snakes - Oxeneers or the Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home". Tiny Mix Tapes.
^ "These Arms Are Snakes: Oxeneers or The Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home". Sputnikmusic. August 4, 2007.
^ Foster, Patrick (September 25, 2004). "These Arms Are Snakes: Oxeneers or The Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home". The Washington Post.