One of rock music's original renegade bands has re-emerged to once again assassinate all conventions and expose the cruel yet forever glorious face of rock 'n' roll. The band, SNATCHES OF PINK. Their weapon, a MoRisen Records debut entitled HYENA, and their ammunition, a volatile, apocalyptic cocktail of swaggering punk, unabashed glam, and boisterous rock.
Vanguards of North Carolina’s celebrated and inventive rock scene, SNATCHES OF PINK have been heralded by the critical press over the last decade for their shadowy and compelling rock ‘n’ roll style, releasing three groundbreaking albums under the SNATCHES OF PINK namesake and two under the ‘Clarissa’ moniker while sharing bills with the likes of The Ramones, Johnny Thunders, The Cramps, Iggy Pop, and Soundgarden.
In describing the band, SPIN declared: “Snatches of Pink would rather rip it to shreds.” Rockpool opined: “Snatches of Pink have obviously soaked up all the sweat on Johnny Thunder’s dripping guitar and all of the Doll’s malcontent theories, and turned it into a reservoir of unkempt, unruly garage crunch.” About SNATCHES OF PINK’s live show, Magnet poignantly described: “Snatches of Pink left me exhausted – one part drunken noise orgy, one part spiritual cleansing and numerous parts hammer of the gods. Arrogant, excessive and beautiful.”
For the legion of fans who have patiently awaited the outlawed band’s return as well as for a whole new generation of rock ‘n’ rollers ready for the real deal, Hyena delivers the killer blow. From the swirling punk of “Otto Wood” to the surprisingly wistful and melodic “Acetate” to the desperate rock fury of “Chinese Rope’, Hyena fascinates song after song as Snatches struts stridently in its signature disorderly fashion and delves into dark lyrical depths that reveal the full power of their rare and raw brilliance. On Hyena’s eleventh and final track SNATCHES OF PINK give a riveting treatment to David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust classic “Moonage Dream”.
SNATCHES OF PINK is led by the inimitable Michael Rank, who CMJ New Music Monthly praises “as a songwriter of rare talent and intensity” and who also currently serves as lead guitarist in the newly formed and hotly-tipped rock act MARAT. Joining Rank in SNATCHES OF PINK are longtime bandmate Marc E. Smith on guitar/backing vocals, Kevin Clark on bass and John Howie, Jr. on drums.
Bio written by: Chris Woodstra |
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