Hot Snakes Share Frenetic Cell Phone Video for “Why Don’t It Sink In?” From First New LP Since 2004

Hot Snakes are almost back! While the garage-punk legends consisting of John Reis, Rick Froberg, Gar Wood, and co-drummers Jason Kourkounis and Mario Rubalcaba have been touring plenty over the last decade since they got back together, it’s been a minute since we’ve heard new material. Today the band released a short video clip that accompanies their song “Why Don’t It Sink In?” The song veers more towards the band’s hardcore roots, clocking in at under a minute and picking up the BPM in a big way. The accompanying clip was shot by Reis on his cell phone, and features the band’s guitarist taking a rip from a water bottle bong, live clips of the band, random scenes of body parts, band members, flamingos and sharks. It all concludes with the clinking of frosty beer mugs. A new Hot Snakes album in 2018? That’s something to celebrate.

The band is currently on tour, playing some of their new music. Catch them up and down the west coast in March.

Hot Snakes Tour Dates

Mar. 7 – San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
Mar. 9 – Chicago, Il @ Thalia Hall
Mar. 10 – Detroit, MI @ El Club
Mar. 11 – Cleveland, OH @ The Grog Shop
Mar. 13 – Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge
Mar. 14 – St. Louis, MO @ Blueberry Hill
Mar. 15 – Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club
Mar. 16 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club

Photo Credit: Raymond Flotat

Matt Matasci: Music Editor at mxdwn.com - matt@mxdwn.com | I have written and edited for mxdwn since 2015, the same year I began my music journalism career. Previously (and currently) a freelance copywriter, I graduated with a degree in Communications from California Lutheran University in 2008. Born on the Central Coast of California, I am currently a few hundred miles south along the 101 in the Los Angeles area. matt@mxdwn.com
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