Snoras - Heart of Weakness...

Snoras apparently means “avalanche” in Norwegian, which suits this music just fine. Interestingly enough about Snoras is that it’s the one-man project of Yngve Hilmo who started work on it in 2005. Hilmo writes everything for Snoras, which includes vocals, bass, guitar, and drums. However, joining him on his debut Heart of Weakness is Kenneth Lamond (JR Ewing) taking over drumming duties on the album. Supposedly each album will feature a different session drummer. Members of Kaospilot, Angus Moriarty, and Angora Static happen to round out the live act. Heart of Weakness is the first of a planned trilogy of records, entitled The Sleeping Tapes Trilogy, which is being released through Anomalie Records.

The music and its melodies are reminiscent at times to past emo/screamo acts like Orchid and etc. However, it’s a bit less inaudible than that. Really Snoras sounds a lot like its counterparts and some of its contributor’s current and past bands. However, for one person to write and basically record most of this is pretty amazing really and overall the finished product sounds great. I am looking forward to hearing the rest of the trilogy.

Snoras – She Swims Like a Dolphin [MP3]
Snoras – I Thought We Were Martyrs [MP3]

If you’re into this check out the Anomalie website for more information.