Armand Hammer has surprise-released their new album, *Snakes & Ladders*, following their previous collaborative work on *We Buy Diabetic Test Strips*. The record brings together 11 distinct producers, including Kenny Segal, clipping, and Child Actor, into a unified sonic landscape. Songs like "Gravity," "Vespers," and "Graveside" put Elucid and Woods' personal writing on display, while guest artist $ilkmoney provides a verse on the track "Risk." The full album is now accessible worldwide through storefronts and streaming services such as Bandcamp, Spotify, and Apple Music.
Key points
The record acts as a culmination of the styles explored on recent solo works such as *Gol…: The record acts as a culmination of the styles explored on recent solo works such as *Golliwog* and *Revelator*.
Tracks including "Gravity," "Vespers," and "Graveside" highlight the verbose and deeply p…: Tracks including "Gravity," "Vespers," and "Graveside" highlight the verbose and deeply personal writing style of both Woods and Elucid.
Listeners can stream or purchase the record on platforms like Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Mu…: Listeners can stream or purchase the record on platforms like Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Qobuz, and Deezer.
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I open with this caveat: I haven’t had a ton of time to digest the surprise Armand Hammer record that dropped this week. Billy Woods and Elucid rarely miss, though, and my initial reaction is that Snakes & Ladders ranks among their best. It doesn’t have the seamless throughline production-wise that their collabs with Alchemist (Haram and Mercy) do, but it’s still clearly the singular vision of the two men at its center.
Listen to this: Armand Hammer’s Snakes & Ladders
Armand Hammer’s latest album is among their best.
Listen to this: Armand Hammer’s Snakes & Ladders
Armand Hammer’s latest album is among their best.
Ominous noises dance in the background, blasts of noise add dashes of industrial rage, bass lines throb, and saxophone bleats call out to the sky. Woods and Elucid have always had excellent taste in production, but here they seem to have brought out the best in collaborators like clipping, Kenny Segal, and Child Actor. They’ve also successfully rallied them around a specific sound palette that keeps the record from actually sounding like it has beats…
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