Snarls Explore Growth and Grit on "In Heaven There’s Rainbows"
Snarls’ In Heaven There’s Rainbows EP spans ethereal indie moments and heavier guitar-driven tracks, capturing a band refining their sound and emotional core across five songs.
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REYA CASAJUS
6/26/20262 min read
Snarls return with their new EP In Heaven There’s Rainbows, a five-track project that feels focused and cohesive while still showing different sides of the band’s sound. They move between airy indie textures, heavier guitar-driven brekas, and more emotional, slow-burning sections.
The opener, Chemical Control (Spill Your Blood), starts almost like an introduction rather than a full track. It builds with ethereal instrumentation and soft vocals before opening into a chorus that feels expansive and emotional, almost in the vein of Florence and the Machine. The rhythm stays light and calm, giving the track a floating, atmospheric feel.
No Lock, No Prayer follows with a noticeable shift in energy. Guitars and drums come in immediately, creating a fast-paced and driving sound. The vocals stay airy on top of the mix, but the guitar work is clearly the highlight here, carrying most of the track’s intensity.
One Wish sits in a more balanced space between the two previous tracks. The vocals take the lead and guide the track forward, with a structure that feels cinematic at points, almost like it could sit on a film soundtrack. The band describe it as a reminder of “that dream you had in your youth” and the need to actively choose it, even when adulthood gets in the way. They add that “the vividness and saturation of our collective dream greatly outweigh the stressors of adulthood,” which ties into the brighter, more intentional energy of the song. There’s a noticeable shift here too, with guitars that feel grittier than before, hinting at the heavier direction they’re leaning into. It comes across as a track about unity and momentum, with the band framing it as a kind of new anthem built on “the power of friendship.”
Eternal Flame slows things down again and benefits from that change of pace. It gives the EP space to breathe, with vocals that stand out more clearly and a gradual build that feels heavier and more emotionally charged as it progresses. This is one of the strongest moments on the project.
The closing track, What’s Inside Of Me, leans into a grungier direction. The vocals are sometimes hushed, while the instrumentation feels deeper and more weighted, especially in the bass.
Overall, Heaven There’s Rainbows comes across relaxed but focused, like a band letting ideas breathe instead of overthinking them. That balance is what gives it its charm.