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Snapped Ankles
Alternative
The next Snapped Ankles concert is scheduled for Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at L'Aéronef in Lille, France. See all 29 upcoming concerts
About Snapped Ankles
Artist Biography
London-based electronic/post-punk group Snapped Ankles tackle all manner of societal issues through the lens of music and dance. Their political commentary becoming more apparent over time, becoming quite direct by the release of their fourth album, 2025's Hard Times Furious Dancing.
The mysterious band formed in 2011. Along with performance art theatrics, the group cited Lightning Bolt, Fela Kuti, Morris dancing, and Old Norse texts among their influences, all of which could be discerned in some sense on their 2017 debut, Come Play the Trees. Snapped Ankles chose to keep their true identities secret, confirming only that there were four permanent, and a few transient, members in the band. They quickly established a cohesive link between the music they made and the presentation of it. They paired electronic music with vintage analog percussion synths -- which they strapped to logs -- and began to perform in vegetation-aping ghillie suits, creating a 21st century pagan vibe. 2018 saw the release of their second EP, Violations, and in early 2019 they released sophomore LP Stunning Luxury. For their third record, 2021's Forest of Your Problems, the band unified the naturalistic vibe of their debut with themes of societal structure on their second album without losing sight of the dance-oriented escapism they had become known for. A trend that carried over to their fourth album, 2025's Hard Times Furious Dancing.
Hometown
Epping Forest, England
Genre
Alternative
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