She Began to Cry Tears of Blood Which Became Little Brick Houses When They Hit the Ground — Venetian Snares

A relentless, claustrophobic exploration of entropy and the violent beauty of things falling apart.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 52m

The Shriek She Made When She Died Was Erased by the Sound of Lightning

4:12

He Was Shot by One of Brian’s Children Holding the Cats Hostage in a Cardboard Box

5:05

They Watched Him Detonated on the Linoleum Twisting

3:29

She Began to Cry Tears of Blood Which Became Little Brick Houses When They Hit the Ground

6:07

She Spoke to It Through a Clock Radio in a Dream and Woke as a Cloudburst Obliterating Her Civilization

4:09

Eric and Kitty Both Die Within a Month of Each Other, Red Stares at the Coffee Table

3:42

Someone Painted a Giant Paperclip on the Sidewalk Right Where You Fell

4:05

He Secretly Collected Tragedies Under the Guise of Learning From Past Mistakes and Moving Forward

4:27

He Became a Crooked Steeple in a Dusty Old Snow Globe Nobody Had Turned Over in Years

3:43

Crazy Painted on Eyebrows Staring Out the Front Window Eating Hot Dog Buns

5:13

He Shit Out His Own Skeleton and Wore His Floppy Flesh Like a Trench Coat

3:51

Say School Bus Yellow 17 Times Then Say Your Own Name and Cry

4:49

Moments Worth Listening For

The way the title track builds a wall of percussive blood that suddenly collapses into a hollow, rhythmic skeleton.

The jarring transition in track 6 where the frantic energy hits a wall of domestic, suburban silence.

The final minute of track 12 where the repetition of the title's command dissolves into a digital breakdown.

Where This Album Departs

How does She Began to Cry Tears of Blood Which Became Little Brick Houses When They Hit the Ground sound next to the rest of Venetian Snares's catalogue?

This album stays in step with the catalogue across the board — no axis departs enough to be worth its own note. Hover the dots to see where each one sits.