Portland, Maine’s Snake Lips return with Cat Beach, their fourth album, half new material, half reworked songs—and 100% worth adding to your wantlist. Sonically, it’s an upbeat mix of indie rock, indie punk, and garage pop; lyrically, it’s anything but sunny. Band mastermind Cody Mitchell grapples openly with mental health questions—“Why am I like this?” he asks on one of the standout tracks. There are no easy answers, but the honesty hits and shakes things up.

The result is an anthemic summer record draped in dark clouds and sharp self-reflection—a juxtaposition Snake Lips pull off beautifully.

Cat Beach is out now on Repeating Cloud.

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