Oxeneers or the Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home

Oxeneers or the Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home
Studio album by These Arms Are Snakes
Released	September 21, 2004
Recorded	at Litho and Spectre South
Genre	Post-hardcore
Length	46:38
Label	Jade Tree Records (JT1097) (CD) Second Nature Recordings (SN056) (vinyl)
Producer	Matt Bayles and These Arms Are Snakes
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These Arms Are Snakes chronology
This Is Meant to Hurt You (2003) Oxeneers or the Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home (2004) Like a Virgin (2005)

Oxeneers or the Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home is the début album by Seattle-based post-hardcore band These Arms Are Snakes, released on September 21, 2004 on Jade Tree Records.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by These Arms Are Snakes. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Shit Sisters"	3:34
2.	"Angela's Secret"	3:34
3.	"Big News"	3:18
4.	"Tracing"	1:18
5.	"Your Pearly Whites"	4:51
6.	"Gadget Arms"	8:09
7.	"Greetings from the Great North Woods"	4:28
8.	"La Stanza Bianca"	3:41
9.	"Darlings of New Midnight"	4:11
10.	"Oxeneer"	0:57
11.	"Idaho"	8:39

Personnel

Band members

• Brian Cook – bass guitar, microKORG, vocals and pump organ
• Ryan Frederiksen – guitar, pump organ and design
• Steve Snere – vocals and microKORG
• Erin Tate – drums and percussion

Additional personnel

• Matt Bayles – additional guitar and percussion, production and engineering
• Alan Douches – mastering at West West Side Music
• Derik Frederikson – recording assistance
• Mark Gajadhar – additional drums
• Demian Johnston – additional guitar
• Dave Knudson – additional guitar
• Ben Verellen – additional bass
• Robin Laananen - Photography

Vinyl information

1st Press:

• 547 Translucent Red Marble
• 546 White
• 549 Opaque Royal Blue

2nd Press:

• 314 Translucent Blue