Ben Varian- SNIP

From the jump, Ben Varian’s SNIP sounds like it’s trying to hold itself together as it falls apart. The album’s playful veneer—a kind of warped, funhouse pop—fractures and reveals the messier, rawness of Varian’s voice spilling out onto the floor. With three years of creation behind it, SNIP is a reel of moments pulled from the disorienting blur of post-breakup life, drifting between reflection and surreal humor. It’s a wild ride with a strange elegance to the way it wobbles and bobbles.