Highway Hypnosis
Eva Moolchan doesn’t like to settle. Stepping away from the minimalist post-punk of her last effort, 2017\'s *It’s a Myth*, Washington, D.C.-based Moolchan (who performs under the name Sneaks) goes on a globe-trotting voyage in search of inspiration. Her findings are wide-ranging, to say the least—a frantic, jungle-inspired beat rushes over her playful vocal rapping on “The Way It Goes,” while on the salacious “Suck It Like a Whistle,” she deftly tries her hand at current trap trends without sounding awkward or forced. From the warped reggae flow of “Addis” to the bass throb of “Holy Cow Never Saw a Girl Like Her,” she expresses a full range of ideas with the barest sonic accoutrements. Her freewheeling approach allows her to bend the rules, as she’s hesitant to settle with a cohesive album experience.
On her third album, the magnetic D.C. multi-instrumentalist pushes from post-punk toward a new clutch of electronic influences, seemingly sorting them as she goes.
Eva Moolchan’s third record is a woozy masterclass in understatement, endlessly inspired and fizzing with ambience
An alien world of feelings and sounds that are clandestine and strange and odd but oddly liberating.
Depending on your point of view, 2019's Highway Hypnosis is either the third album from post-punk artist Sneaks, or the first.
The third album from Eva Moolchan, aka Sneaks, whips by at breakneck speed with its slightly more urgent, label-defying moments ameliorating its sluggish centre.
Slipping in at just under 30 minutes, Highway Hypnosis could be considered a double album for Sneaks. Her previous two releases —Gymnastics...
The old drivers say that when you stare ahead for hours on a long trip, the road can lull you into a trance.
The paradox of Sneaks’ appeal – less is more. Eva Moolchan continues in that theme on her compelling third album 'Highway Hypnosis.