Tail Swallower and Dove

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{{Infobox album

| name = Tail Swallower and Dove

| type = studio

| artist = These Arms Are Snakes

| cover =Tail Swallower and Dove.jpg|border=yes

| alt =

| released = October 7, 2008

| recorded = at Red Room Studio

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Post-hardcore, art punk, progressive rock, world music

| length = 43:53

| label = Suicide Squeeze Records
(S-078)

| producer = Chris Common and These Arms Are Snakes

| prev_title = Easter

| prev_year = 2006

| next_title = PLCN/TAAS

| next_year = 2008

}}

{{Music ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/tail-swallower-and-dove-mw0000798222|last=Lymangrover|first=Jason|title=Album Review|website=Allmusic|access-date=2021-07-07|archive-date=2021-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185433/https://www.allmusic.com/album/tail-swallower-and-dove-mw0000798222|url-status=live}}

|rev2 = Pitchfork Media

|rev2score = (6.4/10){{cite web |author=Jason Crock |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12585-tail-swallower-dove/ |title=These Arms Are Snakes: Tail Swallower & Dove Album Review |publisher=Pitchfork |date=2009-01-19 |accessdate=2021-07-05 |archive-date=2021-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182358/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12585-tail-swallower-dove/ |url-status=live }}

|rev3 = Terrorizer

|rev3score = {{Rating|8.5|10}}{{cite journal|title=Tail Swallower and Dove|journal=Terrorizer| date=November 2008 }}{{Page needed|date=April 2011}}

|rev4 = Pop Matters

|rev4score = 5/10{{Cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/these-arms-are-snakes-tail-swallower-dove-2496116515.html|last=Jayasuriya|first=Mehan|title=These Arms Are Snakes: Tail Swallower & Dove|website=PopMatters|date=October 8, 2008|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183830/https://www.popmatters.com/these-arms-are-snakes-tail-swallower-dove-2496116515.html|url-status=live}}

|rev5 = Punk News

|rev5score = {{Cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/review/7809/these-arms-are-snakes-tail-swallower-and-dove|author=Elliot|title=These Arms Are Snakes: Tail Swallower & Dove|website=Punk News|date=November 14, 2008|access-date=July 7, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184250/https://www.punknews.org/review/7809/these-arms-are-snakes-tail-swallower-and-dove|url-status=live}}

}}

Tail Swallower and Dove is the third and final album by Seattle-based post-hardcore band These Arms Are Snakes, released on October 7, 2008, on Suicide Squeeze Records.{{Cite web|url=https://www.straight.com/article-255295/these-arms-are-snakes-makes-ambitious-punk|last=Usinger|first=Mike|title=These Arms Are Snakes makes ambitious punk|website=The Georgia Straight|date=September 9, 2009|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185743/https://www.straight.com/article-255295/these-arms-are-snakes-makes-ambitious-punk|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/these_arms_are_snakes_detail_tail_swallower|last=Hughes|first=Josiah|title=These Arms Are Snakes Detail "Tail Swallower and Dove"|website=Exclaim!|date=August 6, 2008|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184808/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/these_arms_are_snakes_detail_tail_swallower|url-status=live}} The album was re-released in 2017 ahead of the band's reunion shows.{{Cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/62714/these-arms-are-snakes-reunited-to-play-a-surprise-show|last=Barrett|first=Samantha|title=These Arms Are Snakes makes ambitious punk|website=Punk News|date=January 3, 2017|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185344/https://www.punknews.org/article/62714/these-arms-are-snakes-reunited-to-play-a-surprise-show|url-status=live}}