Listen Live
Donate
 on air
Schedule

KCRW

Read & Explore

  • News
  • Entertainment
  • Food
  • Culture
  • Events

Listen

  • Live Radio
  • Music
  • Podcasts
  • Full Schedule

Information

  • About
  • Careers
  • Help / FAQ
  • Newsletters
  • Contact

Support

  • Become a Member
  • Become a VIP
  • Ways to Give
  • Shop
  • Member Perks

Become a Member

Donate to KCRW to support this cultural hub for music discovery, in-depth journalism, community storytelling, and free events. You'll become a KCRW Member and get a year of exclusive benefits.

DonateGive Monthly

Copyright 2025 KCRW. All rights reserved.

Report a Bug|Privacy Policy|Terms of Service|
Cookie Policy|FCC Public Files

Back to Today's Top Tune

Today's Top Tune

The Snails (from Future Islands): Snails Christmas (I Want a New Shell)

Samuel T. Herring and William Cashion of the trio Future Islands started a side project back in 2008 called The Snails. While they've been busy touring Future Islands, they'll release a Snails full length album in 2016.

  • rss
  • Share
By Ariana Morgenstern • Dec 25, 2015 • 1 min read

Samuel T. Herring and William Cashion of the trio Future Islands started a side project back in 2008 called The Snails. While they've been busy touring Future Islands, they'll release a Snails full-length album in 2016. Here's the first single, an eminently tolerable Christmas song, "Snails Christmas (I Want a New Shell)."

  • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

    Ariana Morgenstern

    Executive Producer, Music Department & Today's Top Tune

    Hand-Picked Music Best New Music
Back to Today's Top Tune