Animal Boy

OUR NEW EP CURSE IS OUT EVERYWHERE!!! CELEBRATE WITH US TONIGHT AT @guelphunderground WITH @sun_junkies AND @guestroomstatus So relieved that this project is finally out of the “yeah yeah it’s coming very soon probably just waiting on about 300 minor details” phase and into the PLEASE LISTEN TO IT LIKE 30 TIMES phase. All we can do now is hope you relate to it, find joy from listening to it, and maybe think it’s something worth sharing? This EP is grieving something that hasn’t left yet, in six distinct stages: anger, guilt, self-destruction, delusion, unravelling, and the truth. It’s the way we make impossible decisions even more impossible, or push them aside with distractions until we can’t make them at all. It’s change, and eventually recognizing nothing has changed at all. Not really. But somewhere, I hope the joy shines through. Because it’s there, but I’ve never been good at showing it. Let us know what you think Mixing, engineering, production @aleks_liskauskas Engineering, production @daviestommy Mastering @noahmintzmastering Cover art @poppyisdesigning Lyrics, songwriting @daviestommy Vocals @daviestommy @hidingbricks @marty__brown Guitars @daviestommy @marty__brown Bass @daviestommy Drums @light.up.gold . . . . . . #newmusicfriday #newmusic #indierock #indiemusic #indie #canadianmusic #ontariomusic #guelph #animalboy

!!TOUR!! TO CELEBRATE OUR NEW EP COMING OUT ON JUNE 21st - we’re playing shows in EVERY CITY THAT WOULD RESPOND TO MY POLITE EMAILS!! WE’VE FILLED THE CAT’S BOWLS TO THEIR LIMITS, TOLD OUR BOSSES WHERE TO STICK IT (IN OUR TIME OFF ALLOTMENT AND PLEASE GOD LET US COME BACK AFTER), AND SET THE DOOR MAT TO “GONE FISHING”. MO WILL FINALLY DO IT OR DIE TRYING. If you haven’t been out to a show yet, we’re probably coming to you in an overburdened Subaru Outback very soon. Ticket links and more posters coming v. soon, but mark your calendars!! DATES AND LINEUPS TORONTO - June 12 | @nxne @thepaddockto W/ @caravanemusique , @famecartelmusic & @lostfaculty HAMILTON - June 13 | @intotheabyssrecords W/ @bbq_pope KITCHENER - June 15 | @theyeticafe W/ @strawberrycoughband & @rootcausetheband GUELPH EP RELEASE - June 21 | @guelphunderground W/ @sun_junkies & @guestroomstatus OWEN SOUND - June 28 | @heartwoodconcerthall W/ @habit.band & Thresher LONDON - July 6 | @richmondtavernlive W/ @judahjohn , @missmae_theband , @strawberrycoughband OTTAWA - July 11 | @liveonelgin W/ @thosewho613 & @apostlebirdband MONTREAL - July 13 | @turbo_haus W/ @emptynestersband BE THERE Tour poster by my moody but preferred father figure @brock.boonstra #indierock #indieband #ontariomusic #canadianmusic #indie #tour #band #animalboy

OUR NEW SONG THORNS IS OUT EVERYWHERE RIGHT NOW!!! We're especially excited to share this one, in a lot of ways it's the best thing we've done so far, and we couldn't be happier with how it turned out and. Give it a listen or ten and please feel free to reach out and let us know what you think!! HUGE THANKS to everyone who helped us make it, because we couldn't have done it without the following talented people: @aleks_liskauskas - Mixing, Engineering, Production @noahmintzmastering - Mastering @poppyisdesigning - Cover art #indiemusic #indierock #newmusic #newmusicfriday #ontariomusic #canadianmusic #guitar #guitarist #singer #newmusicalert #musicindustry #animalboy

OUR EP “CURSE” HAS BEEN OUT FOR ONE WEEK!! IF YOU HAVEN’T LISTENED YET IT HAS NOW HAD ENOUGH TIME TO COOK AND IS SAFE TO CONSUME I PROMISE Thanks so much to every single person that’s given it a spin or five so far! Tell us your favourite song in the comments, and we’ll nervously thank you and secretly wonder if everyone is just being nice and oh god my bad voice is right isn’t it - that part will be implicit And don’t miss us in Owen Sound tonight with @habit.band and @ownsoundrecordings at @heartwoodconcerthall !! Pre-sale tix still available!! . . . . . . . . #newmusic #indierock #indieband #rockmusic #canadianmusic #owensound #ontariomusic

THE NEXT TWO SHOWS ON THE CURSE TOUR ARE THIS FRIDAY IN OWEN SOUND @heartwoodconcerthall AND NEXT WEEK IN LONDON @richmondtavernlive !! Come out and catch us play the brand spankin new EP in full with our frens @habit.band and thresher, and next week with @missmae_theband @judahjohn and @strawberrycoughband !!! You cannot miss the hometown showdown of Brock and Marty returning to the sound or whatever they call it . . . . . . . #indierock #indie #livemusic #owensound #tour #rockmusic #liveconcertphotography

EP HAS BEEN OUT FOR TWO DAYS. DO YOU LIKE IT?? DO YOU HATE IT?? ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE SUGGESTS IT CAN MAKE YOU LIVE FOREVER. Come find out this Friday in Owen Sound when we play @heartwoodconcerthall with our sweet OS munchkins @habit.band and thresher (@ownsoundrecordings )!! Put your emergency Busch lite back in the cup holder and set up camp outside the venue right now because Brock and I are gonna have a resting grimace face competition and I play DIRTY Tix on sale now in our bio!! More pics from @deadairlive . . . . . . . . #indie #indiemusic #livemusic #indieband #rockmusic #newmusic #canadianmusic #owensound

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ABSOLUTELY EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO CAME OUT LAST NIGHT AND LISTENED TO THE EP SO FAR. ‘Twas legitimately a night to remember and we couldn’t have asked for a better group of fellas to join us in @sun_junkies and @guestroomstatus If you couldn’t make it DON’T DESPAIR - you have your entire lives to bump our EP on repeat at max volume and tell everyone you see from now until you hit the grave to do the same Killer pics of us mostly cheesing by @deadairlive . . . . . #newmusic #concertphotography #indie #indierock #indieband #canadianmusic #spotify #newmusicalert #ontariomusic #animalboy

THIS FRIDAY WE WILL MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE AND DEAL WITH TOMMY ONCE AND FOR ALL IF YOU MAKE OUR DREAMS COME TRUE AND COME TO OUR EP RELEASE SHOW AND/OR PRE-SAVE THE EP @sun_junkies and @guestroomstatus will be joining us to hype you up before the main event which is of course throwing Tommy in the trash and leaving him there forever Music vid for Bug Trap by @chrisjdfast Dudes/professional trash throwers: @aleks_liskauskas @heydenreay @dtc_music @tymalco @paper_traveller . . . . . . #newmusic #indierock #guelph #indie #rock #ontariomusic #animalboy

FOR EVERY TICKET SOLD TO OUR RELEASE SHOW OR EP PRE-SAVE GUS GETS A TREAT Help us discover new frontiers of feline gluttony. Send proof of you buying a ticket or presaving the EP and I’ll send a video of Gus sitting on command and getting a treat. I’ll even tell him who it’s from. He might not have the power of complex thought, but I promise he will understand parasocial relationships and make the connection that YOU are responsible for this particular piece of dried meat(?) and corn product. This is a fair trade. You actually probably get more out of it than we do. . . . . . . #cat #indierock #indieband #newmusic #context #indie #canadianmusic #rock #EP #animalboy

OUR EP RELEASE SHOW IS THIS FRIDAY - GET YOUR TICKETS AND PRE-SAVE THE EP NOW IN OUR BIO So excited to celebrate the release of our new EP on June 21st with you and our boys @sun_junkies and @guestroomstatus !!! I PROMISE it's going to be a super fun high-energy show, and I'm happy to promise anything else you can possibly think of no matter how unreasonable or impossible it is to deliver. Maybe if you come you'll be lucky enough to see Mo finally do it, provided we define what "it" is. . . . . . . . . #guelph #livemusic #indierock #indieband #ontariomusic #guelphontario #guitar #indie #animalboy

I promise I have no end of things to complain about. Complain with us at any of our upcoming tour dates! Three shows this week, Toronto, Hamilton, Kitchener!!! EP release in Guelph next week!!!!!! Details and tickets in our bio :) Vid of us at seescape courtesy of @nealkg #indieband #indierock #punkrock #livemusic #screaming #liveband #indiemusic #guitarmusic #guitar #localmusic #ontariomusic #canadianmusic #animalboy

Thorns has been out for two weeks and we just crossed 3000 monthly listeners for the first time!!! Is that enough to convince you to listen to our silly/fun/serious/happy/sad indie JAMS?? Save it, add it to your playlists, share your thoughts in the comments, buy it as a ring tone, make it your dishwasher cycle finished chime, birthing song for your first born, throw it on your funeral playlist - just a few of the things you can and should do to show your appreciation . . . . . . #indierock #guitar #indieband #newmusic #indiemusic #canadianmusic #animalboy