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SPIRIT ANIMAL w/ Stoney & AJ Vincent

Gypsy Lounge Outdoor Stage DOORS @ 8:30 pm

1504 East 6th Street, Austin, TX 78702, USA

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SPIRIT ANIMAL

It might sound strange, but it takes some serious soul to discover rock music's spirit and an absolute animal to find its superhuman funk.  Luckily, the modern listener has Spirit Animal.

The NYC-based band's 2013 single, "The Black Jack White," earned MTV Buzzworthy status when the site called the dance-funk anthem, "an animal all its own." The accompanying video -- flashy and ballsy in black an...d white -- went into rotation on mtvU ahead of the band's second EP, Kingdom Phylum, which premiered on USA Today. As with 2012's This Is a Test, the band brought together decades of disparate elements to craft party-ready rock. "These boys are the future," proclaimed ARTISTdirect, "it's the kind of fiery and ferocious music that the world rarely gets anymore."  

Live, the band is at once manic and precise with a non-stop show full of calisthenics, call-and-response and commitment. Their passion for performance is apparent in every move they make, a concept as reminiscent of another time as their mean blues licks.  This is why they've been called an "unmissable live act," poised to not only stand the test of time, but to help the masses re-live it.


Stoney

This British-born musician came to the U.S. a few years ago after a solo career that had him playing with some pretty big names, including the Arctic Monkeys. He came over during South by Southwest in 2006, returned the following year and decided he wanted to stay. The title on his visa is "alien of extraordinary ability." Prior to his recent solo album, Stoney was part of the very popular, but short-lived Austin band Bobby Jealousy. Luckily,  the Austin music scene didn't have to wait too long for Stoney to return to the limelight where he belongs. This critically acclaimed and somewhat enigmatic multi-instrumentalist has been held in high regard among many musicians and music pundits in the know on both sides of the Atlantic for some time now, and his long awaited return with new album “More Than Animals” demonstrates Stoney’s natural British pop sensibilities refined with profoundly intimate lyrics and soaring melodic arrangements that burst with passion, personality, and depth.

More Than Animals is is every bit as fearlessly eclectic as his previous work, albeit more sophisticated and with an altogether darker tone. With the assistance of L.A based Warren Huart (also a British Ex-Pat living in the U.S) Stoney hops genre with consummate ease, packing each infectious and haunting melody with potent lyrics throughout a record where jerky push-and-pull indie-pop songs such as “Sweet Release” and “The Score” are unafraid to rub shoulders with the tender elegance of the intimate “We Belonged” and “Albatross”, More than Animals is a treasure trove, full to the brim with wonderfully crafted, timeless songs.



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June 20th, 2014  8:30 pmJune 21st, 2014  2:00 am