Spirit Animal (band)

Spirit Animal
Spirit Animal at the Metro Chicago on 5/9/18
Background information
Origin New York City
Genres Rock, pop, funk
Years active 2010–present
Labels Atlantic Records
Website spiritanimal.us
Members
  • Steve Cooper
  • Cal Stamp
  • Ronen Evron
  • Paul Michel

Spirit Animal is a band from Brooklyn, NY. The band consists of Steve Cooper (vocals), Cal Stamp (lead guitar), Paul Michel (bass), and Ronen Evron (drums).

History

Lead singer Steve Cooper and bassist Paul Michel originally met in 2002 in Washington, D.C., and in 2010 teamed up with guitarist Cal Stamp and drummer Ronen Evron to form Spirit Animal.[1] Spirit Animal released their first studio album The Cost of Living in 2010, and their first EP This Is A Test in 2012.[2][3] In 2013, Sean Parker added Spirit Animal's song, "The Black Jack White" to a Spotify playlist, which led to over 450,000 plays of the song.[4] The song was later featured in an episode of CSI:NY.[5] In 2014, Cooper wrote an article for Business Insider about Taylor Swift's removal of her music from Spotify.[6] In 2016, Spirit Animal partnered with the website Bloody Disgusting for the music video for the song, "Big Bad Road Dog" from their EP, World War IV.[7]

The band signed a record deal with Atlantic Records in May 2018, and released a new single titled, "YEAH!".[8] They were formerly signed to Wind-up Records.[9] In the first part of 2018, the band opened for The Struts, Incubus, and Fitz and the Tantrums. Spirit Animal released their major label debut album, Born Yesterday, on August 3rd, 2018.[10] The second single from the album, "Karma," was written in the rehearsal space of Tenacious D. The band will be touring with Theory of a Deadman for the summer,[11] and will be touring with The Struts and White Reaper in the fall.[12]

Spirit Animal has been compared to Talking Heads, The Black Keys, Faith No More, and Red Hot Chili Peppers.[13]

Discography

Studio albums

  • The Cost of Living (2010)[2]
  • Born Yesterday (2018)[14]

EPs

  • This Is a Test (2012)[3]
  • Kingdom Phylum (2013)[15]
  • World War IV (2016)[16]

References

  1. ↑ Owen, Brent (June 12, 2015). "Zanzabar has a Spirit Animal". Louisville Magazine. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Henry, Dustin. "Spirit Animal shares new song "Regular World" – Listen". consequenceofsound.net. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  3. 1 2 May, Amanda Roscoe. "Spirit Animal: 'This is a Test" of the Emergency Rock 'n' Roll System". KQED.com. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  4. ↑ Blau, Max. "How Spotify Engineered the New Music Economy". Mashable. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  5. ↑ Windsor, Pam (Jan 24, 2003). "Louis music fans will get a treat when the New York City based Spirit Animal performs at ZaZoo's Friday night". Louisville Magazine. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  6. ↑ Cooper, Steve (November 5, 2014). "A Musician Explains Why Spotify Is Not The Enemy". Business Insider. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Paul Michel and Spirit Animal Release Epic Video for Single "Big Bad Road Dog"". bassplayer.com. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  8. ↑ Kress, Bryan. "Spirit Animal Announces Atlantic Signing, Debuts First Video: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Spirit Animal". Lyka. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  10. ↑ Krause, Eden. "Premiere + Q&A: Spirit Animal releases "Karma" in anticipation of Debut Album". onestowatch.com. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Spirit Animal announce debut album 'Born Yesterday'//Drop new song "Karma"". soundfiction.net. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  12. ↑ Reed, Ryan (July 18, 2018). "The Struts Announce Headlining North American Tour". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  13. ↑ "Interview: Spirit Animal". All Things Go. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  14. ↑ Rossignol, Derrick. "All The New Albums Coming Out in August 2018". uproxx.com. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  15. ↑ Jenkins, Mark (October 31, 2013). "Spirit Animal album review: 'Kingdom Phylum'". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  16. ↑ Jewett, Connor. "Travel Profile: Steve Cooper of Spirit Animal". SunCity Paradise. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
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