Alumni band
Hail Animator will release their debut EP,
We Live in Boxes, on Friday 5 March 2010. The six-track EP, recorded in Leeds, has been in the making since the band’s formation a year ago.
The EP will be available as both a physical copy and digital download - CDs will be stocked locally in Crash Records and Jumbo Records, whilst discounted versions will be available online via iTunes, Amazon MP3 and Napster. In the run-up to the launch, people will be able to get hold of free songs whilst the entire EP will stream at
www.myspace.com/hailanimator from Monday 1 March for a limited time.
In addition, the band will play an official EP launch gig in Leeds on Friday 5 March at The Cockpit. Support at the launch comes from the critically acclaimed London-based band EastStrikeWest and electronic live 'looper' Charlie Barnes. Tickets are available in advance from
LUNA tickets or on the door, priced from £5.
Ste Anderson - the band's drummer - states "we want to do something different than simply turning up at a gig and announcing that we now have a CD available to buy. We want to take control of our own night, display our first suitcase of merchandise and celebrate the EP launch with people who want to be there. It also means we can get up and play with a couple of other great bands that we think deserve recognition. It’s not just about us - we want an exciting bill, where everyone adds something to the event, and that’s what we’ve got. We're very excited!"
Hail Animator formed at Leeds College of Music during late 2008 and the band has already received critical praise and a loyal following for its mix of choppy indie-pop, which soars into the anthemic and epic. The band has supported the likes of Wintersleep, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Wolf Gang, It Hugs Back, Vagabond, Doll & The Kicks and recently been featured on BBC Leeds and BBC Humberside Introducing Raw Talent. The band was also one of 15 Bright Young Things winners back in 2008.
Hail Animator is
Richard Petch (vocals - BA Popular Music Studies/MA Composition graduate),
Adam Martin (guitar - BA/MA Music Production graduate),
Ste Anderson (drums - BA Popular Music Studies graduate) and
Andrew Bradley (bass - BA Music Production graduate) Visit
www.myspace.com/hailanimator for previews of the EP and some early reviews from press.
Hail Animator
We Live in Boxes EP Launch
With guests EastStikeWest and Charlie Barnes
The Cockpit, Leeds
Friday 5 March 2010, Doors 7.00pm
www.myspace.com/hailanimator
www.myspace.com/eaststrikewestband
www.myspace.com/charliebarnes
But tickets
here
