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Animaux
Genre: Pop, Dance
Region: Melbourne, VIC
Members: Vocals/Alto Sax - Alex Lahey, Tenor Sax - Ollie Whitehead, Keys - Bill Black, Drums - Adam Engel, Bass - Will Base, Guitar - Sammo Jeffreys, Trumpet - Alex Woolford
Sounds Like: Cinematic Orchestra, Jinja Safari, Eagle & the Worm
Influences: The Bamboos, Blue King Brown, The Cat Empire

There’s a lot about Melbourne's Animaux that’s hard to put your finger on. Sure, they’re young, but rest assured, this is no ordinary teeny-bopper band. Sure, in this day and age of synth and autotune they have a bigger brass section than most bands, but that doesn’t mean they won’t get you up and moshing. Sure, it’s only been a few short months since their immaculate conception in high school and birth at the Evelyn Hotel on Boxing Day last year, but that hasn’t stopped them booking shows all over Melbourne.

Perhaps the greatest strength of this septet is the fact that they have managed to cultivate a truly distinct sound. If jazz and pop had a lovechild, got divorced, remarried funk and soul, and then all raised said lovechild together, Animaux would surely be the end result. Combine that with the phenomenal technical skills of some of Melbourne’s finest young musicians and you have a sound tighter than a tiger, and harder to find than Harold Holt - a sound so good you won’t mind schlepping your bad self all over town just so you don’t miss a beat. These kids are pure class.

Having worked with Jimi Maroudas (Kimbra, The Living End, Eskimo Joe) on their debut EP and continuing to book gigs left, right and centre, you won’t have to wait long for your own chance to hear Animaux belt out an enticing mixture of original songs that’ll leave you grooving the whole way home.

Now having performed at iconic venues such as the Espy, the East Brunswick Club and the Northcote Social Club, played at Moomba festival, scored local and community radio play, held a phenomenally successful residency at the Evelyn, shared the stage with the likes of Paris Wells, Oh Mercy, the Little Stevies, the Vaudeville Smash, and fresh off a tour with Stonefield, Animaux is rapidly establishing themselves as one of the hottest up and coming acts around.

ANIMAUX; it’s French for "ANIMALS".

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Wave Of Change
rating:  4/5
I wanna be in the room where this blows the top off a sweet setlist. Funky-neat backing, smooth vocals and a sneaky 'Groove Is In The Heart' bassline...
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Trust Me
rating:  4/5
It's like The Specials returned with a spunky singer and a lick o' that Melbourne Soul spirit. Horns, wavy keys and the full brunt of a seven Soul li...
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Song For Grace
rating:  5/5
It's not often that the full range of seven members' worth of influences end up on the finished product... in a positive way, but this proves it can ...
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Song For Grace
rating:  5/5
So much depth to this song. Good dynamics and layers.



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