HUMANS AS ANIMALS ANNOUNCE DEBUT SINGLE ‘HER NAME’ AND EP ‘EUKARIA’
Melbourne five piece, Humans As Animals have announced the release of their debut single, Her Name (out July 18) lifted from their EP, Eukaria set for release on August 1. The explosive stoner-soul group will be celebrating with a launch show at The Evelyn Hotel on Thursday August 14.
Lead single Her Name is a fun, bold, eccentric number about the dilemmas of dating and sexual relationships. The interestingly husky yet smooth vocals and entertaining lyrics make this a song that will keep playing in your head long after the music has stopped. “Our attraction to the opposite sex puts us in situations previously unimagined. It forces us to bend and mould to positions we never favoured in the past. The difference between love and a fling, casual sex, making love and copulation,” explains the band’s vocalist and multi instrumentalist Nicholas Mitchell. “Love isn’t a battlefield, it’s a David Lynch circus….”
It was during an inebriated brainstorming session that the clip for Her Name was born. “Obviously we joked around like idiots, and now unfortunately we have had to paint our pallor faces, and with vigor, due diligence and professionalism, dress up and hit on our singer,“ jokes lead guitarist Andrew Robertson. The Jerome Rault (David Sonnenberg) produced clip sees the band performing in a dark alley contrasting the bar setting where each of the band members dress in drag and flirt with the lead singer in a bid to win his affection.
Humans As Animals debut EP, Eukaria was recorded at The Patch (the bands home studio) in Melbourne with the help of Dave Williams from Tigermoth Audio Productions, Kye Garrett from Cage Music and was mixed by Tony Espie (The Avalanches). Consisting of four epic jangly rock funk songs, the EP was almost two years in the making. Featuring artwork by famed American illustrator Timothy Banks (Nickelodeon) this debut EP is a spectacular combination of imagery and music.
With the guys set to smash it out in their live set which will include guitar solos, twisted grooves, bombastic bass and then some chords, be ready for a compelling performance. “Its an adventure, we try to create something that you will never see with another band. We avoid cliché while trying to keep the audience on their toes. It’s like being tickled by a very friendly stranger,” explains Mitchell.
Thursday August 14 – The Evelyn Hotel, Melbourne, supported by Mericans & Purple Tusks www.evelynhotel.oztix.com.au