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Kissed By An Animal

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1.
Lemonade 03:14
I eat sour grapes all day And try to think of all the things I hate What's a future with no name? What's a hunter with a weapon but has no aim? Leather seats Tinted windows Moneybags pour champagne Who's gonna drink all this soda? Who's gonna fall out the window? Lemonade lemonade gimme gimme lemonade I drink lemonade all day and try to sing to the dogs at bay What's a bastard with no fame? What's a player with a helmet but had no game? Paid the rent Paid for storage Paid so I could one day summon courage What do I do with all this music? What do I do when it all turns to sewage?
2.
Don't give me that face Don't give me that face Let's touch base Ah touch base But don't give me that face Don't give me that face Lose the 'tude Your attitude Your bad mood Your attitude Don't give me that face Don't give me that face We're out of phase We're out of phase But don't give me that face Don't give me that give me that give me that give me that... Oooohhhhhh ahhhhhhhh face face face face face face FACE!
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Crime 01:44
I'm a fly on the wall Have no fear That's the goal I'm a fly on a wall When I'm here I lose control I'm a fly on the wall I shed a tear Before the fall I'm a fly on a wall See my spear Hear my call Have no fear That's the goal When I'm here I lose control I shed a tear Before the fall See my spear Hear my call It's the same crime every time It just takes time to make it a crime It's the same sign every time It just takes time to make worth mine
5.
Animal 03:45
I feel like an animal Going off like an atom bomb I feed til my stomach hurts I feel like an animal Time travel is gonna take its toll Test your body, it will test your soul Thru a black hole you’re gonna lose control Time travel is gonna take its toll
6.
Eye Of Never 00:55
God take my hand and sit down You'll shoot your eye out this time A severed hand atoned me I saw the knife All of us All of us inside this fever Inside the eye Inside the eye of never You'll shoot your eye out this time You'll feel the knife cut right Let's catch the eye of someone Let's go outside
7.
It's a miracle It's my favorite show Sometimes it's hard to be a friend When the good times are here again Am I serious? Am I friend or foe? It's so hard to understand Why the good guys won't win again When no one sees you No one is holding you back When no one sees you There is no going back It's so hard to be a friend But the good times are here again
8.
I’m on a vision quest I follow the light An inward journey One day I’ll arrive A drop in the ocean The rays of the sun I achieve infinite oneness Cuz I’m on a vision quest!
9.
Is this what music sounds like when you're dead? You hit the pavement, head out to find regret Leaving our fate in the hands of snakes? Are you still out there? Cuz I'm still down here Are you feeling it? Cuz I'm feeling it We're all feeling it Are you feeling it? That's what it always seemed like in my head You strike it rich, go to town and paint it red Expect the third act to knock em out and drop em dead Call it naive, but hope’s all I got instead One foot in front of the grave, my head’s in the clouds Are you feeling it? Cuz I'm feeling it We're all feeling it Are you feeling it?
10.
I have a friend She doesn’t care about where She’s from or what she’s done But she still comes around I have a friend A friend to the end Free from thought I have a friend She’s an animal but not like me She’s not afraid of what she needs
11.
Right Now 04:37
Right now right now Is no other moment than The one we’re in now Why would you wanna spend it With your head in the ground Why would you wanna spend it Feeling let down Someday we’ll die But I don’t really worry cuz I’ll travel thru time and Stay inside this moment where Where we’re both still alive Stay inside this moment where We treat each other right I don’t wanna lose this sound I don’t wanna lose my ground I don’t wanna leave this town I don’t wanna...

about

Kissed by an Animal is the auditory counterpart to the universe of illustrator/musician Dima Drjuchin. Dima is known in the art world for his rich surreal scenes plucked from an alternate dimension existing exclusively in his own mind. You can find his work on countless album covers from artists like Father John Misty, Brad Mehldau, and Reggie Watts. The debut LP from his band, Kissed by an Animal, articulates the chaos of his visual world through soaring guitar solos, unrelenting drums, and instantly memorable melodies that you will be singing to your grave - seriously. The marriage of Dima's music and his visual style is on harmonious display in their video for the single "The Good Times are Here Again", which depicts illustrated versions of the band performing in a technicolor dream world of Drjuchin's creation.

Joining forces with veteran Brooklyn musicians, Jon F Daily (drums) and Tsugumi Takashi (bass), the band self released their debut LP on cassette in 2019 to rave reviews and is now being released on vinyl by Handstand Records. Kissed by an Animal wears its influences on their sleeve - from The Misfits to the Cure, from Dinosaur Jr to A Flock of Seagulls. You'll be pulled in by the instantly catchy melodies, you'll stay for the relentlessly driving rhythm section, and you'll be disappointed when the song is over before you've had your fill.

Kissed by an Animal has been gaining notoriety amongst their peers in the Brooklyn DIY community playing loud, tight, and short sets along to their psychedelic projections animated by Dima himself. Claiming DIY venue, the East Williamsburg Econo Lodge as their home, KBAA establishes themselves as a rare gem in the Brooklyn scene, attracting diehards and casual listeners alike - so we guarantee you'll be into it too.

“Sitting squarely at the intersection of fuzzy lo-fi pop and 8th-wave slacker psych, Kissed by an Animal’s eponymous debut album is one of the best things to come out of the Brooklyn scene in recent memory.”
~Sweet Static

“...a power-noise-pop treat with crunchy guitar, hard-edge drumming and a fluid bassline.”
~The Deli

“Crunchy power chords, big hooks, and searing guitar leads, all sprinkled with some chewy bits of sonic weirdness make this release a charming and strangely familiar listen.”
~Post-Trash

credits

released April 10, 2020

Recorded and Mixed by Mike Kutchman at Look To Listen in Brooklyn, NY in 2018 and 2019. Assisted by Bono Minola. Additional mixing by Jorge Palomo at The Bandcave in San Antonio, TX. Mastered by Will Killingsworth at Dead Air Studios in Western Massachusetts. Squirrel Song recorded and mixed by Dima at home. Art and Layout by Dima. Studio Drawing by Daily, Jeanette and Tsugumi.

KISSED BY AN ANIMAL
Dima Drjuchin - Vocals/Guitar/Keys 
Jon F Daily - Drums/Vocals
Tsugumi Takashi - Bass/Keys/Vocals 
Hiro Williams - Live Guitar/Vocals

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