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Animals magic; Gig of the Week: You Animals.


Byline: Andrew Pain

FORMED from the debris of Komakino, YOU ANIMALS are emerging from deepest, darkest, rural Derbyshire and heading our way.

The six boys and girls boys and girls

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 mash guitars into keyboards and hit some drums to create massive pop anthems that people seem to like dancing to.

The band members, who met at university, released their debut single Halfway To Heartbreak on June 30 through Fear & Records (Sky Larkin, I Was A Cub Scout, Emmy The Great Emmy the Great, is a London based singer-songwriter. Born Emma-Lee Moss in Hong Kong, as a child she emigrated with her family to London. A proponent and member of the London anti-folk scene, she has collaborated with several other artists, namely Fyfe Dangerfield, Jeremy Warmsley, ).

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 their inch perfect leftfield pop, You Animals are set to break out into the public gaze following tours with some of Britain's biggest acts.

A review earlier this year read: "Up-beat, high-tempo indie/powerpop six-piece You Animals are a yelping yelp  
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, riffing, distorted and chaotic little band.

"Tracks like Theme From You Animals and Halfway To Heartbreak display indie-pop pop-hook sensibility mixed with Dananananaykroyd, The Mae Shi, and Johnny Foreigner style beautiful chaos."

Some people say they mirror early Idlewild, Ash or The Get Up Kids.

Support at Uncle Alberts in Middlesbrough tomorrow night comes from EVER SINCE THE LAKE CAUGHT FIRE, whose explosive Bruce Springsteen meets Jimmy Eat World is guaranteed to blow you away.Saturday Social Club feat YOU ANIMALS, EVER SINCE THE LAKE CAUGHT FIRE: Uncle Alberts, Middlesbrough Tomorrow night Entry: FREE

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Publication:Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
Date:Jul 10, 2009
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