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CD/DVD Releases: Animals As Leaders Reveal Artwork For Debut

Posted on Monday, April 20 @ 01:30:00 UTC by nightowl

Have I said this seems like a quaint idea and that maybe some countries should consider it? I won't say which ones come to mind, of course, as it may be yours and you may disagree. But, what the press release is about, naturally, is the the Washington, D.C.-based progressive instrumental group Animals As Leaders, which features the 7- and 8-string guitar wizardy of former Reflux guitarist Tosin Abasi and who have posted the cover art of their self-titled debut (street date: April 28) on their MySpace page, www.myspace.com/animalsasleaders.

The Prosthetic Records webshop is currently offering $8 pre-orders for the album, which features the following track listing:



1. Tempting Time (currently streaming on the band's MySpace page)
2. Soraya
3. Thoroughly At Home
4. On Impulse
5. Tessitura
6. Behaving Badly
7. The Price of Everything and the Value of Nothing
8. CAFO
9. Inamorata
10. Point To Point
11. Modern Meat
12. Song Of Solomon

"'Tempting Time' loosely deals with some of the time-based societal pressures that come with getting older," Abasi says. "It's about reconciling your place in your life with where society feels like you should be, and understanding the finite amount of time you have in life to do anything." [Don't I know it. Did you think we'd ever come back? -PW ed.]

Although Abasi wrote all the music on the album and played bass in addition to all guitars, he emphasizes that Animals As Leaders is very much a band, and the group has already performed several concerts in and around the Beltway. Additional gigs, including a high-profile return to April's New England Metal and Hardcore Festival (where he performed twice with Reflux), will follow.

[Source: Speakeasy PR, except the sarcastic bits]

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