Animal Years Named Rolling Stone Band To Watch, Announce Thrillist's Holiday Hideaway
By: Tori Hartshorn Dec. 13, 2017
Animal Years, the Pop-Rock-Americana band comprised of Mike McFadden (vocals / guitar), Anthony Saladino (bass) and Anthony Spinnato (drums), has been named one of Rolling Stone's top 10 new country and Americana artists to watch. The band recently premiered the new video, "Friends," via Billboard. Directed by Saladino, the video features performances from Bella Klassen, Alexis De Lucas, Emily Armstrong, Xavier Mack and Sam Browne, with choreography by Amy Gardner.
An intensely personal song, "Friends" is the second single from the recently released EP, Far From Home, on Entertainment One. Produced by Ryan Hadlock, renowned for his work with The Lumineers, Brandi Carlile and Vance Joy, Far From Home offers a compelling distillation of the Brooklyn-by-way-of-Baltimore trio's "amazing roots rock [with] sweet melodies that really shine" (Huffington Post), and ranges from the infectiousness of "Caroline" to the introspective warmth of "Friends" to the bittersweet buoyancy of "Home (I Was Born)." This EP is the follow up to the debut record, Sun Will Rise, which gained widespread critical acclaim from media outlets including American Songwriter, Relix, PopWrapped and more.
In anticipation of Far From Home, the band spent the better part of 2017 on the road, including an appearance at Firefly Festival. The first single "Caroline" has gained traction at radio and online, recently cracking the top 100 at AAA and racking up more than half a million streams on Spotify. 2018 will see the release of a full-length album and another national tour. As Culture Collide puts it, "With songs like this, Animal Years are a band to watch."
Thrillist has also announced Animal Years as a performer for the upcoming Holiday Hideaway. Taking place at The Landing in Building 2 at Industry City (220 36th Street, Brooklyn, NY), the event will include rotating, off-menu eats, custom cocktails and a styling corner, as well as live music curated by Baeble. The other acts set to perform on the The Boost Mobile Stage are The Chainsmokers collaborator ROZES, former Walk The Moon member Yoke Lore, NYC singer Tor Miller, and Swedish-Danish singer Andreas Moe. DJ Sets by Savoir Adore will also be featured all weekend long. Animal Years will take the stage at 1 PM on Saturday, 12/16.
For more information:
Listen to Far From Home: SPOTIFY | ITUNES
Watch the new video, "Friends," HERE
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