Next show: New York City, Thu 10 Dec
Back in 2023, bassist Peter Kerlin (Sunwatchers, Chris Forsyth Solar Motel Band, Bent Arcana, Everloving) and drummer Rob Smith (Gray/Smith, Rhyton, Pigeons) ritualistically burnt their passports, ate the ashes, and began conspiring together under the guise of Animal, Surrender! Kerlin's spidery and melodious 8-string electric bass pushes the expected language of that instrument into terrain more often inhabited by lutes or pianos, and begs to interweave with a drummer like Smith who slyly punctuates, hisses, and propels against the grain. The duo's often wordless music is spun from threads of lost folksongs and polyrhythms into hypnotic, latticework compositions whose melodies and beats shift like cat's-cradles strung between their constantly moving hands.
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Animal, Surrender! plays hypnotic, wordless instrumental music blending elements of rock and jazz traditions, anchored by 8-string bass and intricate polyrhythms. Follow Animal, Surrender! on Mood.
The duo consists of bassist Peter Kerlin and drummer Rob Smith.
Animal, Surrender! is based in New York.
