Not Born Yesterday

On Spirit Animal's full-length debut, Born Yesterday, the band not only proves 808s and guitars can coexist in harmony, they also craft airtight songs that would delight in any era. "We want this album to stick with you, but we also want it to be fun" Cal says. "It's more than just a good time, but it shouldn't feel like more than a just good time." Hailing from Brooklyn, NY, singer Steve Cooper, guitarist Cal Stamp, drummer Ronen Evron, and bassist Paul Michel make music that both bottles and transcends the moment. The band's backstory begins in 2013 with a single that quickly topped a million plays on Spotify. Building a buzz, the foursome landed looks from Consequence of Sound, Entertainment Weekly, and The Washington Post. They toured relentlessly along the way, developing a diverse and devout audience. Signing to Atlantic Records in 2017, the band wrote and recorded what became Born Yesterday at Steve's apartment, as well as studios in New York, Los Angeles and Nashville.

This elegant CD reissues the sole album by this obscure Connecticut group who recorded this one LP and a classic psychedelic garage punk single which appears on the Psychedelic Unknowns compilation. While the debut single was classic beat garage of the period 1966, by the 1969 album the group expanded into more hard rock and progressive styles – and this album is drenched in the lead guitar blitz of Reggie Wright.

“Life and death appeared to me ideal bounds, which I should first break through, and pour a torrent of light into our dark world”.