Very Small Animal "Port of Call" LP Release

MINNEAPOLIS - Nov. 3, 2013 - PRLog -- Very Small Animal
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Minneapolis band Very Small Animal to release new LP “Port of Call” on November 30 at Icehouse

Show Details
Very Small Animal, with Red Daughters, DJ Tickle Torture
Saturday, November 30
Icehouse (2528 Nicollet Ave  Minneapolis, MN 55404)
Doors: 10:00 pm
Cost: $6

Minneapolis, MN - November 30. Minneapolis folk quintet Very Small Animal is set to release their debut LP “Port of Call” on November 30 at Icehouse. The show will include performances from DJ Tickle Torture and Red Daughters, and will be sponsored by Hymie’s Record Store.

Very Small Animal began in early 2010 as a songwriting collaboration between Patrick Noonan and Tim Harlan-Marks. In 2011, the group recorded its debut EP “Starlings” in Harlan-Marks’ living room. Well-received by the local media, “Starlings” was a sparse, intimate and introspective effort. But by the timeit was released in 2012, the band’s live show had evolved into a fuller, more intense, occasionally ecstatic rock and roll experience. With “Port of Call,” Very Small Animal hopes to let the energy of the live experience shine through the recording.

“Port of Call”  is an eclectic mix of earnest, tightly-crafted, harmony-driven songs that draw from a wide range of genres.  Indie rock, doo-wop, gospel, gypsy-folk, psychedelic and afro-beat influences are all present in varying degrees, owing in large part to creative arrangements from lead guitarist Brian Laidlaw and drummer Sean Geraty. Vocalist Lora Strey provides backing harmonies.

Very Small Animal is part of the Yes!Let’s Collective, a cohort of Twin Cities musicians, artists and organizers which includes Brian Laidlaw and the Family Trade, Oak Ribbons, Byerself, Becky Gaunt and the Gauntlettes, Foxy Morons, Misty Swamps, The Dusty Porch Sisters, Kazyak, Alpenglow, and Bipolar Bear.