LATITUDE FESTIVAL
Thursday 16th - Sunday 19th July
HENHAM PARK, SOUTHWOLD,
SUNRISE COAST, SUFFOLK
Animal Kingdom
Sunrise Arena
Saturday 18th July, 2009“All you want is a rainbow,” offers the refrain to Animal Kingdom’s dreamy, elegiac album opener ‘Chalk Stars’. “And all you get is the rain.” It’s a contrast that also offers an insight into the London-based quartet’s brand of melancholy music that counters pop hooks with unpredictable arrangements and a dark, reflective soul.
Animal Kingdom are a band with a diverse array of intriguing stories and outside interests. They’ve enjoyed sessions with famously abrasive producer Steve Albini while staying at his warehouse studio.
But for Animal Kingdom, the music does the talking – as anyone who has witnessed their shows with Band of Horses, Vampire Weekend and Camera Obscure can testify to, not to mention those who have discovered them on the festival circuit at V, Latitude and Secret Garden Party.
