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The Truth (demo)

by Spirit Animal (NY)

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Over the past month we've been individually donating, engaging in acts of protest, and celebrating black culture as we always do, but we hadn't been able to find an original, naturally-occurring way to participate on the band level. That changed this week when the DJ at the nightly block party in Cal's neighborhood celebrating BLM and black liberation played an MLK quote during his set. Cal was reminded of the original version of "The Truth," which had an alternate bridge containing an MLK quote. It was rejected by our label at the time, but he miraculously found it in his email and sent it to us. This was the only capital P *political song* on the album and since the lyrics weren't explicit, we wanted this incredible quote to do some heavy lifting to that end. Long story short, the safer version made the record, but we've decided, in honor of Juneteenth, to release the demo version exclusively on Bandcamp for $5 with all proceeds benefitting the Movement for Black Lives. This quote couldn't be more appropriate for this moment as it speaks to the true, un-whitewashed nature of King's message and how that relates to the passion and tactics that have been central to recent advancements. Pic by Cal.

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You took my name
And took down my number
I’d like to
Like you
You make your calls
And you’ll make another
Who are you?
Who are you?
You've been telling me so many lies
Not this time
Don’t want to see it, believe it
Don’t want to hear it, go near it
It’s a lie
We’ll just have to wait
And see what you give us
I’d hate to
Hate you
We all make mistakes
And I’ll make another
But not you
No, not you
You been telling me so many lies
Not this time
Don’t want to see it, believe it
Don’t want to hear it, go near it
It’s a lie
You been telling me so many lies
Not this time

Don’t want to see it, believe it
Don’t want to hear it, go near it
It’s a lie

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released June 19, 2020

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Spirit Animal (NY) Brooklyn, New York

It might sound strange, but it takes some serious soul to discover rock music's spirit and an absolute animal to find its superhuman funk.  Luckily, the modern listener has Spirit Animal to turn to for all of the above.

The NYC-based band's EP, This Is a Test, masterfully melds decades of disparate elements in search of music at its most carnal, anthemic and party-ready.
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