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A Video Interview with Necessary Animals


A new album release from Necessary Animals brings on a lush and engulfing soundscape that ends up being more of an experience than just an album especially if you listen to it from beginning to end which is definitely what I would suggest.


The Full Moon at The Comet Hotel album features an array of genres that mix and mend together creating something that embodies its own atmosphere and with that, pulls you right in with it.


The record is experimental but also held together quite well with a series of influences among the outlandish and almost fantastical soundscapes that you hear throughout the record's unfolding.


Throughout this record you get everything from indie and classic rock to psychedelic and experimental rock, jazzy undertones, and electronic elements, there are synths, guitars, percussion, and so much more that all sort of morph and change along the way.


Now, having said all that, there's also an almost orchestrated cinematic feel on some of these songs that build a massive and vast undertone, and some of these include horns or string instruments that are bowed, and this adds incredible layers of texture to the record.


There is a lot going on with this release and I would suggest that you listen to it as a whole as I mentioned earlier for two reasons really.


The first is that the record does feel interconnected in some way. Almost like it would be a concept record, but the form of connection is as avant-garde as the record sounds itself.


The other reason to listen to this full album is because if you only listen to one or two tracks from the record then you are not getting anywhere near the full range or spectrum that the album has to offer as a whole.


This is an experience more than anything else. You get pulled away from your surroundings and whatever you're doing, and you get put in this completely different place that at times feels personal and nostalgic and others feel fantastical and almost Whimsical in a way.


Lyrically, you can hear call backs from memories and that's more than nostalgic elements.


There is plenty to soak in and this is why I would suggest really listening to it with headphones on because these songs each there are notes that float around through the ethers of some of the tracks along with elements and textures that you might miss if you don't wear headphones or don't listen to it loud enough.


Some of the tracks feel dreamy and you flow right alongside them. Other tracks have a little bit more of a rock backbone and can be slightly edgier at times.


You can most certainly hear a lot of that classic rock influence but there's also the jazz tones and the guitar work that really brings out different elements aside from of course those synths and keys that come in and out of the record too.


The combination and mixture of natural and digital instrumentation is incredibly well balanced here and everything comes together really well in the end.


When the record is over, you have to sort of snap yourself back into reality again.


If you do listen to the full album, as I mentioned earlier, it's a great escape but when you come back you need to reacclimate yourself because it's been a good chunk of time and you've gone through these chapters and layers that send you to different places in your mind as you listen to them.


This was a brilliant album in my opinion, and I feel like its experimental nature and ability to just be outside the box and not conform to any kind of social norms in terms of musical genre is inspiring.


With the release of such a well-woven album, we wanted to have a sit down with the head songwriter and creator of the project Keith Rodway. 


Take a look at our interview with Keith about the album and the project below.






























































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