Everything is appealing to me about this artist:
1. S/he goes by the name Animal.
2. S/he was part of the duo Bitch & Animal, that
toured the world for ten years, and released three albums on Ani Difranco's
label, Righteous Babe Records.
3. S/he identifies as a "transperformative
artist." Or, as Outfront Colorado more colorfully states, “Prufrock is a badass
bipolar cosmic tranny with a new album written for gender warriors.” [ By the
way the "s/he" term is from Animal's website, I would never be so
bold to choose that term myself ]
4. S/he is also currently pursuing a PHD in
Transformative Studies developing theories around gender variance, creativity
and theatrical collaboration.
5. The new solo CD is also available on vinyl.
But the first thing I noticed when I got Animal's solo
CD "congratulations; thank you & I'm sorry," was how fresh and inventive it is, with intriguing titles like
"Emotional Boner" and "0 + 0 = 0." The CD was released in 2010 and, by the way, was produced by Ani. My two faves though
are...well, I'll let you hear them:
Below, the Bitch & Animal CDs:
"What's That Smell?" (1999)*
"Eternally Hard" (2001)
"Sour Juice & Rhyme" (2003)
*(which by the way, contains the gem "Drag King Bar")
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