FRAGILE ANIMALS

There's something captivating about watching a band hit their stride. For Brisbane dream gaze trio Fragile Animals that time is now. Their 2017 debut EP 'Light That Fades' was met with a joyous welcome. While their sophomore EP ‘Only Shallow//Only More’ was the graduation with flying colours every band looks to strike upon. Songs from both releases found open ears and airplay at Triple J, becoming an Unearthed Feature Artist and winning a place on the line-up to their local Triple J presented Big Pineapple Music Festival.

Latest single ‘Waiting’ serves up a banquet of catchy melodies from vocalist Victoria Jenkins, delivering a rich slice of pop amidst the powerful, driving rhythms of drummer Kyle Shipton, and Daniel Parkinson's cavalcade of rich guitar tones. Fragile Animals sculpt bittersweet indie-rock, inhaling their influences and exhaling carefully as a smart young band carving out their own sound. A luscious layering of slow burning choruses and intricate guitar melodies – part indie-pop, part shoegaze paragon.

Although in only early stages, Fragile Animals live prowess has gradually been honed over the last 18 months, not only crushing the stage at the aforementioned Big Pineapple Music Festival, but also within support slots with the likes of Polish Club, Bugs, Jebediah as well as on east coast tours of their own.

More music is recorded and ready, this time with ARIA nominated producer Dylan Adams (DMA’s, Skeggs, West Thebarton) on board. More touring is on the cards, but this time with one eye on Australia and the other on the world.

Fragile Animals, have unveiled their latest single, ‘Waiting’, a composition of sombre alternative rock incorporating shoegaze undertones.

Intoxicatingly catchy, ‘Waiting’ was penned by Fragile Animals’ frontwoman, Victoria Jenkins in the early hours of the morning after playing a show in the evening and working the day before.

“So many of the people I worked that day, as well as the friends I caught up with that night, were seriously struggling with their mental health and things going on in their lives.” Victoria explains. “It just felt so messed up. How have we created a society where so many of us are legitimately not coping?! For me this song lyrically carries the weight of all of that, but was also me looking in the mirror genuinely wondering if I was okay.”

‘Waiting’ produced, engineered and mixed by Dylan Adams (DMAs, Skeggs, West Thebarton) at his studio in Coogee, NSW in May of 2019 and finalised with mastering by Andrew Edgson at Studio 301.

Musicology spoke exclusively with Daniel Parkinson for a deep dive into what creates their signature sound in another of Musicology.xyz On The Level series.