Sign up with your email address to receive news and updates. However, they let on that they’ve just locked in the first two weeks of an upcoming tour, with Wes adding on that they’ll be out on the road all summer.Talking more about Daytrotter, Dalton says,“I think that’s the first time that any of us were kinda shocked that someone asked us to play. “It was a bit of a dream playing Thalia with Twin Peaks. Throughout the conversation, I found out all you need to know about this up and coming Chicago band, including news on their upcoming album and tour, stories about their haunted recording space, their influences, and their feelings on a certain Netflix show (which, if you didn’t already know, one of them happens to star in). That came up while Matt chatted about the early days of guitar lessons, revealing, “The very first lesson I took was so awkward. They also went to see NYC band The Lemon Twigs the night before at The Empty Bottle. “Yeah we’re all pumped. I started listening to the Police and bands like that, like the Beatles and...my liking of music came from that," he continued on. “Speaking of the south,” Jake adds,“We might be playing SXSW, but nothing is locked in.” They’d also love to eventually play some European dates, so keep your eyes out for that.Post Animal recently headlined The Empty Bottle, with support coming from fellow Chicagoans Lucille Furs and Jude Shuma. ORDER VINYL / CD / TAPE / MERCH.
Dalton and Matt grew up together as self-proclaimed “bad boys of Danville,” first starting a band in sixth grade. Wes started the love fest for Jude and also gave props to Lucille Furs by saying,“[Twin] Peaks rocks, Joe Bordernaro. Not only was the show entirely epic, but it turns out the Post Animal members all love the other two bands. “My dad was a musician too, so he just kind of started me at an early age. At the moment, the Post Animal boys have only got a string of live dates announced for this year, including some shows in Michigan with Twin Peaks and a slot at Daytrotter Downs Festival in Davenport, IA. Like Javi can pretty much play anything, Matt can pretty much play anything, Jake can play anything. Although the band was down one member, with this weekend being one of the first times they’ve played without guitarist Joe Keery, the remaining five members still had plenty to talk about. like I’ve never even been to New York City in my life. It’s just like intimidating being that far away from people,” he continued.Dalton agrees that it’s more intimidating being separated, saying “You have to like Not only are the Post Animal members really into fellow Chicago bands, they’re big music fans in general. Post Animal signed to Polyvinyl in 2017 and played Shaky Knees and Bonnaroo in 2018. (So Jude, if you're reading this, let's set up an interview?) The band's debut full-length, When I Think of You in a Castle, was released on April 20, 2018. Post Animal is: Dalton Allison, Jake Hirshland, Joe Keery, Javi Reyes, Wes ToledoThis past Friday night, I caught up with the boys in Post Animal before they headlined night one of Chicago’s Psych Fest at The Hideout. Post Animal are supporting Cage the Elephant in February 2020 on their United Kingdom tour. The guys have also got a lot of love for Chicago venues, including The Empty Bottle, The Hideout and Thalia Hall. It was bizarre,” Jake says. Post Animal is a Chicago, USA based Rock & Roll band formed in 2014. I think a year ago we would have done almost anything to play these types of shows.” With so many band members, the guys also comment that they’re still able to deliver their best performance, but Matt contributes, “People can learn each other’s parts. Jake recalls one night in which a nightstand flipped over in the room they were sharing, after already being woken up by a ghost. We really respect what they’ve got going on.” They’re also all excited to check out some of the other bands on the line up, with Jake shouting out NE-HI and Wes and Matt giving nods to Joan of Arc and Gaelynn Lea. Javi and Dalton both attest to strange glitches appearing on their recordings from the lakehouse, while Jake, Wes, and Matt admit to having to sleep in the same room eventually after several scares. So now it’s like weird cause we wouldn’t really hesitate to play without anyone, but we kind of like to hesitate to play without Joe. Subscribe. I moved to Chicago and started playing with these dudes. Matt Williams, Javi Reyes, and Wes Toledo all credit their parents for getting them into music at a young age.
Before the interview, I noticed that a fan had commented “come to Brazil!” on one of Post Animal’s recent Facebook posts. Subscribe. Post Animal tour dates . “South America would be a dream. It was a lot of people going out of town for a while, so we were just subbing people,” Jake chimes in.