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Zoo Animal "Young Blood" Review

Jan 26, 2009, 11:00am

Zoo Animal, the Minneapolis based band fronted by Holly Hansen, have recently released a new album titled Young Blood . Like some of the great female singers she references over the 25 minute album (Chan Marshall, Fiona Apple, Leslie Feist), she has a gritty and beautiful voice that seems to weave its way perfectly into the songs without ever sounding too put together or fragile. The songs, all written by Hansen, have a great lo-fi feel and together create a strong and cohesive album that is one of the biggest surprises I have heard from a local release in [...]

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Zoo Animal - Live at UW-Stout New Live Zoo Animal - "Kitchen" (Radio K Session)radiok: Zoo Animal performing …Neil Young Concert Review of the Moment: Auckland, New Zealand: 1/16/09 Five +5 Visits Young Blood

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