Artist:Animal Shadows

Adelaide’s own Animal Shadows (AKA Tom Gaffney) is a perfect blend between a solo performer, a full-blown live piece, and a live producer. Taking influences in crowd-hypnotizing techniques from acclaimed acts such as Sigur Ròs, Flume, Youth Lagoon, and Massive Attack, the nineteen year old bedroom solo artist has been turning punters heads and gaining attention exponentially since the project’s beginning. Upon progressively releasing the first five songs from Animal Shadows that included “Nineteen, Always”, and “Cedric”, there was an immediate surge of attention, having gained over 1200 total plays and over 330 followers on SoundCloud in the first three months. This near instant following assisted in his debut shows being a smash hit – opening for Melbourne’s Beloved Elk to packed crowds at Adelaide’s Metro and Exeter hotels before performing a headlining set at Melbourne’s Public Bar, all in one swift weekend. The solo artist has a setup rarely seen in a live setting. Lush ...