Biography

The sun shines for everyone but some are better at making the most of its rays. From young shoots turned towards the universal sun of rock’n’roll, The Animen have become sturdy pillars on the European rock scene after almost ten years of electric activism: four accomplished musicians, four amazing performers after hundreds of concerts, and four studio aesthetes who are now releasing their third record aptly entitled Same Sun / Different Light – or how to turn sunstroke into sheer delight. After having chased their vintage fantasy all the way to Nashville with their previous album (Are We There Yet?, 2015), The Animen have firmly and deliberately taken root in the present. By teaming up with Samy Osta for their third studio endeavour, the guys from Carouge have added to their talent the vista of a producer brimming with energy and boldness (Feu! Chatterton, La Femme, Juniore). Analogue or digital? Traditional or modern? There’s no point in choosing, “We took the best of both worlds”. Over two weeks, the band got back into shape while doing some soul-searching in its Parisian lair. The aim of the game: to challenge codes, break a few dumb rules, keep faithful to their eternal heroes while daring to reinvent themselves in the present. Same sun, different light…