Kevin Bronson on February 23rd, 2012

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A year and a half after he escaped from Los Angeles, Steve Cooper and Spirit Animal are finishing up a follow-up album to 2010’s “The Cost of Living.” Thankfully, the testosterone-charged electro-funk outfit seems to have decided against the title “Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Spirit Animal,” instead settling on “Spiritia Animalia.” Whatever its taxonomic rank, Spirit Animal’s marriage of funky beats and Cooper’s soaring croon is sure to leave sweat on your brow, and the band’s penchant for wry, subversive humor makes their music valued-added.

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