Animals As Leaders - Animals As Leaders Artist_ELpH Alan Kwan and Masaki Hayashi

Alan Kwan and Masaki Hayashi

he adopted the same instrumentation as that of his idol’s illustrious quintet

Alice Bag’s defiant chiming of “Knock Out” provides a perfect foil to his tentative singing of “hey hey

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Animals As Leaders - Animals As Leaders Artist_ELpH Alan Kwan and Masaki HayashiThis is the album that not only put AAL on the map, but blew them up into the stratosphere. Hard to believe this was mainly a solo effort, as Tosin Abasi recorded all the virtuosic guitar and bass work, while all drums and effects were programmed by his engineer Misha Mansoor. For those unfamiliar with the AAL sound, be prepared to blasted into outer space via insane guitar solos, relentless drums, and intricate compositions that would dizzy even a