Zoo Animal is a Minneapolis band formed in January of 2008.
It started from Holly Newom's (vocals, guitar) need for
a bassist and drummer to perform her solo material.
Long-time friend Tim Abramson obliged to play bass,
and Al Swenson, a fellow community college student,
agreed to play drums (Thom Burton, another fellow
community college student, has since become drummer).
As they played more, Holly became unsettled.
They were playing material she wrote before the band and she
felt a need and excitement to write songs specifically for this
band to play, allowing them to pretty much shape their own parts.
After the writing spree, it seemed an album had just been written.
So, with that, she decided to commit her time to the band, instead
of solo material, and they began recording with Darren Jackson in
February of 2008.
"Young Blood" was released in the fall of 2008,
and is available on cdbaby.com, iTunes and at local Twin Cities music stores.
Zoo Animal's live show schedule is found on the home page of this site.