Pattern-Seeking Animals is an American progressive rock

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formed in 2018 by

Ted Leonard Theodore Michael Leonard (born September 22, 1971) is an American vocalist and guitarist, best known as the lead singer for the progressive rock band Enchant. He has also provided lead vocals for Thought Chamber, Spock's Beard, and Pattern-S ...

, Dave Meros, John Boegehold and Jimmy Keegan; all of whom are current and former members and collaborators of fellow progressive rock ensemble Spock's Beard.

Name

About the band's name, Leonard said in an interview:

History

The band was put together to perform some music that Boegehold had been writing in 2018, with Leonard and Meros co-writing some of the material. They eventually agreed to turn it into a band and now intend to release one album every year and go on tour with additional session musicians. After signing with Inside Out Music, the band released its first, self-titled album on July 5, 2019. The second album, ''Prehensile Tales'', came out less than a year later, on May 15, 2020, and was positively reviewed by ''

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''. Their third album, ''Only Passing Through'', was released on April 1, 2022. Their fourth album, ''Spooky Action at a Distance'', will be released on October 27, 2023.

Members

Band members *

– lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar (2018–present) * Dave Meros – bass, backing vocals (2018–present) * John Boegehold – synthesizers, mellotron, programming, guitar, mandolin, backing vocals (2018–present) * Jimmy Keegan – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2018–present) Live members * Dennis Atlas - keyboards, backing vocals (2022–present) * Walter Ino - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (2022–present)

Discography

* ''Pattern-Seeking Animals'' (2019) * ''Prehensile Tales'' (2020) * ''Only Passing Through'' (2022) * ''Spooky Action at a Distance'' (2023)

References

External links

* {{Spock's Beard Rock music supergroups Musical groups established in 2018 Progressive rock musical groups from California Inside Out Music artists 2018 establishments in California