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. It consists of Dalton Allison (bass/vocals), Jake Hirshland (guitar/keyboard/vocals), Javi Reyes (guitar/vocals), Wesley Toledo (drums/vocals), and Matt Williams (guitar/vocals). As of 2019,

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was no longer a touring member of the band, and he later parted ways due to acting commitments. All members share songwriting contributions and sing lead vocals on their respective compositions.

Career

The band has self-released an EP (''Post Animal Perform the Most Curious Water Activities'') and a singles collection (''The Garden Series'') and toured with

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. Post Animal signed to

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in 2017 and played Shaky Knees and

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in 2018. The band's debut full-length, ''When I Think of You in a Castle'', was released on April 20, 2018. Post Animal supported

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in February 2020 on their United Kingdom tour. The band were the supporting act on dates in Leeds, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, and London.

Musical style

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listened to a lot of

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and were signed to

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Discography

Albums

*''When I Think of You in a Castle'' (2018) *''Forward Motion Godyssey'' (2020) *''Love Gibberish'' (2022)

EPs

*''Post Animal Perform the Most Curious Water Activities'' (2015) *''The Garden Series'' (2016) *''Worried About You'' (2020)

Singles

* "Special Moment" (2017) * "Safe or Not- Extended Mix" (2019) * "Schedule" (2019) * "Fitness" (2020) * "How Do You Feel" (2020) * "Puppy Dog" (2022)

References

External links

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