Pattern-Seeking Animals is an American

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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- ...

Dave Meros Dave Meros (born 8 February 1956), is an American bass guitar player, best known as the bass player for progressive rock band Spock's Beard. Meros has also played or recorded with such artists as Gary Myrick, Bobby Kimball of Toto, Simon Philli ...

, John Boegehold and

Jimmy Keegan James E. Keegan (born November 3, 1969) is an American drummer and voice actor. He has played with artists such as Santana, as the drummer on the song "Primavera" on Santana's hit album ''Supernatural'' and with John Waite. He was the drumme ...

; all of whom are current and former members and collaborators of fellow progressive rock ensemble

Spock's Beard Spock's Beard is an American progressive rock band formed in Los Angeles. The band was formed in 1992 by brothers Neal Morse, Neal (lead vocals, keyboards) and Alan Morse (vocals, guitars), John Ballard (bass) and Nick D'Virgilio (drums). Bal ...

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 Inside Out Music is a German independent record label originally based in Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, and dedicated to the publication of progressive rock, progressive metal and related styles. In 2009, it formed a partnership with Century Me ...

, 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 '' Prog''. 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) *

– bass, backing vocals (2018–present) * John Boegehold – synthesizers, mellotron, programming, guitar, mandolin, backing vocals (2018–present) *

– 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