Food for Animals

For food for animals, see Animal feed (disambiguation).
Food for Animals
Origin Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, USA
Genres Hip hop
Indie hip hop
Noise music
Years active 2001present
Website http://www.foodforanimals.com/
Members Nick Rivetti, Andrew Field-Pickering, Daniel Helmer, Sterling Warren

Food for Animals is a band formed near Washington, D.C.. The group features Vulture Voltaire (Andrew Field-Pickering), Ricky Rabbit (Nick Rivetti), Dr. Dan (Daniel Helmer), and HY (Sterling Warren). Their music is generally categorized as indie hip hop and subcategorized as noise music. The current albums feature a sound best appreciated by "those with a high tolerance for serial grime and a taste for the sharper, harder edge of hip-hop".[1]

History

Field Pickering, a Washington, D.C. DJ, and Ricky Rabbit[2] formed the band [3] and quickly booked gigs along the East Coast,[4] shows which occasionally caused comparisons with Public Enemy[5] and found praise from critics.[6]

Discography

References

  1. Pitchfork Review
  2. Pitchfork News
  3. Muckamuck
  4. DOA Music Magazine Review
  5. City Pages
  6. PopMatters review

External links

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