Led by Sara Blake, (vocalist/songwriter), who cut her teeth playing small clubs in central Virginia before moving to LA. The name was in dedication to her late friend James Sun.
The band’s debut album ‘echoes of a dream’ reached millions plays in just a few months after its release. In tandem with their streaming success, Animal Sun also received support from magazines such as Alt Press and Rock Sound, as well as renowned radio stations such as idobi, iHeart Radio and KROQ.
Animal Sun released their sophomore effort July 27th, 2022 ‘GENERATION WAITING’. This included their hit ‘I’M ALREADY DEAD feat. DREAMERS’, as well as completing a spring tour supporting Kelsy Karter & The Heroines and a fall tour supporting Anarbor.
In 2023 Animal Sun won ‘Rock/Pop Song of the Year’ at the Hollywood Independent Music Awards and surpassed 20 million streams on Spotify. 2024 is gearing up to be the band's biggest year yet!