Alternative indie outift Hail Animator will be releasing their debut EP, We Live in Boxes, on Friday 5th March 2010. The six-track has been in the making since the band’s formation a year ago, and high praise has already been awarded to early previews of the material. The EP will be available as both a physical copy and digital download - CDs will be stocked locally in Crash Records and Jumbo Records, whilst discounted versions will be available online via iTunes, Amazon and Napster. The Leeds four piece are also promising that in the run-up to the launch, people will be able to get hold of free songs, whilst the entire EP will be posted on the band’s Myspace (myspace.com/hailanimator) on Monday 1st March for a limited time.

In addition, Hail Animator will play a special launch gig to celebrate the release, taking place in Leeds on Friday 5th March, at The Cockpit. Doors open at 19.00, with tickets being priced at five pounds. Support comes from the critically acclaimed EastStrikeWest (myspace.com/eaststrikewestband) and electronically-charged live looper Charlie Barnes (myspace.com/charliebarnes). Hail Animator then head out to promote the EP on a national scale.