Formed by Chris Karloff (lead guitarist and co-songwriter on the first two Kasabian albums), Black Onassis have been crafting a dark, brooding, and mysterious album of psychedelic electronic rock’n’roll. Fuzzed-up chainsaw guitars, blissed-out hypnotic drones, sirens blaring, full-on throbbing beats. They have made an inspiring record that reflects the intensity, the highs and lows of life in New York.

Recent blog chatter and "recommended if you like" comparisons indicate the following: Spirit Animal sounds like 90's Red Hot Chili Peppers meeting LCD Soundsystem when, suddenly, both are karate chopped in the neck by Faith No More.