The Giraffes (Brooklyn band)

Formed in 1996 by Damien Paris, Andrew Totolos and Tim Kent,^[1] The Giraffes are an active hard rock band from New York City. In 2001 Singer Aaron Lazar joined the band and was with them till 2011, until he took a three years hiatus.^[2] In that time one record was released (Tales of the Black Whistle.) In 2014 singer Aaron Lazar rejoined the band and released the EP Usury. The current line-up consists of singer Aaron Lazar, guitarist Damien Paris, drummer Andrew Totolos, and bassist Hannah Moorhead. Their seventh full-length album, Flower of the Cosmos, was released in 2019 by Silver Sleeve and Rough Trade.^[3] The album was recorded at Studio G in Brooklyn and produced by Tony Maimone and Francisco Botero.^[4]

Discography

Studio albums

• Franksquilt (1998) Apesauce Records
• Helping You Help Yourself (2002) Apesauce Records
• A Gentleman Never Tells (2003) Apesauce Records
• The Giraffes (2005) Razor & Tie
• Pretty in Puke (2006) Apesauce Records
• Prime Motivator (2008) Crustacean Records
• Ruled (2011) Crustacean Records
• Tales of the Black Whistle (2012) Apesauce Records
• Usury (2015) Silver Sleeve
• Flower of the Cosmos (2019) Silver Sleeve/Rough Trade Records

Video albums

• Show (2010) Crustacean Records

Official bootlegs

• Farewell, Fat Astronaut (2011) (Limited Release) Apesauce Records