Melbourne band Animus chose their name for its meaning motivation to do something—And these guys are definitely motivated—to conquer the world with their poppy alternative rock tunes, that is. And they picked the right place to start out: this Friday, September 12th at The Espy for round one of Emergenza Festival Australia. As for their music? These guys are all about melody. Simple poppy riffs are valued over the overly technical, making their tunes both easy to listen to and impossible to get out of your head. They mix it up, playing with both clean and distorted guitars, sassy rock vocals with sweet falsetto. Don’t miss your chance to rock out to the singular tunes of Animus. More show info here.