Ahead of the release of their forthcoming album Animal Hospital, available August 29th on felte, Chicago band Ganser have shared “Stripe, the follow-up to singles “Discount Diamonds” and “Black Sand.” Animal Hospital was Produced by Liars’ Angus Andrew. “stripe,” is accompanied by a video created by band member Alicia Gaines.

Recorded at Jamdek Studios by Doug Malone (with additional recording by Nick Broste at Electrical Audio) and producer Andrew (Liars) between January and March of 2025, Animal Hospital is a masterwork of Ganser’s long-honed craft. Songs from the album began life as notes scratched as far back as 2020, though “stripe” dates back even further, having first been demoed in 2001), as Gaines explains.

This one dates back to October 2001, one of my earliest experiences recording with a computer after years of suffering through noisy cassette recorders and 4-track machines. It’s a testament to the durability of digital recording that much of the instrumentation that made it onto the album is from the original demo session. The lyrics and melody, added this year, describe everyone living in their own narrative– where what can be perceived as wrong or right can vary from individual to individual, and how in reality the truth is sometimes more of an evolving idea than a fixed concept, for better or worse. A compass points true until you follow it far enough to get lost.

Ganser
Animal Hospital
Tracklist
Felte

Black Sand
stripe
Ten Miles Tall
Dig Until I Reach the Moon
Grounding Exercises
Half Plastic
Speaking of the future,
Creature Habits
Lounger
Discount Diamonds
Plato
Left to Chance

Pre-order Animal Hospital HERE