Luke Temple - Hungry Animal *Pre-Order

Release Date Friday 13th February 2026
All pre-orders will be dispatched/made ready for collection on that day.

On Hungry Animal, Luke Temple continues to trace the invisible lines between the personal and the cosmic — between what we feel, what we observe, and what we inherit simply by being alive. The album reunites Temple with Doug Stuart (bass) and Kosta Galanopoulos (drums), the core of his Cascading Moms ensemble, whose instinctive chemistry anchors the record’s balance of rhythmic precision and melodic drift. Together they shape a sound that feels handmade and fluid, deliver- ing sharp observations in soft focus.
The album opens with “Clean Living,” a tenderly libidinous groove, unraveling purity myths and self-discipline — less a confession than a celebration of the futility of striving for perfection in a flawed world. From there, “Echo Park Donut” shifts into the memory of an unsettling vignette drawn from a violent incident outside Temple’s Los Angeles home. The band moves with a quiet pulse beneath the story, suggest- ing both detachment and the surreal intimacy of fear.
The title track, “Hungry Animal,” grounds the album’s broader questions: how well can we really know one another, or ourselves? Temple’s lyrics circle around the idea that we are animals among animals, driven by instinct and affection alike. It’s both playful and philosophical, one of the record’s emotional centers.
Temple’s bandmates bring an understated mastery to these pieces. Stuart’s melod- ic, infectious grooves converse fluidly with Galanopoulos’s drumming, which breathes life into each song even as it gently propels them forward. The trio’s interplay feels both weightless and deeply rooted — commanding the listener’s attention and empathy without ever forcing it.
With Hungry Animal, Luke Temple and the Cascading Moms create a world where reflection becomes rhythm and consciousness gains texture — a record of quiet revelations and deliberate grace.

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