John Cusimano Lead Singer of 'Fastest Land Animal' Punk Pop's Newest Sensation!

Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Interviewing the Legends I’m your host Ray Shasho.

With distortion cranked, synths warm, and no regard for the rules, Fastest Land Animal tap into the eternal power of three equally committed (and possibly crazed) kindred spirits. In this case, the trio— Screamin’ Jack Novak aka John Cusimano, Alfonse Castillo [guitar, bass] aka Jonny Blaze and Shark Samuels [drums] aka Andrew Meskin crash land (at full speed) into the intersection of glorious gutter punk, revved-up rock ‘n’ roll, and off-kilter pop. This slick, yet sharp style continues to captivate a growing fan base with nearly 10 million YouTube views and counting and acclaim from the likes of RIFF Magazine and more.

However, they only amplify every aspect of their vision on their 2023 second full-length LP, East Coast, West Coast, In between.

As the story goes, these old friends logged time in previous bands, performing alongside everyone from Motley Crüe to Alice Cooper. However, the musicians bared their teeth with their self-titled debut, Fastest Land Animal, in 2021. They rallied around influences as diverse as The Velvet Underground, David Bowie, Foo Fighters, Queens Of The Stone Age, Rage Against The Machine, and The Ramones in the cultivation of a singular vision. They parlayed this momentum into a prolific creative season despite the distance between them with Jack in New York, Alfonse in Arizona, and Shark in Texas. Beaming in Los Angeles-based producer Don Gilmore the group tracked East Coast, West Coast, In Between via ZOOM. This time around, they increased the presence of analog synths, leaned on Gilmore’s impeccable tone selection, and even broke their own “no songs slower than 150BPM” rule.

Please welcome singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist formerly of New York based Indie- rock group The Cringe who is also married to American chef and Television personality Rachel Ray …Screamin’ Jack Novak aka John Cusimano of Fastest Land Animal who was born of a Jackal raised by his father, a nanny and two irascible rottweilers.

 

UPCOMING CONCERT DATES 2023

 

05/05/23@ 7:00 PM

Lake Buena Vista, FL

House Of Blues Orlando

With Tesla the Band, Kurt Deimer

05/06/23@ 7:00 PM

Lake Buena Vista, FL

House Of Blues Orlando

with Tesla the Band, Kurt Deimer

05/26/23@ 7:00 PM

Omaha, NE

The Admiral Theater

With Tesla the Band

 

PURCHASE

THE LATEST RELEASE

BY

FASTEST LAND ANIMAL

Entitled

EAST COAST, WEST COAST, IN BETWEEN

At

www.fastestlandanimal.band

or amazon.com

ALSO

THEIR SELF-TITLED

 DEBUT ALBUM

FASTEST LAND ANIMAL

Amazon.com

Stream it at

https://ingrv.es/east-coast-west-coast-dk8-6

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

ABOUT

FASTEST LAND ANIMAL

VISIT

www.fastestlandanimal.band

Official website

www.facebook.com/flabandofficial

Facebook

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Twitter

www.instagram.com/flabandofficial

Instagram

www.youtube.com/channel/UCGNXkc5D-BDMsn__5ClsHNg

YouTube

www.rachaelrayshow.com

 

DISCOGRAPHY

With THE CRINGE

SCRATCH THE SURFACE (2003)

TIPPIN POINT (2007)

PLAY THING (2010)

HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2012)

BLIND SPOT (2015)

EVERYWHERE YOU’VE NEVER BEEN (2019)

 

With FASTEST LAND ANIMAL

FAST LAND ANIMAL (2021)

EAST COAST, WEST COAST, IN BETWEEN (2022)