Kevin Bronson on August 26th, 2011

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[They Left L.A. for the Other Coast, but We Still Listen, Part I:]

Steve Cooper made music in L.A. as the Gray Kid before segueing into his electro-funk project Spirit Animal. Now based in New York City, Spirit Animal’s new single “I’m Around” (premiered Thursday on Spinner) finds him collaborating with a couple of his old SoCal pals on a croony electro-pop number. The tune features a string arrangement by Jenny O, and the soaring vocals of White Sea/M83 siren Morgan Kibby on the bridge. The song will be out on 7-inch vinyl via Mecca Lecca, with a B-side “New Man Now” featuring Chris Garneau. The physical package, by the way, features T-shirts, stickers and a digital cookbook written by Cooper, who formerly plied his culinary skills at Cafe Stella in Silver Lake. Get your sway on.

||| Download: “I’m Around”

||| Live: Spirit Animal plays Sept. 14 at Origami Vinyl.

||| Previously: The Gray Kid, Cooper in the kitchen, “Makin’ It Work” video, and (highly recommended) a download of “Ants!” from SA’s album “the Cost of Living.”

Photo by Susanna Patrick