Bitch and Animal
| Company type | Music duo |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Defunct | 2004 |
| Products | Music albums |
Bitch and Animal, consisting of musicians Bitch and Animal Prufrock, was a queercore music duo active between 1995 and 2004. They initially gained exposure by touring as the opening act for Ani DiFranco before embarking on their own headline tours.
Their first album, What's That Smell, was independently produced and featured standout tracks such as "Drag King Bar" along with the hidden piece "Pussy Manifesto". Their subsequent two albums were released through Righteous Babe. The 2001 release Eternally Hard, co-produced by Ani DiFranco and Wayne Schrengohst, included songs like "Best Cock on the Block" and "Traffic". Their last album, Sour Juice and Rhyme, produced in collaboration with June Millington from the influential 1970s all-female group Fanny, received a nomination at the 15th GLAAD Media Awards, competing alongside artists including Rufus Wainwright and Meshell Ndegeocello.
Animal Prufrock developed a musical inspired by the Hothead Paisan comic series by Diane DiMassa, which was performed at the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival. He continues to perform as a solo artist.
Bitch appeared in John Cameron Mitchell's film "Shortbus" and worked with singer-songwriter Ferron, producing the album "Boulder" under Ferron's label, Short Story Records. Additionally, she completed the documentary "Thunder" about Ferron, which she co-directed with Billie Jo Cavallaro.
Discography
- What's That Smell (1999)
- Eternally Hard (2001)
- Sour Juice and Rhyme (2003)
Bitch solo releases:
- Be-Sides, one take wonders and poems (2005)
- Make This Break This (2006)
- B+TEC (2008)
- Blasted! (2010)
Animal Prufrock solo release:
- congratulations; thank you + i'm sorry (2010)