====== Animal Couch ======

Alternative Rock\\
Dallas, Texas, USA

Animal Couch is a Christian rock band from the Dallas TX area. The band consists of vocalists Aimee Helms and Denise Grace with musicians Sean Curtis, Chris Carr, Kelly Grace and Phil Helms. Their producer is Bryan Jones. One EP or album was reportedly produced by Ty Tabor of King's X fame.

Original name was August Child before changing names to Animal Couch in 1996. Sean, Phillip, Kelly, and Debise were members of August Child. Other early names appear to have been:
  * Autumn Reign (formed 1990 with Denise)
  * In His Name (Kelly)
  * Eleazer (Denise, Kelly)
  * X-Ray (Denise, Kelly, Phillip)

Aimee Helms - Lead Vocals\\
Denise Grace - Lead Vocals\\
Sean Curtis - Guitar/BG Vocals\\
Chris Carr - Guitar\\
Kelly Grace - Bass\\
Phil Helms - Drums/BG Vocals\\
Stephen - Guitar/BG Vocals (2000-2001)

===== Discography =====

| 1996 | Chocolate Covered Pears |
| 1998 | Spare Room Demo |
| 1998 | Matchbox Sessions |
| 2001 | Words to Die By |

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==== Chocolate Covered Pears ====

1996 Independent

Aimee Helms - Lead vocals\\ 
Denise Grace - Lead vocals\\
Sean Curtis- Guitars, vocals, piano\\
Kelly Grace - Bass\\
Phil Helms - Drums, percussion, vocals

  - Superhero (3:32)
  - Could've Been (2:43)
  - W.C.S. (4:50)
  - Trees (4:04)
  - Won't Die (4:26)
  - Little Green Men (3:47)
  - 5, 7 (3:58)

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==== Spare Room Demo ====

1998 Independent

From Jeff Wade's Spare Room studio comes Animal Couch's demo CD. March, April and May were spent in the Spare Room arranging, recording and mixing the demo CD which can be purchased through this web site or at concerts.

The Spare Room demo contains four tracks from Animal Couch's newest collection of songs.

Aimee Helms - Lead vocals\\
Denise Grace - Lead Vocals, lyricist\\
Kelly Grace - Bassist, guitarist\\
Phil Helms - Drummer, guitarist, lyricist, composer\\
Sean Pflughaupt - Lead Guitarist, lyricist, pianist, composer

  - Shiney Clock
  - Sheep
  - Rent
  - Shoes

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==== Matchbox Sessions ====

1998 Independent

  - Anyway
  - Tilly

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==== Words to Die By ====

2001 Independent

Aimee Helms - Lead vocals\\
Denise Grace - Lead vocals\\
Sean Curtis - Guitar, backing vocals\\
Kelly Grace - Bass\\
Phil Helms - Drums, programming, backing vocals

Chris Carr - Additional guitar\\
Stephen Taylor - Additional guitar, backing vocals\\ 
Jai Hutcherson - Additional programming

  - Empty Cocoon (3:32)
  - Doesn't Bother Me (3:28)
  - Complete (5:21)
  - Meet the Queen (4:51)
  - Heaven (5:24)
  - January (4:36)
  - Life Worth Living (4:18)
  - Words (3:28)
  - Pull Me Through (4:33)

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