It all started with lighting water on fire. Vanessa Bley (lead vox, guitar), Robert Granata (guitar) and Anthony Marchesi (bass) met in 2011 while performing at the revolutionary anti-fracking concert "Pedal Power NYC," a show powered by bicycles and "natural ass." In early 2012, following Bley's release of her lush and vibrant alt-rock solo EP, the new friends decided to join forces to become Beast Patrol.

Within the same year, the Brooklyn rockers released the EP Fierce & Grateful, generating significant buzz, including being named a Rolling Stone "Band to Watch" and garnering a slot at Lollapalooza. After a year of extensive performing and the addition of Jacob Read-Harber on drums last summer, the four-piece has settled in and spent the past few months getting ready for the release of their second EP, Unarm Yourself, out now.