Cartoon Lizard

Cartoon Lizard is a Canadian indie pop band from Victoria, British Columbia. They have released one mid-length EP. The band comprises Trevor Lang, Ritchie Hemphill, Alex Maunders, Shilo Preshyon and Brennan Doyle.

History
Trevor and Ritchie formed a band in high school under the name "Animal Astronauts", which eventually fizzled away and had it's gap filled by the solo project of Trevor Lang, Noble Savage. While Shilo and Ritchie's musical co-operations blossomed while living together in the in the city of Vancouver, and Shilo and Alex found similarities in their musical style while attending _________, Brennan joined Trevor's solo act, re-emerging as the duo Tango Lima. After all five found themselves residing in Victoria, British Columbia, with no time-consuming musical obligations, Any previous projects were dropped to move forward with Cartoon Lizard, as all member had only dreamed of doing years prior. After the release of singles such as "Top of the Mornin'" and " Not Punk Not Raw", Cartoon Lizard found attention from various Canadian News outlets for their original and feel-good harmonies and idiosyncratic instrumentation.

Musical style
Their music has been described as "A cool mixture of ‘60s influenced psychedelic sunshine pop" and "Honest, quixotic, and feel-good", with their songs demonstrating " sun-drenched harmonies and groovy, retro-sounding instrumentation", and "simultaneously nuanced and extravagant tunes". The quintet cites acts such as The Shins, Sufjan Stevens, Animal Collective, Midlake, Perfect Beings, Tame Impala, Vampire Weekend, Grizzly Bear, The Beach Boys and The Beatles as inspiration.

Extended plays

 * Singles



Current members

 * Trevor Lang (2015−present)
 * Ritchie Hemphill (2015−present)
 * Alex Maunders (2015−present)
 * Shilo Preshyon (2015−present)
 * Brennan Doyle (2015−present)