Listen to Hailey Wojcik's Delightfully Dark and Lovably Weird New 'Book of Beasts' EP

Photo by Julie Peel

Hailey Wojcik is a woman of many talents. Her self-produced, self-engineered new EP Book of Beasts is a dark, whimsical little nugget of punky-pop goodness, conjured up almost entirely by Michigan-born, Brooklyn-based Wojcik, who describes herself as a "Songwriter. Singer. Queer femme. Zookeepers' kid. Canine enthusiast." Brian Viglione of The Dresden Dolls and The Violent Femmes held it down on drums while Wojcik handled guitars, vocals, lyrics, and drum machine. Her voice is sweet and knowing, with more than a little bite. Her first video for "XO, Skeleton" is full of dancing bugs. Really, what's not to love?

The cassette version of Book of Beasts is out today on Wiener Records (grab the self-released digital version here) and we've got a full stream here for your enjoyment.

Catch Hailey on tour with The Shondes -

3/4/2015 Minneapolis, MN @ The 7th Street Entry

3/6/2015 Missoula, MT @ The VFW

3/7/2015 Portland, OR @ The Alhambra Theater

3/8/2015 Seattle, WA @ Columbia City Theater

3/9/2015 Eugene, OR @ TBA

3/10/2015 San Francisco, CA @ Brick & Mortar

3/11/2015 Davis, CA @ KDVS

3/13/2015 Los Angeles, CA @ TBD

3/14/2015 Tucson, AZ @ Che’s Lounge

3/16/2015 Albuquerque, NM @ Burt’s Tiki Lounge

3/17/2015 Denver, CO @ The Sidewinder Tavern

3/19/2015 Beloit, WI @ The Coughy Haus at Beloit College

3/20/2015 Chicago, IL @ The Hideout

3/21/2015 Covington, KY@ Come Together Kentucky Conference at NKU

3/22/2015 Lexington, KY @ Cosmic Charlie's

3/23/2015 Asheville, NC @ University of North Carolina - Asheville

3/24/2015 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506

3/26/2015 Birmingham, AL @ The Bottletree

3/27/2015 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade

3/28/2015 Nashville, TN @ The End

3/29/2015 Louisville, KY @ The New Vintage

3/31/2015 Oberlin, OH @ The ‘Sco at Oberlin College

4/1/2015 Rochester, NY @ TBA

4/2/2015 Brooklyn, NY @ The Rock Shop

'Book of Beasts' is out 3/3 on Wiener Records.