SHORT BIO

Safari Room is the indie rock outfit and brainchild of Alec Koukol
(Omaha-native, now Nashville-local).

“We’re not that different you and me,” Alec Koukol repeats throughout the swelling bridge of “Garden Talker,” and that line might as well be a mission statement for Safari Room. Koukol describes “human connection as a founding cornerstone” as the project’s ethos, and that message is a through-line for Safari Room’s entire discography so far. The band is known, particularly in Nashville, for their special brand of indie rock, their live shows and the sense of community that comes from singing Safari Room’s songs together. That’s Safari Room’s hope, and that’s what they’re going for on their as-yet-untitled third LP. These songs are the band’s biggest, boldest, and most personal yet; in other words, they’re Safari Room at their very best. - Zac Djamoos

Quotes

“The result is a dreamlike song that makes you want to kick back and just listen—something rare in music today. Gentle, ambient rhythms clash with guitars to make [“Thoughtful Introspection”] a song of substance, something fans can sit with for hours, days, weeks until new music is released.”
– XuneMag

“There’s a deceptiveness to the Safari Room catalog of goods that should be approached with care. Judge too quickly and you’ll miss out on the best parts.”
– We Own This Town

“Jangly driven guitar and an upbeat groove give this song its emotive state of play. Their lyricism sensibility is captivating and real, giving this band a sense of authentication from the first impression.”
– Born Music

 "For a band in such infancy, Safari Room have created a blisteringly passionate and world-weathered song. “Vices” is rich, rugged and steeped in global influences, with a meandering form and breathtaking climax. You'll fall in love."
– Soundscapr

“SAFARI ROOM, a band that comes at us with the ever-pleasant jangly guitars, effervescently melancholic lyrics, and a whole jam of delectable sights and sounds.”
– Come Here Floyd

“The [OOKO Session - Live] EP serves as a nice glimpse into the live capacity of a band that has been putting out consistently slick studio releases for the past few years. Unsurprisingly, they manage to sound every bit as polished.”
– We Own This Town

“However, it's the end of the [‘Thoughtful Introspection’] with burgeoning vocals, backed by a transfixing guitar & drum riff, which launches Safari Room into a new dimension, pivoting the band away from soft indie pop to dynamic rock.”
– The Deeper Dig

“It’s no secret that one of the comforting, yet addictive powers of music is that it makes us feel, really feel, and Safari Room’s newest single ‘Thoughtful Introspection’ bottles up that power like a drug fans will soon be yearning for.”
– XuneMag