Exclusive Video Premiere: Ants Ants Ants 'Robot, Robot'

Portland-based Ants Ants Ants are gearing-up to release The Robot EP — a four-song follow-up to their acclaimed debut album Why Why Why. Out July 19 on digital and CD, the new collection of family-friendly tracks will hit vinyl in August with a limited collector’s edition. The first single, “Robot Robot” is available today, and the Toy Insider has teamed-up with Ants Ants Ants for a Media Mashup exclusive premiere of the new animated music video featuring character design by Chris Purdin! Check out the floaty slice of sci-fi kindie pop below!

Ants Ants Ants — Johnny Clay, Dave Gulick, and Nat Johnson — will hit the road this summer for a performance at Wolf Trap Theater-in-the-Woods in Virginia on June 28th, and will perform at Pickathon and other venues around Oregon and Washington. The group will also celebrate the EP release by performing exclusive sessions for SiriusXM and WTMD radio.

Other tracks rounding out The Robot EP include “Dance Robot Dance,” “Robot Suite,” and “Robot Reprise.”

Hear more from Ants Ants Ants on Spotify or your favorite streaming service.

See more picks for family music, movies, and books in the Media Mashup section of our sister publication, the Toy Book:

About the author

James Zahn

James Zahn, AKA The Rock Father, is Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Book, a Senior Editor at The Toy Insider and The Pop Insider, and Editor of The Toy Report, The Toy Book‘s weekly industry newsletter. As a pop culture and toy industry expert, Zahn has appeared as a panelist and guest at events including Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC) Wizard World Chicago, and the ASTRA Marketplace & Academy. Zahn has more than 30 years of experience in the entertainment, retail, and publishing industries, and is frequently called upon to offer expert commentary for publications such as Forbes, Marketwatch, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, Reuters, the Washington Post, and more. James has appeared on History Channel’s Modern Marvels, was interviewed by Larry King and Anderson Cooper, and has been seen on Yahoo! Finance, CNN, CNBC, FOX Business, NBC, ABC, CBS, WGN, The CW, and more. Zahn joined the Adventure Media & Events family in 2016, initially serving as a member of the Parent Advisory Board after penning articles for the Netflix Stream Team, Fandango Family, PBS KIDS, Sprout Parents (now Universal Kids), PopSugar, and Chicago Parent. He eventually joined the company full time as a Senior Editor and moved up the ranks to Deputy Editor and Editor-in-Chief.

Exclusive Video Premiere: Ants Ants Ants ‘Robot, Robot’

About the author

James Zahn