Fragile Animals opening the Big Pineapple Music Festival in 2018. To-date they ve released a couple of EPs and some stand-alone singles, but that could soon change, having spent the best part of the past year writing songs in lieu of being able to perform. Drummer Kyle Shipton, 25, grew up on the Coast, while Ms Jenkins and her partner, guitarist Daniel Parkinson, 34, both moved to the region from New South Wales after they d finished their schooling. Ms Jenkins said the band had gathered momentum at the start of last year, having released a song, played a support gig and had a tour booked before the pandemic dashed those plans.