...according to our Dave on Thu 29 Jul, 2010.
Quick, put your introverted pants on, The Zephyrs are here and they have turned their smiles upside down with aplomb. This is what my Uncle would call "rainy day music". It's a well slick recording though. It sounds ace actually. Finding the music reminiscent of something like The Twilight Sad, albeit with less distortion and Scottishness. It makes you reflect about all the mistakes you may have made in your life, like the time you went for a run and a few kids started jogging behind you, then as you gain momentum the trickle of kids becomes a torrent and you use their energy to push you on, further faste, gettin stronger, you run breathless up the stairs of the City Hall and the kids start to say somthing, but what they are saying is no rousing chant, no call-to-arms. They are telling you you've forgot to put your pants on!! This single is exactly like this, honest to God. In the dimly lit world of the Zephyrs, misery doesn't so much love company, it keeps it shackled in a basement and has 27 bastard children, with eyebrows on their cheeks.....
First single from the forthcoming stunning fifth album by Edinburgh's psychedelic magicians, The Zephyrs, their first release for five years. Originally tipped by Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite, The Zephyrs have recorded for Mogwai's Rock Action label, Spain's Acuarela label and Setanta, and now sign to Club AC30. The Zephyrs do a beautiful and seemingly impossible thing - they manage to combine the epic grandeur of Mogwai with the country-rock of Gram Parsons. The songs flow with a psychedelic, somnambulant ambience - country music in slow motion. For fans of Low, Mojave 3, and Grandaddy.
Previous press: "Ragged, shimmering psychedelia working in perfect harmony" - NME "Sad-edged soundscapes ... an unhurried portrait of emotional disquiet"
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