The Minnesota gang of electro-pop
rockers known as ZibraZibra have released their latest full-length
record, “Mercury.” It is comprised of previously unpublished
music from their 2010 LP of the same name. The album has been proudly
published on their independent music label, Minneapolis-based
Royalty, Etc. Records. Exploding with energy, bouncing with rhythm
and showcasing some of the most colorful and ingenious compositions
from the band yet, “Mercury” is definitive proof that ZibraZibra
can provoke dance from coast to coast and truly anywhere in the
world.
Listeners ready to pass judgment
without further ado are encouraged to sample the record's single,
“Marie Antoinette,” at their earliest convenience.
“Mercury” is technically the fourth
ZibraZibra album, first recorded in 2010. It is preceded by 2006's
“The End of the Lion,” 2007's “777,” and 2009's “Supplemental
Material.” It was followed by their most recent LP, “Mr.
Synthetic,” which turned heads internationally and introduced
ZibraZibra (and Royalty, Etc. Records) to a whole new generation of
listeners in 2013, almost a whole decade after the band's formation.
The sound of ZibraZibra can range from
the ambitious to the audacious and from the impertinent to the
downright silly. Asked to cite some main artistic influences, the
band writes:
“Moonlight walks on the beach, fruit
smoothies, and horseback riding!”
In ZibraZibra's repertoire audiophiles
can expect to be reminded of eighties and early-nineties synth-pop
bands and electro-pop groups like Echo and the Bunnymen and the Human
League. In the band's more sober moments, they can even invoke a more
disco-minded Depeche Mode.
Commenting on their selections on
“Mercury,” they write, “This was actually recorded during a
dark time in the band's history. The majority contributions were
from Neil Z and Vanilla (shredding on guitar).” Whether the band
say this tongue-in-cheek or in earnest is impossible to discern.
Upon being asked to divulge where they
began playing and where they're based now, they state, “We have
been digitally copied to the internet and live there.”
ZibraZibra's representation say of
“Mercury,” “This album was almost lost to the sands of time,
but Royalty, Etc. shook the ZibraZibra tree and this ripe fruit
(shaped like a pair of testicles) fell right down into our mouths –
and now it's being issued to all.”
“Mercury” from ZibraZibra on
Royalty, Etc. Records is available online worldwide now. Get in
early, electro-pop fans. Very early.
-S. McCauley
Lead Press Release Writer
www.MondoTunes.com
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