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The Zebras / Siesta 12" LP Zebra-striped Black & White Vinyl

The Zebras / Siesta 12" LP Zebra-striped Black & White Vinyl

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The Zebras / Siesta 12" LP Zebra-striped Black & White Vinyl

Cat #: L&LV087
Barcode: 934334401939
Format: 12" LP Zebra-striped Black & White Vinyl
Release Date: 6/27/2014

Six years since we last heaped praise on them in a press release, one of our all-time favourite bands The Zebras re-emerge and exhale something that closely resembles a killer album.



Siesta derives its title from the hotel depicted on the album's cover art – a mock postcard from Cairns, the regional Queensland town where The Zebras' founding members grew up and where chief songwriter Jeremy Cole has largely drawn on for inspiration this time 'round.



And though, thematically, this is a set of reflections on a youth misspent soaking up the lazy vibes in the tropical north, musically, Siesta is no lying down matter.



Rich with all the jangle, driving bass and sublime hooks that filled their first two albums and 2008’s New Ways of Risking Our Lives EP, Siesta also heralds a considerable leap ahead in The Zebras’ evolution.



Bassist Edwina Ewins’ vocal is pushed to the fore on many songs, front and centre among the album’s high-gloss production — first single 'Try' is a perfect example of this.



Synth player Katie Geppert, drummer Dave Rose and guitarist Lachlan Franklin (formerly of The Smallgoods) fill out The Zebras circa-2014 line-up; Franklin's track, the cheeky 'High Art' is the band's first to be penned by anyone but Cole since their early-noughties inception, and it is indeed a highlight among many here.



Adding even more fire power, Cole has called on the hyper-pop expertise of Lachlan’s brother, Architecture in Helsinki’s Gus Franklin to preside over the final mixes; the result is an album Cole has always wanted to make but never quite had the nerve.

 

Tracklisting

A1 Fire Fire
A2 Desert Island
A3 Chase
A4 Siesta
A5 Try
B1 First & Last
B2 Berries
B3 Wait        
B4 Another Copy        
B5 High Art        
B6 Counting Lights

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