Jam This New Zozobra Track Right Now!
Zozobra are finally back. It only took one year for Zozobra to crank out sophomore effort Bird of Prey after releasing their debut, Harmonic Tremors, in 2007, but we’ve been waiting for album #3 from mastermind Caleb Scofield (Cave In, Old Man Gloom) ever since. And it has finally arrived.
A press release bills Savage Masters as Zozobra’s “most aggressive and straightforward release to date,” and having heard the new album in full I’d have to agree. Scofield’s long-time Cave In bandmates Adam McGrath (guitars) and J.R. Conners (drums) lent him an assist this time around, but the project is most definitely still Scofield’s baby; just listen to the fuzzed out bass that opens new track “Black Holes” and the red-lined vocals and breakneck pace that dominate it throughout. Andrew Schneider (Unsane, Pelican, a million other awesome bands) produced and recorded the effort, rounding out the A-lister team. Stream “Black Holes” below:
Savage Masters is due out April 2nd on vinyl and digital download via Brutal Panda Records. Pre-order packages are available here while digital pre-orders are available here. Tour dates below:
ZOZOBRA + KOWLOON WALLED CITY Tour Dates:
April 6 Brooklyn, NY St Vitus Tickets
April 7 Baltimore, MD Club K
April 8 Durham, NC Casbah Tickets
April 9 Richmond, VA Strange Matter Tickets
April 10 Philadelphia, PA The Barbary Tickets
April 11 Pawtucket, RI Machines With Magnets
April 12 Albany, NY Valentines Tickets
April 13 Boston, MA Great Scott Tickets