Siesta, by The Zebras

Siesta

by The Zebras

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1.	Fire Fire 03:28	buy track
2.	Desert Island 03:44	buy track
3.	Chase 03:39	buy track
4.	Siesta 03:54	buy track
5.	Try 03:49	buy track
6.	First & Last 03:04	buy track
7.	Berries 03:59	buy track
8.	Wait 03:36	buy track
9.	Another Copy 04:11	buy track
10.	High Art 03:37	buy track
11.	Counting Lights 03:08	buy track

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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.  

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released June 27, 2014

The Zebras are Jeremy Cole, Edwina Ewins, Lachlan Franklin, Katie Geppert and Dave Rose.
Songs written, recorded and produced by J. Cole / The Zebras. Except track 10 written by L. Franklin / The Zebras.
Mixed by Gus Franklin and J. Cole.
Mastered by Morgan McWaters.
Artwork and design by K. Geppert.
Recorded at Hot Pascoe Vale Nights and Wombat Hill.

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The Zebras Melbourne, Australia

The Zebras are:
Jeremy Cole,
Edwina Ewins, Lachlan Franklin, Katie Geppert and Dave Rose.

discography

Siesta

Jun 2014
Siesta

Jun 2014
New Ways of Risking Our Lives

Sep 2008
Worry A Lot

Oct 2006
Car of Idiots

date unknown
The Zebras

Jul 2004

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