Zeus



Zeus
Busting Visions
Arts & Crafts


 ADDS 3/20/12
 DIGITAL ONLY
Few bands can be simultaneously timeless and relevant, but that's exactly the hi-wire act Zeus has become as a new millennium hit factory set for a triumphant return with the release of sophomore full-length Busting Visions. 
The album follows 2010 Polaris Prize-nominated debut Say Us, which topped CBC charts, won XM The Verge's award for Album of the Year, garnered stellar reviews from top rock mags like Q and Uncut and led to shows with Broken Social Scene, Metric, Sam Roberts Band, Bright Eyes and Belle & Sebastian. 
And with all of this, Busting Visions finds Zeus already hitting the ground running. 
Driven by the three-headed songwriting beast of multi instrumentalists/vocalists Mike O'Brien, Carlin Nicholson and Neil Quin as well as drummer Rob Drake, they operate out of a dilapidated garage in Toronto's scrappy east end. There, the band's Ill Eagle studio serves as ground zero for a burgeoning scene of collaborators, for which Zeus is the lightning rod. 
And it was there - as well as the ranch studio of label mate Feist - Busting Visions took shape, and where it was produced, recorded and mixed by the band alongside longtime collaborator Robbie Lackritz (Feist, Jamie Lidell). 
"Just one of the three singers/multi-instrumentalists from this band would be a force to reckon with," insists longtime collaborator, Jason Collett. "But when you combine the savvy talents of all three on one record you have a triune god lobbing thunderbolts from on high." 
"muscular, Big Star-sized guitar riffs... jubilantly layered guitar leads... It's a vintage sound, but is miles away from sounding tired or worn out." - NPR
"If Zeus breaks big in the States it will be on the back of the amazing “Are You Gonna Waste My Time?” The tune is a wicked tour through the ’70s -  it jumps from the Who to the Guess Who to AC/DC to Steppenwolf without irony or apology. And live it was spectacular." - Boston Herald
* ROLLING STONE "Song Premiere"

* NPR "Song Of The Day"

* NYLON Magazine Pick Of The Week!  


RIYL: Bad Veins, Fruit Bats, Dr. Dog, Yellowbirds, Jason Collett

TRY: #1, 3, 5


  Zeus - Anything You Want Dear by Arts & Crafts 
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 https://www.piratepirate.com/downloads/ 
More Info Here:

http://arts-crafts.ca/artistspage.php?search=Zeus

http://themusicofzeus.com/

https://www.facebook.com/themusicofzeus

http://twitter.com/#!/themusicofzeus

http://www.last.fm/music/Zeus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus_(band)

https://www.piratepirate.com/602/zeus/