Zammuto by Zammuto

Sprouting from the same mind that created the Books - one of the most acclaimed and innovative groups of the past decade - Zammuto marks a deep reinvention of the highly detailed, genre-defying spirit that made seminal albums such asThe Lemon of Pink and The Way Out possible. Given the Books' success as an experimental collage-pop project, founder and namesake Nick Zammuto could have comfortably extended that thread. Instead he has given us a record that is progressive and forward-looking, intense and driven, with hugely varied rhythms and melodies. The whispered, folksy vocals that became a trademark of the Books are for the most part shed in favor of an uncharacteristically confident, soaring delivery, often fueled by a wide array of vocal effects. The result is a man-machine sensitivity that ultimately enhances the songs' emotional intensity. With dense and beautiful string arrangements by Gene Back (the Books) and brain-warping drum performances by Sean Dixon, the radical and varied sound of Zammuto leaps out of speakers with a searing directness. Making music that sounds and feels like no one else is nothing new for Zammuto, but making music that doesn't even sound like his own past is a whole other impressive feat in itself.

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Tracklist

1.	Yay	3:39

2.	Groan Man, Don't Cry	6:01

3.	Idiom Wind	3:56

4.	Crabbing	0:38

5.	F U C-3PO	3:30

6.	Too Late To Topologize	3:39

7.	Zebra Butt	3:56

8.	Weird Ceiling	3:40

9.	Harlequin	5:50

10.	The Shape Of Things To Come	4:32

11.	Full Fading	3:21

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released April 3, 2012

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