Knot In My Heart_The Zolas by The Zolas published on 2012-08-23T21:47:35Z http://thezolasmusic.com http://lightorganrecords.com After debuting with Tic Toc Tic in 2009, The Zolas scaled the precipice of cult status across Canada, thanks to a loyal fanbase carried over from Zach Gray (vocals, guitar) and Tom Dobrzanski’s (piano) earlier years as Lotus Child. With Ancient Mars, their second album, The Zolas are set to continue their legacy of postmodern pop. Armed with poetic lyrics, Ancient Mars trades in the cabaret glitz of Tic Toc Tic for reverbed pianos and hard, minimalist beats. In “Strange Girl” a sunny guitar riff blasts into the perfect mid-‘90s summer jam, while title track “Ancient Mars” is bouncy and nostalgic, with heaping spoonfuls of Montreal and Brooklyn avant-pop. If John Lennon and Kanye West met later tonight at a hotel bar, “Escape Artist” is the song they would write. It’s these kinds of pairings that Ancient Mars is full of: The Zolas write classic pop songs and then fuck them up until the hooks have to fight to get out. As if to offset Ancient Mars’ aesthetic diversity, the lyrics are raw and focused. The Zolas’ tumultuous songwriting captures the zeitgeist of being in your 20s, on the cusp of youth and real adulthood. In each song Gray builds a skeleton of a setting – from outer space to a college library to a Victorian jail cell – and tells stories fleshed out with the listener’s own history. In October, The Zolas teamed up with Winnipeg’s The Liptonians to release a 7” split single “Cultured Man”, a quixotic snack in between the two full-length albums. Dobrzanski is the band’s on-board producer, having worked with names in indie-rock royalty like Said the Whale and We Are The City, but for Ancient Mars production duties were handed over to Chuck Brody (Phantogram, Wu-Tang), much like how 2009’s Tic Toc Tic was produced by Howard Redekopp (Mother Mother, The New Pornographers). Genre Avantpop Comment by Noluh Oetry love it 2020-08-02T23:29:24Z Comment by corey primus Excellent Chorus! Great song! 2015-01-31T19:44:22Z Comment by Takushi Ito cool point 2014-08-29T07:41:13Z Comment by joelle choquette Awesome track perfect lyrics 2014-05-09T04:18:53Z Comment by Florence van der Meer Haunting, beautiful! 2014-02-24T06:43:49Z Comment by Mobius (Daniel Nel) i found myself singing along on the first listen .. wel done ! 2014-02-17T09:39:44Z Comment by IndiGomie Love when the guitar pops in!!!' 2014-01-07T13:08:07Z Comment by Hannah Major So insanely epic. 2013-10-29T23:08:55Z Comment by roxxiieskye love it! 2013-10-18T20:03:20Z Comment by san goma Fantastic! 2013-08-11T13:13:56Z Comment by neaumusic this song is the most epic 2013-06-09T02:56:52Z Comment by bakkheia.art yes.. great song, thank you. 2013-03-06T23:32:40Z Comment by Eleonore Constant nice 2013-01-17T23:37:20Z Comment by goodnightghost Love this song!!!!!! 2013-01-16T22:45:13Z Comment by Indie●Music●Choice Loved & Blogged @ http://indie-music-choice.tumblr.com/post/35690839899/the-zolas-knot-in-my-heart-track-n-21-from 2012-11-14T06:35:35Z Comment by Resfeber Travel Blog Blogged: www.sleepinmusic.tumblr.com/ 2012-11-06T20:27:35Z Comment by DreaMTime love this track. 2012-11-06T16:02:45Z Comment by The Pigeon Note Blogged @ http://pigeonnote.co.uk/2012/10/the-zolas-knot-in-my-heart/ 2012-10-04T16:49:20Z Comment by DJ Louie-G This song is pretty neat 2012-09-25T02:55:01Z Comment by Pop Culture Monster Awesome tune! Blogged about here: http://popculturemonster.com/index.php/2012/playlist-the-best-of-september-2012/ 2012-09-20T19:14:55Z Comment by DrunkPineapple positively addicting. blogged @ http://www.drunkpineapple.com/the-zolas-knot-in-my-heart/ 2012-09-18T19:47:34Z Comment by a lesser panda Love the new direction 2012-09-14T16:48:09Z Comment by AlexisMarija Top new tracks: The Zolas - "Knot in My Heart" http://rmdmusicblog.com/2012/09/13/top-new-tracks-atoms-for-peace-band-of-horses-crystal-fighters-todd-terje-remixes-hot-chip/ 2012-09-13T16:26:37Z Comment by The Mad Pride Fantastic vocals and chord progressions. Great drumming, electric guitar and piano sound too. Thanks for finding me. :) 2012-09-10T00:04:50Z