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With their eponymous sophomore release, Austin's Zykos sound like they could be the next big thing. Matured since 2003's Comedy Horn, the group has honed its raw talent into songs that are explosive and exposed (like "Mrs.") or sadly beautiful ("Dark Tan"). Masters of melodic pop on "George Eliot," a song made sturdier by Jerod Cykoski's crack drumming and Mike Booher's punchy vocals, Zykos' secret weapon is easily keyboardist Catherine Davis, who gives the bulk of this self-titled set the rich delivery its predecessor lacked. The tense, torching "Understanding Fire" is drastically albeit successfully reworked from the debut, but it's the immediacy of "Above the Map" that just may own your mind for a while -- further evidence that Zykos is a great record. ~ John D. Luerssen
Audio Mixer: Dwight A. Baker.
Recording information: Matchbox Studios, Austin, TX (06/01/2004-06/16/2004).
Photographer: Adam Valadez.
Zykos: Michael Booher (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Catherine Davis (vocals, piano, keyboards); Jarod Harmeier (guitar, loops); Mike Roeder (electric guitar, trumpet, bass instrument); Jerod Cykoski (drums, percussion).
Personnel: Mike Booher (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Catherine Davis (vocals, piano, keyboards); Jerod Cykoski (drums, percussion); Dwight A. Baker (programming).
Zykos Music | List Price | $13.98 (You save $1.03) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Alternative CDs, Rock | | Label | Post-Parlo | | Orig Year | 2004 | | All Time Sales Rank | 196581  | | CD Universe Part number | 6781068 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Oct 08, 2004 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Dwight A. Baker; Chad Salls; Zykos; Dwight A. Baker | | Engineer | Dwight A. Baker; Dwight A. Baker | | Personnel | Dwight A. Baker - programming Jarod Harmeier - guitar, loops Jerod Cykoski - drums, percussion Michael Booher - vocals, guitar, keyboards Mike Roeder - electric guitar, trumpet, bass instrument Catherine Davis - vocals, piano, keyboards Mike Booher - vocals, guitar, keyboards
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