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Chris Simpson, former songwriter and frontman for two influential late ’90s bands, knows a few things about breaking up. After disbanding post-punk emo progenitor Mineral just after the band signed to a major, and taking an indefinite hiatus from shoegazer follow-up The Gloria Record midway through recording a fourth record, he virtually disappeared from the music scene for two years.
It is this quiet period of Simpson’s career that has proven his most prolific to date. It allowed him time to step back, regroup, and remember what he loved about music in the first place - penning songs and performing acoustically, just as he had done as a teenager in his hometown of Denver. He bought and became enchanted with a piano. He dusted off record albums he hadn’t listened to in a decade. He found himself, for the first time in years, brimming with ideas and melodies. Newly inspired, he resumed songwriting, laying the groundwork for a fresh sound that would grow organically out of an informal gathering of new and old friends making music they loved. Eventually the group packed into an Austin studio to record live: loose, impromptu songs replete with shaking tambourines, exuberant horns, honky-tonk keys, and, at alternating turns, lyrical depth and whimsy. They recorded, in part or whole, spanning several months and several studios, over 40 songs. Simpson had fallen in love with music again, simply by stepping away from it.
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indietrash
new demos are fantastic!
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indietrash
"Conclusions" demo is amazing.
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aikoilagan
missing mineral </3
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ninjablaster
Such amazing music.
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inapril3
Mama Jean is awesome.
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breeze_is_black
always love
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PauloCedric
Banda legal =D
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Itekei
Chris Simpson in Zookeeper can't keep up with Mineral and TGR but hey, at least he's still around. "Trumpets" is great.
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shadow__myst
concert in eastern europe? :) would be wonderfull as snow in berlin . :)
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indietrash
there are free downloads on http://www.thatspunk.net/blog - as mentioned like... right below you.
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BTBAMowns111
could someone pleassssseeeee upload becoming all things to mediafire or [spam] ive looked everywhere and i can't find a link. please send me the link ifyou do upload it. thanks
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indietrash
Zookeeper is not disbanded. new album coming spring. until then, enjoy Zookeeper for free from http://www.thatspunk.net/blog
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itstariq
CHRIS SIMPSON, STICK TO THIS PROJECT PLZ. IT'S REALLY AWESOME. I LOVE YOU.
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jp100
So how come Flood of Love is so much better than all his other songs?
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HawtCrossNuns
probably disbanded... like every other project.
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xspikex
Bob Nanna plays Mineral and Gloria Record songs?
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leavesinthecity
Just got the new album. I'm very excited!
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gomezxico
Holy shit, its Guido! I was waiting for the day that I'd be able to listen to Zookeeper from Last.Fm...it's finally arrived!
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StDionysus
holy shit, it's the Brown Shaun!
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thebrownshaun
when Zookeeper plays live, does Chris Simpson also play Mineral and Gloria Record songs like City on Film (Bob Nanna) does?
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