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Austin quintet Zykos follows a similar playbook as their fellow Texans The Gloria Record (and their dear departed predecessor, Mineral), stretching thick layers of moody atmosphere over a rock solid framework of anthemic and intelligent emotional indie rock. Mike Booher’s lead vocals are fairly standard stuff, rough and emotive, sometimes suggesting a raspier Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie) in their phrasing. What really distinguishes this band is the combination of great, chiming guitar parts and clean sparse piano lines, which create an air of graceful tension throughout Zykos’s songs. The band members have known each other since growing up on the same Houston street and their comfort with one another is apparent in their steady playing and willingness to take musical risks. Another Austin resident, Jim Eno of Spoon, produced Zykos’s solid debut album Comedy Horn, out in 2003 on Post-Parlo Records.
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  • lagginswag

    epitonic greatly changed my musical taste. ah the memories... i love this band!

    17 May 2010 Reply

  • markaleksander

    I was always disappointed that nothing came of this band.

    27 Mar 2010 Reply

  • NekstBestThing

    Yeah come to think of it, it definitely wasn't Pitchfork. Because I just remembered, I hate pitchfork. Alot. It was epitonic.

    3 Aug 2009 Reply

  • UNSEEN-ULTRA

    It's unfortunate Epitonic is dead.

    28 Jun 2009 Reply

  • NekstBestThing

    I love Zykos to death, but there are some monotonous cymbol work in Understanding Fire. Makes a pretty decent song almost unlistenable once your ear tunes into it. Great band regardless, reminds me of quicksand sometimes. Underrated yes, but I was listening them before Okkervil River hit it big. Think I heard about them from Epitonic or Pitchfork.

    12 Mar 2009 Reply

  • dantagonist

    Understanding Fire = greatest song ever written. seriously

    24 Nov 2008 Reply

  • amiantos

    also, i saw them open for Okkervil River here in LA the other day and they were AMAZING. seriously the first time i've seen an opening act that really floored me. Really good stuff.

    27 Sep 2008 Reply

  • amiantos

    NEED ALBUMS ON AMAZON, NOT JUST ITUNES. this declaration brought to you by CapsLock.

    27 Sep 2008 Reply

  • erikdardan

    I had never heard them at all until the new Okkervil River came out and I heard them cover a song written about touring with themselves. Not bad at all.

    8 Sep 2008 Reply

  • michaelz92

    wordd

    24 Apr 2008 Reply

  • ghettocherubss

    underrated!!

    31 Mar 2008 Reply

  • michaelz92

    They have an EP out called Keep it Light and that was released pretty recently

    26 Dec 2007 Reply

  • Pope_Jimbob_III

    So they've released a couple demos, but that was some time ago. Anybody know when to expect a new album? No news on their MySpace, and their official website's been down for months.

    16 Nov 2007 Reply

  • talk0underworld

    I miss Squirltribe, dammit!

    7 Sep 2007 Reply

  • ThMarsVolta

    good shit

    15 Dec 2006 Reply

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