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Zero7: Yeah Ghost (Atlantic)

Posted November 16th, 2009 at 11:29 am by Miranda Yeoh

Zero7 have evolved from album to album, their beginnings with Simple Things and When It Falls sounds like one’s teen angst ridden years- dark and moody yet sexy. If The Garden could be considered equivalent to the time you were learning to be sure of yourself, Yeah Ghost is all grown up, confident, sophisticated and ready for a night out. Zero7 may not be Zero7 without Sia so listening to Yeah Ghost may take some getting used to. Eska Mtungwazi who sounds like Shingai Shoniwa lite, does a pretty good job especially on ‘Mr McGee’. English folksinger Martha Thiston also lends her beautiful vocals to ‘Pop Art Blue’ and ‘The Road’, which sounds uncannily like ‘Amazing Grace’. Liten to Yeah Ghost without expectation and judgement and you may just like what you hear.

Listen to: ‘Ghost Symbol’
If you’ll like this you’ll dig: Air, Herbert
Rating: 3.5
For more info, log on to www.zero7.co.uk

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Comments(3)

  1. Why such a short review for Zero 7 eh? But unfortunately i had expectation for this one and you’re right, Sia vocal is missing from Yeah Ghost! A few good tunes on the album were Pop Art Blue, Medicine Man, Swing.

    Miranda, since you reviewing downtempo stuff, do a review for Bent and AIR, both have new album out!

    by Vaiz (November 17th, 2009 at 9:51 pm)

  2. Hello Vaiz, even though Zero7’s latest is very different from their previous efforts at least they delivered in bringing something new to the table. Air unfortunately was disappointing. Am also a fan of Bent and will check out their new album today. Other JUICE fellow Ben has already reviewed Love 2 in our latest issue. If you don’t have a copy keep coming back to juiceonline, it will be posted very soon. cheers :)

    by Miranda Yeoh (November 18th, 2009 at 9:59 am)

  3. Actually is just an Best Of Bent album but it consist of 8 new previously unreleased tracks, still good though.

    Ben reviewed in Nov issue? Damn, cause been a few times JUICE was all snap up, cant get my hands on it yet! Is great if you can please bring up the subscription thingy when you guys go for meeting, cheers!

    by Vaiz (November 19th, 2009 at 1:44 pm)
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