This Zykos track, “Keep It Light” just keeps getting better. They posted a new recording of the track on myspace and… oh man! They changed up the feel of it quite a bit, but it is still pretty much ka-blamo(!). These guys make me want to move to Austin. One of the things I liked about the demo, back when I posted about it, was the way that it steadily built from drums and a voice into a smash-your-head-on-the-punk-rock treat of a song. The revised track seems more patient and reserved. It takes longer to kick in, and when it does it holds off on the drums and breaks down as lead singer, Mike Booher, does a Cyndi Lauper-styled vocal move straight out of “Good Enough” (the song from Goonies). Yeah, I know… but it works. And then the everything freaks out.
Their website has been hacked (an independent rock band, right? what kind of a jackass would even bother?), so I don’t know when their album is supposed to drop next year, but I’m super anxious to hear how the rest of it sounds. I’ve got my fingers crossed for a tour.
: Zykos - Keep It Light :
: Zykos - Keep It Light (demo) :
