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13Today, Brooklyn-based psych rock quintet ZEBEDEE share grungy single and visualizer as they explore the pervasiveness of phone addiction with "I Don't Know Where Your Phone Is" out now. The group's sophomore studio album Going Nowhere Fast is due out August 2 and available for pre-order now. The band is set to play live across New York City this Summer including at Crown Hill Theatre on July 7 supporting Mark Kelly, Kirk Douglas of the Roots and members of Living Color. Get tickets here.
"I Don't Know Where Your Phone Is," is a garage-leaning, surf rock, slightly humorous evaluation of the incredibly prevalent phone addiction across the world and the reliance many have, including the band's lead guitarist and vocalist, Zebedee Row. Row says, "I guess it's just a sad sign of the times–with the amount of blue light we all digest it'll be a miracle if we don't go blind within the next 50 years."
There is also a special guest appearance on the recording by Row's mother, Karena Dalla Rosa, who plays harmonica. "She was a little upset with the amount of distortion we threw on her Harp but in the end she understood it was necessary to create the garage sound we were after." Row adds that the track has become a fan favorite in a live setting, saying, "This track is always a favorite at our live shows; we tend to play it 10 clicks faster and jump straight into a punk-ish style version, which always gets the crowd bouncing about. Mission accomplished!"
Earlier this month, the band shared the Jeremy Bastard remix of "For God's Sake" to give the track an elevated, reworked makeover that allows the group to explore new sounds and takes of their music and work with friends. Last month, ZEBEDEE shared the original version of "For God's Sake," a track that recalls the freedom and innocence of growing up, in this case for the lead guitarist and vocalist Row, in the Western suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. It arrived with a playful video set in Maui, Hawaii.
Going Nowhere Fast, the forthcoming sophomore project by ZEBEDEE, is an ode to the band's love of neo-psych and desert rock sounds. Fuzzy guitar licks, glittering synths and post-punk drums merge to create a compelling, robust sound that is all their own. The songs were written by Row, and his wife and band's guitarist Kelsey Van Mook who are able to channel their love and mutual understanding into their music. It was produced by GRAMMY award winning engineer Daniel Avila and recorded, mixed and mastered in Flux Recording Studios in Manhattan's Lower East Side.
Throughout the album, Row was able to funnel his frustrations about the state of the world into the powerful instrumentation and is able to carry this fervor into the lively live shows. The ten song collection is a commentary on the world today and the human condition–what it means to navigate the world, engage with societal issues and not get lost in a spiral of despair. Crafting the project in the midst of COVID caused the band to reflect and deliberately think about their work and goals. Row says when recording, "I was clearly pretty pissed off about the state of this country and all its flaws. But considering I'm not born here but choose to live in this big beautiful dumpster fire of a country, I thought that gave me an interesting perspective to comment on it. The lyrics are often about the sad, desperate, self-obsessed reality we live in, and the defense mechanisms we use to cope with it."
ZEBEDEE is made up of an eclectic bunch of musicians hailing from across the globe, including Australia, Mexico, Canada and the U.S. The group, led by Zebedee Row (vocals, guitar) and featuring Kelsey Van Mook (guitar), Don McKenzie (drums/percussion) (Elliott Sharpe, Marc Ribot), Michael Benham (bass) and Fred Seddon (guitar) has headlined stages across New York City since 2013. Now, the band prepares to enter an all-new phase filled with raw energy, masterful instrumentation and newfound creative freedom like never before, putting their synchronicity on full display. On August 13, ZEBEDEE will celebrate their album release at Mercury Lounge with Kirk Douglas’ (The Roots) band, Hundred Watt Heart the Roots.
ZEBEDEE make fun of phone addiction with biting garage rock track "I Don't Know Where Your Phone Is" out now. The group's forthcoming sophomore album Going Nowhere Fast invites listeners to get lost with the band and is due out August 2, available for pre-order now. Catch ZEBEDEE live in New York City this summer, including at Crown Hill Theatre on July 7 with Mark Kelly, Kirk Douglas of the Roots and members of Living Color. Get tickets here and connect with the psych rockers now on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.
Watch "For God's Sake" (Jeremy Bastard Remix - Official Visualizer) | Listen
Watch "For God's Sake" (Official Video) | Listen
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