This Canadian duos rich powerpop confections show off lush and sweet pop hooks studded with snappish beats and productions thats as sharp as sherbet lemons. Anyone who caught on to the slow-burn success of 2012s desolately hook-laden Ancient Mars could sense that something in The Zolas was threatening to bubble over, and after a year of recording, their upcoming record shows an alternative pop collaboration at the top of their creative game. Original members Tom Dobrzanski and Zach Gray have been joined by another longtime duo Cody Hiles and DJ Abell and this is the first album theyve completely self-produced at Dobrzanskis Monarch Studios in Vancouver. The currently untitled, upcoming LP marks a major departure from both the cabaret rock of 2009s Tic Toc Tic and the atmospheric minimalism of Ancient Mars. This time around the band dove headlong into vibrant, experimental pop, stirring modern production into the influences that surrounded them as kids growing up in the ‘90s.
