D’aw, Garden State. For many, the movie was their first exposure to Zero 7, as Zach Braff’s character initially dealt with his existential crisis by starting a controversial Kickstarter campaign to fund his already affordable purchase of antidepressants. In reality: he took molly with indifference, and “In the Waiting Line” played for the audience — rather fittingly, I might add.
That was 10 years ago, and I have little idea (excepting the press release that beckoned this article) as to what Zero 7 have been up to since that time. Simple Things was an exemplary highlight in the timeline of downtempo releases when it came out in 2001, and Danish singer Tina Dico took me hooooooooome over and over again in the months following the release of the sophomore When It Falls, but something about the subsequent Garden made me want to take an active stance against horticulturists, with little concern over the deteriorating appearance of yards everywhere. No idea about Zero 7’s most recent LP, and it might be that we’re bearing witness to an inevitability within this particular genre. What the fuck happened to Air, anyway?
In any case, Zero 7 are digitizing their first new material in roughly five years with the EP Simple Science, out August 18. Listen to the title track below; I don’t hate it.
Simple Science tracklisting:
01. Simple Science
02. Red Blue and Green (Dub Copy)
03. Take Me Away
04. U Know
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