I don’t like being in touch with my emotions. I want to embrace the coming Apocalypse with a stoicism that sends the Four Horsemen back on their heels with a “god damn, that guy really doesn’t give a shit,” and I want to submit to steamy (yet emotionless) extraterrestrial sex that leads to the creation of the Vulcan race. Why’d you have to disrupt my atypical aspirations, Zammuto? Why?
While the music of The Books was almost entirely divorced from the personal emotions of members Paul de Jong and Nick Zammuto, an appreciable change happened post-breakup, as Zammuto reignited his eponymous project through the self-titled LP that was released in 2012. Especially toward the latter part of that album, you could actually discern feeling from Nick, which is understandable given the context of an intriguing musical duo that reluctantly had to part ways. As he explained to P4K regarding Zammuto: “I was a pretty raw nerve through most of the process, but it was very refreshing and therapeutic at the same time.”
So now we may have reached a point of resuscitated stability. Anchor, out September 2 on Temporary Residence, reportedly continues the evocations, as “vocals delivered with a confident intimacy” reflect a comfort uniquely felt at home. Nick’s home (pictured on the cover) is where the album was recorded, mixed, and mastered, with minimal noise complaints from the local woodland creatures. Rumors of the compositions having “more space” similarly reference the seemingly isolated location.
Isolation until… tour dates!! Check the list of Anchor-supporting shows below.
Anchor tracklisting:
01. Good Graces
02. Great Equator
03. Hegemony
04. Henry Lee (Trad.)
05. Need Some Sun
06. Don’t Be a Tool
07. Electric Ant
08. IO
09. Stop Counting
10. Sinker
11. Your Time
Dates:
08.28.14 - New Haven, CT - The Outer Space
08.29.14 - Burlington, VT - Signal Kitchen
08.30.14 - Portland, ME - SPACE Gallery
09.06.14 - Montreal, QC - Il Motore
09.07.14 - Toronto, ON - The Garrison
09.09.14 - Chicago, IL - Schubas
09.10.14 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
09.11.14 - Omaha, NE - Waiting Room
09.12.14 - Denver, CO - Lost Lake
09.13.14 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
09.15.14 - Seattle, WA - Barboza
09.16.14 - Vancouver, BC - Media Club
09.17.14 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
09.19.14 - Santa Cruz, CA - Crepe Place
09.20.14 - San Francisco, CA - Brick & Mortar
09.21.14 - Los Angeles, CA - The Satellite
09.23.14 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
09.24.14 - Phoenix, AZ - Last Exit
09.25.14 - Tucson, AZ - Flycatcher
09.27.14 - Austin, TX - Holy Mountain
09.28.14 - Dallas, TX - Index Fest
• Zammuto: http://zammutosound.com
• Temporary Residence Ltd.: http://temporaryresidence.com
