Palm Reader

Palm Reader Artist: ZZZZ
Label: Polyvinyl Records
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 644110008626
EAN: 0644110008626
ASIN: B0007NMJJA


Release Date: 2005-03-22

Palm Reader


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Tracks:

  1. Assassination Polka
  2. Forget It
  3. Snowball
  4. 2nd Hand Smoke
  5. Ultratumba
  6. Bandit King & Queen
  7. Railroaded
  8. Buncerto

Album Description

Picture a Tim Burton film soundtrack on speed and you'll gain a glimpse into the world of Chicago's ZZZZ. Built around ricocheting female and male vocals, the group marries amplified alto sax, fretless bass, electric piano, and drums to create melodic oddities that drift amongst the outer peripheries of piano concertos, gypsy brass, and no-wave dance parties. Their debut features ex-members of Sweep The Leg Johnny, Swing Kids, and Tekulvi.

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars title of review.......2005-05-26

Reminds me of Bitch And Animal, with some horrible trumpet and flute and organy keyboards. This sucks a whole lot. Worst thing Polyvinyl has ever released by a long shot. I can't imagine anyone enjoying listening to this.

5 out of 5 stars A Tim Burton soundtrack on speed? .......2005-03-23

Not exactly. I don't know how to explain it. Give it a listen and make up your own mind. I do know that this is some of the most original music I've heard in years. I saw them a few months back and it was great because they had hipsters and punks and even a couple heavy-metal-looking dudes all clapping and singing (Ahhhhhhhh!!!!) and forgetting to act cool. Hmmmm.... I think they sound more like "over-caffeinated Talking Heads beating the B-52s with a saxophone." Yeah...

5 out of 5 stars

Music Album:

  1. Billboard #1 Hits of the '80s ~ Various Artists
  2. Demolition ~ Philmore
  3. The Fancy Man ~ Mr. Wright
  4. Half Out ~ Steven Brown
  5. String Quartet Tribute to Bruce Springsteen ~ Various Artists
  6. Cucamonga ~ Frank Zappa
  7. The Kingsmen - Greatest Hits [K-Tel] ~ The Kingsmen
  8. Cast Thy Burden upon the Stillroven ~ The Stillroven
  9. Life Outside the Toybox ~ Justifide
  10. Raw Live 'N Blue ~ Savoy Brown

Music Album

Music Album

Music CD

Moody's Mood for Love ~ James Moody

Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 2 ~ Thelonious Monk

Beautiful Love ~ Jerry Ascione

For Lady Day ~ Zoot Sims

Last Night with the Don Landy ~ Don Landy

1971-1979 ~ Peter Maffay

1950 ~ Amedeo Minghi

Barefoot ~ Anna Maria Jopek

Are yu Ready ~ Minmi

Kaibutsu Kun ~ Bakfu Slump