Genres Indie rock Labels Light Organ Records | Years active 2009–present Associated acts Lotus Child | |
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Origin Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Albums Tic Toc Tic, Ancient Mars, Swooner, Wino Oracle EP, Google Play: Live in Toronto Profiles | ||
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The Zolas are a Canadian indie rock band based in Vancouver, British Columbia. They are signed to Light Organ Records. The core of the band is duo Zachary Gray (vocals/guitar) and Tom Dobrzanski (piano), with other musicians supporting them live and on record.
Contents
- The zolas invisible
- Interview with the zolas at scene music festival juno tv
- 20092011 Formation and Tic Toc Tic
- 20122014 Ancient Mars
- 2015present Swooner
- Albums
- EPs
- Songs
- References
Interview with the zolas at scene music festival juno tv
2009–2011: Formation and Tic Toc Tic
Zachary Gray and Tom Dobrzanski were previously part of the band Lotus Child, from 2003 to 2008. Gray is the son of writer and composer John MacLachlan Gray.
The Zolas' debut album, Tic Toc Tic, was released in November 2009. The album was produced by Howard Redekopp, who has worked with The New Pornographers and Tegan and Sara. The album was recorded for most part in a studio Dobrzanski constructed in his parents' basement while he was studying at the University of British Columbia. Other Vancouver bands such as Said the Whale and Hey Ocean! have also recorded there. The song "The Great Collapse" has been in rotation on CBC Radio 3.
Five tracks from 'Tic Toc Tic' have been heavily rotated on XM satellite radio station The Verge ("The Great Collapse", "You're Too Cool", "Body Ash", "No Talking", and "Marlaina Kamikaze"). Despite being a relative newcomer, The Zolas were the 4th-most heavily tracked band on the Verge for the first half of 2010. The Zolas were also nominated for Album of the Year at The Verge XM Awards in 2011.
2012–2014: Ancient Mars
The Zolas' second album, Ancient Mars, was released on October 2, 2012. The duo's track "Knot in My Heart" from Ancient Mars was heard in the background on an episode of the TV program "Whitney" on NBC on 2/20/13.
2015–present: Swooner
After touring with Ancient Mars, the Zolas began work on new material, releasing "Invisible" in 2013 as a standalone single. While working on material for a new full-length, Gray collaborated with Carly Rae Jepsen, writing the song "LA Hallucinations" from 2015's Emotion. On October 2, 2015, the band released its four-song EP, Wino Oracle EP, teasing three songs from their third studio album, as well as a B-side called "Island Life".
Gray and Dobrzanski united with new members Cody Hiles and Dwight Abell, and the Zolas began touring again during mid-2015. In January 2016, the band released a new single, "Swooner", to announce its third studio album of the same name, which was released on March 4, 2016.
Albums
EPs
Songs
Molotov GirlsSwooner · 2016
SwoonerSwooner · 2016
Ancient MarsAncient Mars · 2012