Stuart Price (Thin White Duke, Paper Faces, Jacques Lu Cont) is back at the reigns of his effortlessly neat band Zoot Woman after a long hiatus (2003) with the soon to be released ‘Things Are What They Used To Be’.

The feature spans 12 tracks long and is both adventurous and synthetic, made up of electronic ‘noises’, airy vocals and uplifting ballards. The album takes strong references from Kraftwerk, Simian Mobile Disco, Whomadewho and Tiga at times with a melancholy and solitary approach to every single track.

Stand outs are the already released ‘Live In My Head’ as well as ‘Lonely By Your Side’, ‘Blue Sea’, ‘Saturation’ and a darker slower ‘Witness’.

The potential already there for countless EPs and unofficial remixes will be immeasurable.

A little exert taken from the Zoot Woman site;

‘The euphoric title track emphasises the want to return to how things once were in another state of mind, time and place’

While this album takes you on a journey, sometimes introspective and often drenched in desire, each track is unique. From the pulsing hook line of ‘We Won’t Break’, feeding an addiction to emotional melody in ‘Lonely By Your Side’ and ‘More Than Ever’, then to be shaken up by the pounding stadium electro of ‘Witness’ - Zoot Woman

‘Things Are What They Used To Be’ is set for a September release through Bandroom Records.

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