New band of the day – No 1,283: Zeus

This Canadian band's divinely daft pomp-pop is like a thunderbolt from on highHometown: Toronto, Canada.The lineup: Rob Drake, Carlin Nicholson, Mike O'Brien, Neil Quin.The background: Sting, of course, would call it synchronicity. See, only last night we were talking to Peter Brewis of Field Music about Sparks, when we came to the part of the conversation where we bemoaned the lack of imagination and ambition of today's bands. Where, Brewis wondered, were the "modal" pop songs comprising often ...

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