friday wake up call

End your work week with wicked new music from The Zookeepers!

"Foil"




"Radicle Majesty Pt. 1"




"Radicle Majesty Pt. 2"




"Foil" and "Radicle Majesty" are off of The Zookeepers' upcoming 12-inch split with Signals entitled True To These Times...And Those Times, out on June 18 through Cellar Hits Records.

new zookeepers!

One of my new favourite discoveries of last year, The Zookeepers have recently released a new record (their seventh!) Get Good Looking Out over at the band’s site here. As always, you can download the entire thing for FREE, but donations are always welcome. In addition, Good Looking Out will be out in physical CD form in early March, pre-order it now... it is pretty wicked!






And if you still haven't heard The Zookeepers' masterpiece/my fifth favourite album of 2009, Ballin' Outrageous, hear it now by going here.

the zookeepers' top 5 albums of 2009

I love reading others' year-end lists, especially from musicians that I love and respect. So I was beyond thrilled to get The Zookeepers to tell me their five favourite albums of the year. Here is the list:


1. JEFF the brotherhood: Heavy Days
2. St. Vincent: Actor
3. Yea Big + Kid Static: The Future's Looking Grim
4. Clues: Clues
5. Lightning Bolt: Earthly Delights


The Zookeepers’ Ballin’ Outrageous was my 5th favourite album of the year and Artrocker’s #1 album of 09… well deserved! Don't forget, you can download it for FREE over at the band’s site; or if you prefer to own a physical copy of Ballin’ Outrageous, you can purchase a handmade CD by emailing the band! Follow them on Twitter!


Coming soon: my favourite EPs, 7-inches and Songs of the year and top 5 lists from Let's Wrestle and Dananananaykroyd (OMG!)

so i hide my inability with energy...

Hey kids, you can once again download one of the best records of the year—Ballin' Outrageous by The Zookeepers—for FREE over at the band's website!!!!!

the zookeepers: ballin' outrageous

Not only is Ballin' Outrageous by The Zookeepers one of my favourite records of the year, it is also available for free over at the band’s site! Ballin' Outrageous is half an hour of incredible cross-genre journey—from loud screamy vocal ("Ballin' Outrageous") and folk ballads ("Bubbling Brine" and "Mohono") to messy lo-fi noise punk ("Fat Tax") and electro synth pop ("Chicken", "Beautiful World", and "Helio Pause")—it is the most creative record of the year! Another great thing about this record is that it fun, witty, and at times, quite foolish! Ballin' Outrageous is DIY music at its finest... what are you waiting for?! Go discover one of the best albums of 2009 for FREE over at The Zookeepers’ site!

Bubbling Brine [wicked-cool song]
Beautiful World [super-wicked-cool song]



visit The Zookeepers’s MySpace here
download Ballin' Outrageous for free here