Zambri
House of Baasa
Kanine Records
Street: 04.10
Zambri = Grimes + Hooray for Earth + St. Vincent
This first album from New York’s Zambri sisters surprises while it noises its way into your brain. On songs like “All You Maybes” and “Places,” they seem to tap into the NY mood that Hooray for Earth channeled on their latest album, True Loves—which means they layer guitar over synth with ethereal vocals floating above it all. I never really pondered what Hooray For Earth might sound like with female vocals, but this album answers that. It’s not a complete lifting of material, and I don’t imply it is, it’s just a really great vibe they pull off. I’d love to see this group live. Hooray for Earth pulls it off—and with just three guys, last I saw—how do the Zambri sisters? –JP