Zero 7's Shadow EP Live Sessions

Zero 7’s one of those bands that I’ll drop everything to listen to when they release something new. They haven’t released too much in the last decade: their last album, Yeah Ghost, hit in 2009, but they released a handful of EPs in the years since — EP 3 in 2015, and Shadows in 2020.

Shadows is a sublime quartet of songs that felt like they went a bit back to their roots. This one features singer Lou Stone, and it has a sort of chill, playful vibe that reminds me of driving across a rain drenched city late at night.

In the last couple of weeks, the group has been releasing a series of live sessions from the EP, and they’re really fantastic and laid back. I don’t think I’ve actually seen them perform live like this before.