What are Stitches to a Tough Guy?

1- Driving Nowhere
2- Life in the Trees
3- Acid Test 
4- New Wife
5- Primary
6- Cool as Hell
7- Broke
8- Is that a Bomb?
9- This is it
10- Falling Up
11- Get Some Rest

In The Works

   The band will start recording material for a 2012 release. We have a lot of material & just to much damn energy. In December we will be heading out into the wilderness of West Virginia to begin our next album sessions. With that said, the album to me feels like a rock album. Saying that is a leap, but the way we write it might be something completely different. We have a running total going for possible tracks, its in the thousands. I'm looking forward to putting on headphones, grabbing my sticks, & beating on some skins. Everything looks good on paper, & the demos sound ripe to us. As far as availability, it will be released in a digital & cd format. Which is a step up from 'BCS' which was only released digitally. Album title, track order, & any other details will be displayed when they are figured out. I hope your ready!
 

Beer Can Superstar, On itunes!

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/beer-can-superstar/id431134844

CDBaby:
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/ztsounds

Available at all major online stores as well!

Floating Gracefully

Floating Gracefully

Athens Nightly

Thinking in Circles

We played this one in Kavin's living room. It was super intimate, I really enjoyed it. I think we all did. Oh bye the way this number is Thinking in Circles.

The Last Note of the Universe is B Minor

The Last Note by we-are-zt

The Last Note Of The Universe is B Minor

http://soundcloud.com/zt-music/the-last-note

A Good Day Sunshine

Guys and Girls

I just want to say thanks.

Important... Yeah

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We would like to invite you to watch. We practice this weekend. Friday through Sunday, perhaps. Our first live debut will be the 20th @ North Fork Block Party - Chillicothe, Oh. So where ever you are you can watch. I will thank Matt Conner for the idea. This is just one big test. So hope for the best.

A Give-Away Show "When You're Spinning"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhizhz-h-4g

Filmed and edited by: Clint Smith

It took awhile but here she is. :) I'm that happy right now.

Music Video 'Chandelier'

Extras LIsten UP

Meet at the Taylor residence at 6:00 p.m. on friday. Then again on Saturday like 10 a.m. I guess.

Chandelier Music Video

Do you want to be an extra? I know I do... So next week i'll put up details on like location 'n stuff. Can't wait to see you on the battle field.

“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!”

"I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me."

I'm a nut, but not just a nut.

"We write pop songs, As time has gone on, we've gotten more into pushing our material as far as it can go. But there was no intention of it being 'art.' It's a reflection of all the disparate things we were listening to when we recorded it."

“I just tried to come up with some honest songs. What I was writing about was real plain stuff that I wasn't sure was going to be interesting to other people. But I guess it was.”

Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.
Buddha 

Has anyone leaked BCS? How hasn't that happened yet?

These Guys

 (Seth Conner, Scott McCambridge, Ryan Shreve, Matt Koufman)
Q: This picture needs some explanation, can you explain?
A:Sure. Seth Conner is a friend and a million. One hell of a drummer. His Older brother Matt lives in Japan now. Matt does art for us(zt) like our band zt. The man to Seth's right Scott McCambridge. Scott is a long time friend with Zach and a friend to me when I grew up a bit. He wants to do a website with us and that's cool. Ryan Shreve to his left, and by left I mean right, and by right I mean left. He has put on 3 shows at his barn. Oddly enough we headlined every time! He recently made the barn a full time Jam Session. Last but not less important Matt. He is FUNNY. Also a fellow musician with a creative mind. I hope their Bonnaroo was great. I know it was.
Q: Thanks?
A: You're welcome?

New Videos Soon

Thanks To Mike, Stand & Clint Smith

First Review... Thanks Scott McCambridge!!!

Generally speaking the melodic American culture is turning into a re-run of itself. Musicians have seemed to have forgotten what music is at its core; art. ZT is a band that has the experience and determination to really set forth their own concept and take of what this art form really is; a melodic brainchild. Consisting of Zach and Zane Taylor (they share the same blood if you're curious), and Dave Morckel; ZT is a band that's a representation of themselves. Zach and Zane have pulled together everything that made their past projects so great and really came into their own with their debut album - Beer Can Superstar.

ZT's debut album "Beer Can Superstar" was created out of passion; passion for what they are doing and everything in between. "Walking the city streets/there's laughter from those I meet/'cause I'm from a small dumb town/nowhere is where I'm bound..or so they say, I disagree..." Zach chimes in during the first lines of the opener "Basement Blues". A soft melody that expresses the desire of fitting in and another persons definition of success but simultaneously telling the entire world that they just don't give a shit and they'll go about this concept of life however the hell they want. Towards the end it slows down even further, backed with harmonic vibrations, and telling the listener ; "I could have been worse".  

"Chandelier" is the followup to the opener and in my opinion really sets the tone for the rest of the album; confusion. A complete loss of senses, a mind that is warped and in desperate need to feel something with the end result of this being a complete mental breakdown. The tone the band sets here is a bit frightening. From the percussion to the galactic brainwaves of the incredible guitar experimentation if there was a song that should be the soundtrack to a schizophrenics thought process it is this. 

"I Don't Even Know" is a song where the title says it all. If I had to guess I would say it was something that was completely improvised at the start but turned into something bigger. In essence it's a divider of what this musical journey is turning into. "I'll see you in hell" is repeated throughout this short track and you're more than likely right, we'll see you in hell guys. The followup to this is in my opinion where the bands songwriting really shines through, "Nice Thought".  A slow melody of thoughts and the dealings of what it is to be human. "Maybe life is wind, maybe we are leaves, living like as long we have the right season to" is a complete representation of the incredible songwriting that is behind ZT. The bands experimentation with their own sound is represented here and it doesn't disappoint. Zane's light percussion surrounding this amazing tune is what sets the tone alongside the repeating xylophonic vibes. 

The human condition is the core of what is about to come. "Thinking in Circles" complements the song that follows; "When You're Spinning". The former however sounds like an experiment that could have been more than what it was, though it doesn't disappoint I do think that there was more potential. While the former is lacking a solid idea, the latter fully complements it. "When You're Spinning" seems to be a response to the track that came before it. A melodic acoustic ensemble is something that hasn't been prevalent on the album thus far, representing the diversity that ZT inherently represents. "Everyone is..." is a common phrase throughout "When you're spinning" and to me it represents the fact that were all the same when it comes down to brass tacks. It's tough to express negativity here, while I do think these two tracks complement the hell out of each other, it's the artists creation. Reviewing music is a tough thing to do, it's fucking art, and nobody but the creator has any right to judge because this is a creation that came from their hearts and throughout the album that is obvious as hell. 

"Sunshine" is the start to what I like to think of as the third phase of Beer Can Superstar. Its theme seems to be about seeking the attention and approval of another person and Zach's haunting vocals with Zane's eerie percussion takes this song to a completely different level. Throughout the entire album there are multiple moments like "Sunshine" where you sit back, listen, and wonder what direction they are going in. While there has been a concrete sound and theme, this albums creativity is spot on. "Mood Painting" is a song where Zachs guitar really shines through, it builds upon itself, and throughout the entire track everything seems to build upon itself. The backing vocals add that ZT "sound" and give you a literal painting of said "mood".  

"Inside" is the beginning of the end. Complementing the earlier themes of mental scarcity on a personal level while also touching on the other half of the equation. This song is a flat out jam. From the percussion, the backing vocals, the guitar melody, and the bass line; everything about this song complements the other. ZT does an incredible job ending it as well as a Hendrix style breakdown on guitar and slow fading it out. But the albums closer had perfect placement. "See You Later (I Will Miss You)" is the only song on the album that had any sense of an "influence" if you will. While I'm probably completely off on this one I think the song in general screams The Doors. Towards the end my brain might have gotten destroyed in some sort of other worldly battle going on within the track. 

The flow and creativity of Beer Can Superstar was amazing. If you were fortunate enough to see these guys in their "Pup the Rabbit" days you can tell that their focus has increased dramatically. Not to say their old material wasn't good but to say they still lack a solid musical direction would be a flat out lie. The mind(s) behind the songwriting of ZT are incredible and being this early into their musical careers (and I say careers because THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO BE DOING) with potential such as this makes it hard to say anything else. Being a local and upcoming band in this day in age is a tough thing; while there are incredible resources via the internet for notoriety it still comes down to the fanbase. Hear that guys? The Fanbase. Spread the word! Lets help these guys out. Keep the tunes coming ZT.

Scott McCambridge

Now zoo-z-es

NEW PAGE CALLED 'LINKS TO EP9S & ALBUMZ'

Chandelier (LIVE)

Chandelier (LIVE) by we-are-zt

'some time (jam)

The Moon (Tonight)

The Moon (Tonight) by we-are-zt

CRAZY BIG!!

Morgan Elizabeth Hurst