Self-released, May 25, 2020
Where did Zoanoids come from? And how are they hitting just right?
This is gonna be a quick review. I have no idea how Zoanoids have existed below the radar as they have. Coming out of Kalamazoo, Michigan, the band has a 2019 demo to their name (that’s really good too) and now this single, “Biollante’s Revenge”, effectively serving as a teaser for an upcoming record that is coming out on Hey Pizza and I Buy Records sometime down the line.
“Biollante’s Revenge” is a quick sci-fi punk song that blasts by in a minute and a half. The song has it all. The drums are pulverizing. The guitars are lightning quick and filled with hooks, even with a great descending single-note guitar lead. The bass is melodic and rhythmic. The vocals, slightly buried in the mix, are unaffected and clean and matter-of-fact. And the sum is even better, burning bright and quick and going away. It’s an awesome song that I can’t stop listening to, reminding me of The Lillingtons in such a good way.
After hearing “Biollante’s Revenge”, I went back and listened to the demo on repeat a bunch, too, and have fallen hard. I haven’t been this excited for a band’s debut in a long time. This needs to be heard.
You might like this if:
- You like catchy hook-filled pop punk Lillingtons-style
You might not if:
- You’re a sci-fi hating dummy
ryan is a reviewer and news editor for TGEFM. He’s very secretive, he might be an alien.
