Selected Press Quotes

"Zs is a band; it's also a perpetual itch, an index of unease around the restrictions of genre in New York experimental music."
- Ben Ratliff, New York Times

"One of the strongest avant-garde bands in New York."
- Ben Sisario, New York Times

"Zs play meticulous, exacting music in which no note sounds accidental or hastily arranged.
It's a fact worth keeping in mind as they also seem compelled to scramble everything that 'meticulous' and 'exacting' might mean."
-Wall Street Journal

"acclaimed New York avant-chamber ensemble Zs [creates] pioneering experimental work..."
-The New Yorker

"Zs sure do sound like masters of their craft."
-Pitchfork

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"Within an hour it was all over and done with, but in that span Zs managed to cover more ground
than a less ambitious band might approach over the course of its entire career.
Their sound is unlike just about any other band out there today,
and they played one of the most outright fascinating sets I've seen this year."
-Noise Floor

Zs - Xe - 2015

Zs' Xe receives an 8.0 from Pitchfork
Talkhouse offers a philosophical reflection on Xe
NPR premieres title track on All Songs Considered
The Boston Globe features Zs
IMPOSE Magazine writes an in-depth feature on Zs and its various tentacles
Pitchfork premieres "Corps" - first single on Xe
Ad Hoc FM interviews Patrick Higgins about new record...
Wall Street Journal previews record release concert at LPR
Tiny Mix Tapes gives Xe 4.5 stars

ZS in the Press - 2012/13

New York Times - Concert Review
Pitchfork - Grain EP review
FACT Magazine - Interview
VICE Noisey
TinyMixTapes - Grain EP review
Impose - ZS new line-up
TimeOut NY
The New Yorker Magazine
The Wire UK
Pitchfork - Reviews the Box-Set

Reviews of 33 (double 7")

Louder Than War
Stylus Magazine

Reviews of New Slaves II: Essence Implosion!

Pitchfork
Tiny Mix Tapes
Forest Gospel
Alarm

Reviews of New Slaves:

New York Times
The Wire (pdf download)
Tiny Mix Tapes
Pitchfork
Dusted

Some writers thought New Slaves was the best album of 2010!! Read the acticles here and here.

Trevor Hunter's 'Olympics to New Slaves: A Short History of Zs'
New Music Box

Reviews of Music of the Modern White:

Tiny Mix Tapes
Pitchfork

Reviews of The Hard EP:


Coke Machine Glow

Left Hip Magazine

Current Show Reviews:

Seattle Sound Mag
CMJ Blog
Suicide Girls
Impose Magazine

Articles:

Mike Wolf of Time Out New York profiles Zs • read this article.

Arms Reviews:

Time Out NY top 10 list
Tiny Mix Tapes
Pitchfork
Ground and Sky
Scenepointblank
Dusted Reviews
Wayside Music

Zs in the Papers:

Denver Westword
Cleveland Scene
Buffalo Artvoice
Portland Mercury
Flavorpill

Other Album Reviews

Buck live CDGround and Sky
Karate Bump • Dusted Reviews
Karate Bump •
Ground and Sky
Karate Bump •
PunkNews.org
Karate Bump •
Crucial Blast
Karate Bump and s/t •
Aquarius Records
s/t CD •
All Music Guide