Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com's Best of 1998
The Zoobombs hail from Japan yet play American-style punk-rock groovy blues à la Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and Firewater. They infuse the music with manic and naïve energy; it's hard to tell whether they're playing with such unironic vigor or they're missing the mark so widely that they're creating something new by accident. Either way, it's damned refreshing to hear. Leave it to an outsider to discover something new and exciting in something old. --Tod Nelson
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There have been rumors floating around about the great Japanese Invasion for a while now, and while a few bands (Cornelius, Shonen Knife) have made minor incursions on American shores, for the most part the land of apple pie remains indifferent to the Asian brand of rock. The Zoobombs may change all that. Suffice it to say that the Zoobombs rock, absolutely. Welcome Back is a blow to the solar plexus, a frantic and wild disc that careens across the indie nation's musical map, occasionally alighting on Jon Spencer-ish blues explosions, Beck-like grooves, and Sonic Youth-ster soundscapes. Despite these disparate points of reference, the Zoobombs create a sound wholly theirs--and wholly kick-ass. Matta (superfunky organ), Don (guitarist and leader), Bukka (beats), and Moo (bass) summon all the lost rock gods through their instruments, rollicking wildly through rave-ups like "Highway A Go Go" and "Midnight 69", slinking funkily through hip shakers like "Jumbo" and "Don't Didley." It's easily the most infectious record of the year. If the invasion is real, the Zoobombs have released the first explosive salvo. --Tod Nelson
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