ZOX
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Background information | |
Origin | Providence, Rhode Island,U.S. |
Genres | Alternative rock,reggae rock |
Years active | 2002–2009, 2010–present. |
Labels | SideOneDummy Records,Armo Records, Zox Music |
Members | John Zox Eli Miller Spencer Swain Dan Edinberg |
ZOXis a rock band fromProvidence, Rhode Island.The band consists of four members: namesake John Zox (drums), Eli Miller (guitar, vocals), Spencer Swain (violin, vocals), and Dan Edinberg (bass, vocals).
History
[edit]Two founding members of ZOX met while students atBrown University,soon after rapidly growing their fanbase through traditional grassroots methods and energetic live shows. Their debut album,Take Me Home,was released in 2003, launching the band on a 300-show-a-year tour schedule, split between the U.S. and Europe. According to the band's tour page, they have opened for or toured with bands such includingThe Black Eyed Peas,[1]O.A.R.[2]andRusted Root.[3]
In 2005, ZOX released a second album titledThe Wait,which was listed on theBillboard MagazineInternet Album Charts in 7th position betweenThe Black Eyed PeasandColdplay.The Wait,in addition to selling 2,700 albums nationwide in its debut week, was also the top selling album in Rhode Island. The single "Can't Look Down" was featured on the 2006 Bionicle Free the Band website, along with songs from theUndertones,Damone,Over It,and others; it also appeared on MTV'sThe Real World: Key West,"Road Rules", and in the ski filmsSnow Godsand Michael Moore's "Slacker Uprising".[4]"The Wait" charted at No. 38 on CMJ charts with 153 Stations adding the disc (Spring 2008).
In 2006, ZOX were featured at theSouth by Southwestfestival inAustin.The band signed withSideOneDummy Records(The Mighty Mighty Bosstones,Gogol Bordello,Flogging Molly) in 2006, Foundations Artist Management (Dr. Dog,Dispatch), andCAA Booking Agency(AC/DC,John Mayer,etc.) and ZOX re-releasedThe Waitwith their new label on June 6 in Canada and the United States. During the summer of 2006, ZOX toured on theWarped Tourand withRusted Root,followed by an extensive European tour, which included playing at theReading and Leeds Festivals.Other festivals performed at include Germany's Rock am Ring and Rock im Park Festivals, Italy's Rock the Week, NovaRock Austria, and Switzerland's Greenfield Festival.
ZOX's third album,Line in the Sandwas released in January 2008, receiving favorable reviews from many underground rating sites.[5][6][7]The single "Goodnight" continues to receive national radio play. "Line in the Sand" was produced by John Goodmanson, whose credits include Death Cab for Cutie, Sleater Kinney, Blood Brothers and Harvey Danger.
On August 13, 2011, ZOX headlined a 10-year reunion concert at Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel in their hometown of Providence, Rhode Island. Another reunion concert took place on October 11, 2014, also at Lupo's.
On January 11, 2021, ZOX released the albumLost and Found: B-Sidesfeaturing nine tracks. The band said they had "found some beat-up hard drives containing tons of long-forgotten ZOX recordings" while cleaning their basements and attics during theCOVID-19 pandemic.
Discography
[edit]Full-length albums
[edit]- Take Me Home(2003) Zox Music
- The Wait(2006)SideOneDummy Records
- Line in the Sand(2008)SideOneDummy Records
- "Lost and Found: B-Sides" (2021)
EP albums
[edit]- "Spacemonkey" (2001)
- "Almost Home" (2002)
- "The Rest" (2005)
- "ZOX: Sony Connect Sets" (2006)
Singles
[edit]- "Can't Look Down" (2005)
- "Carolyn" (2005)
- "Can't Look Down" (re-release, 2006)
- "ZOX: Connect Sets" (Alternate versions of "Can't Look Down", "Anything but Fine", and cover of "Where Is My Mind?"byPixies)
- "Thirsty" (2006)
- "Spades" (2006)
- "Goodnight" (2007)
- "Line in the Sand" (2008)
B-sides
[edit]- "Spectacle Girl" (2003)
- "She's a Vampire" (2005)
- "Losing Streak" (2005)
- "Where is My Mind?" (2005)
- "Last Train Home" (2005)
- "I'm Not Gunna Save You" (2005)
- "Better if it's Worse (acoustic)" (2005)
- "Wishing for Your Mouth" (2008)
- "Tonight I Wasn't There" (2008)
- "Goodnight (Electric)" (2008)
- "From Yesterday" (2008)
- "Sometimes We're in Love" (2008)
References
[edit]- ^"Zox - Interview".pennyblackmusic.co.uk.Archived fromthe originalon 2020-08-03.
- ^"oarsa.org |....of a revolution (O.A.R.) setlist archive".oarsa.org.
- ^"Las Vegas Shows: Rusted Root with Zox - Las Vegas Hotel Reservation Center".
- ^"Slacker Uprising (2007) - IMDb".IMDb.
- ^"ZOX: Line in the Sand, PopMatters".14 February 2008.
- ^"The Wait - Zox | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic".AllMusic.
- ^"Zox. Line In The Sand".Hybrid Magazine.