Member Since: 1/19/2005
Band Website: pzoo.com
Band Members: Jeff DeVito (guitar/vocal)
Scott Greene (bass)
John Christie (drums)
Influences: The Beatles ,
The Clash ,
Talking Heads , The Beach Boys ,
The Minutemen , Stereolab ,
The Kinks ,
The Shins , Spoon ,
Wilco ,
Pavement , The Police ,
David Bowie ,
R.E.M. , Death Cab For Cutie ,
Pink Floyd ,
Velvet Underground , Grandaddy ,
Franz Ferdinand , Neutral Milk Hotel , They Might Be Giants , The (International) Noise Conspiracy , Modest Mouse , The Fiery Furnaces , The New Pornographers ,
Mates of State ,
Beck ,
Cake ,
Apples in Stereo ,
The Flaming Lips , U2 , Supergrass , The Buzzcocks ,
Gillian Welch ,
John Coltrane ,
Tom Petty , Bob Dylan , Donovan , Jeff Buckley , Simon and Garfunkel , Tom Waits , Miles Davis ....
John Cage
Sounds Like: "Damn good songs."
"Pained lyrics... killer hooks... beautiful vocal melody... wonderful, happy, sunny day music."
Left Hip Magazine
"Refreshing, fun and addictively catchy. "
Left Off The Dial
"A refreshing blend of great pop music that stands the test of time."
Northeast In-Tune
"These New Jersey zekes take out their past schoolyard beatings on surf, emo, country and the Sixties."
Glide Magazine
"Particle Zoo continue their transformation from loud punky-punks to melodic pop songsmiths on Loneliness and Strangers. Songwriter Jeff DeVito wraps himself in ’60s garage rock and the Beatles and churns out ear-grabbing riffs and hooks."
The Village Voice
"An infectious electric sound."
Daily Beacon Online
"The first part of the album [Loneliness and Strangers] feels like a trip back to the good old '60s in the days when weed was called grass and the flower children reigned supreme....The second half is more musically diverse, exposing the full range of this band's talents."
Arizona Daily Wildcat
"Pop rock at its finest... this record is simply infectious"
The Aquarian Weekly
"A total four-star blast."
Jersey Beat
"Loneliness and Strangers is one of the essential Jersey indie releases of 2005, from one of the state's most thoughtful and perceptive pop bands."
NJ.com
"A dork-pop masterpiece of a record"
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