The Zincs are a four-piece band originally from London, England, and now based in Chicago, Illinois, US. They are signed to Chicago's
Thrill Jockey Records
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History
Richards started the label in 1992 with $35,000 of family and personal capital, while ...
.
History
The Zincs were organized by English singer-songwriter James Elkington in 2000. His first album, ''Moth and Marriage'', was released by the Ohio Gold label in 2001 and was performed by Elkington alone, but a band was formed to play the subsequent shows, and the Zincs proper were born.
The current lineup features Elkington's voice and guitar, Nathaniel Braddock on guitar (
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, and the OBDBI),
Nick Macri on bass (
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, Euphone,
Mark Eitzel
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and co-runs the Ohio Gold label) and Jason Toth (Edith Frost), Manieshevitz).
2002 saw the release of an EP, ''Forty Winks with the Zincs'', but the full band did not record together until the album ''dimmer'', which was released by Chicago's own
Thrill Jockey
Thrill Jockey is an American independent record label established by former Atlantic Records A&R representative Bettina Richards and based in Chicago.
History
Richards started the label in 1992 with $35,000 of family and personal capital, while ...
in 2005. They were accompanied by Janet Bean from
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and
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(strings); recording was handled by Mark Greenberg and Barry Phipps.
After spending most of 2006 touring the U.S.A. and Europe, The Zincs convened to record their third album, ''Black Pompadour'', with
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(Tortoise and lots of things) at Soma EMS. The album was released on 20 March 2007.
Discography
*''Black Pompadour'' – thrill 178 (2007)
*''dimmer'' – thrill 151 (2005)
*''Forty Winks with the Zincs'' – CA-001 (2004)
*''Moth and Marriage'' – OHAU-009 (2001)
References
External links
The ZinceBiography
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Musical groups from Chicago