![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "I was in Brazil when I got the call," he says. "It was two years prior to Andy joining," he says, "and there was a nagging in the back of my mind that something wasn't quite right - maybe a personality was absent, or there was a layer missing in the sound, I wasn't sure what it was, but I know we've found it in Andy."Īnd certainly the circumstances of Andrew's hiring were pure Rock n Roll. Soon after their inception, Nathan says he felt there was someone missing from the band. For a start Zed are no longer a three-piece, now joined by second guitarist Andrew Lynch. Sometime back in '96 though, daydreams and air-guitar weren't enough, and like thousands of young bands before them, the three began getting together in each others bedrooms for band practice.įive years on and a few things have changed. Originally formed while they were still students at Christchurch's Cashmere High, Zed is the dream child of Nathan King, Ben Campbell and Adrian Palmer, all of whom found they shared a passion for guitar pop - fuelled by their parents old Beatles records, a bit of Crowded House, and radio stars Supergrass and Radiohead. In short, it's 100% pure Rock n Roll, no imitations accepted. Wherever you are and whatever you're doing, when Zed's Renegade Fighter comes on the radio, you'd better keep your guard up - because this song packs a punch! From the first chords of its overdriven guitars, to its clever harmonies, to the final echo of its hook-heavy chorus, the debut track from Zed is equal parts menace and vulnerability, charm and arrogance. ![]()
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