#ed zealous

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Ed Zealous. Diamonds For Eyes

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Ed Zealous – Wired

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February 2014

Autoheart - Beat the Love

Bipolar Sunshine - Where Did the Love Go

Brick & Mortar - Keep This Place Beautiful

Cage the Elephant - Cigarette Daydreams

The Derevolutions - Automate Your Soul

Ed Zealous - 147

The Electric Sons - Breathing Electricity 

Foster the People - Coming of Age

French Films - Special Shades

Future Islands - Seasons (Waiting on You)

Hellogoodbye - I Don't Worry (As Much As I Should)

Klaxons - Children of The Sun

Little Comets - The Blur, The Line And The Thickest of Onions 

Magic Giant - Glass heart

Maximo Park - Leave This Island

Miamigo - Opinions 

The Mispers - Brother

Neon Trees - Sleeping With A Friend

Oh My! - People

Parade of Lights - Golden

Racing Glaciers - New Country

Reptile Youth - JJ

The Rifles - Heebie Jeebies 

Snowmine - Columbus 

SPEAK - Be Reasonable, Diane

Spring King - Mumma

Tallows - Flat Bones

Thumpers - Together Now

Tokyo Police Club - Hot Tonight

The View - Tight Hopes

Yournalist - Prepaid

The Zolas - Invisible 

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Early candidate for rager of the year, and by that I mean January 2014 so I guess we have a lot of months to burn through. 

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Ed Zealous - "Diamonds for Eyes"

It's no secret that if "breakout genres" were a thing, 2013's would be indie and electronic music, at least for mainstream listeners. For Belfast-based quartet Ed Zealous, however, it's always been a hearty, galvanic, powerful mix of both since they formed in 2009. This hasn't been made more apparent than by the Eliot James-produced "Diamonds for Eyes," the lead single off their debut album Wired (out early this year), to be released on January 20th, 2014. With a sound influenced by the likes of Talking Heads, Pulp, David Bowie, A-Trak, TV on the Radio and Boys Noize, it's no wonder that they've been gaining traction as a band to watch out for. 

The first listen brings Two Door Cinema Club to mind, which won't be a wonder as the boys opened for them last year. The vocals are reminiscent of Gabe Saporta of Midtown and Cobra Starship, especially with all the synths and energy, but don't be fazed--Ed Zealous are definitely way, way far from being a keytar punk band. Somehow, coming up with such a danceable, addictive tune with their signature infectious loops, they've managed to make it simultaneously easy to relax to, which makes "Diamonds for Eyes" the perfect pick-me-up at the end of a long day or first thing in the morning when you need something to remind you that it's a brand new day so you need to wake up! Fans of indie pop and house will agree that this is a rad single--if you're neither, don't be surprised if you find yourself nodding along, anyway. 

Listen here and see for yourself.