It’s remarkable to still have with us. And rather unimaginable, really. They first broke up in 1968, just before their seminal second album, Odessey and Oracle, was released. They never really sold any records in back home in England, but in 1964 and ’65, they had two hits in the U.S. with “She’s Not There” and “Tell Her No.” A third hit, “Time of the Season,” made it to No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1969, well after the band was broke and disbanded.
More than 30 years later, two of the band’s founding members began a tentative reunion. Rod Argent, whom you’ll see most often behind a keyboard, and singer Colin Blunstone have rekindled The Zombies from time to time since then, but this isn’t a nostalgia trip. They’re really good, and the new music they make, including their 2011 release Breathe Out, Breathe In, is more than respectable. It’s a joy to hear.
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