While investigating a current US band of the same name, I stumbled across Zillionaire. This London act comprised a rolling cast of mainly Kiwis, and enjoyed a brief spurt of popularity and good reviews in the mid-2000s before calling it a day (or at least ceasing live performances) in early 2007. It seems a shame: their mournful, swooning rock is blissful on the ear, the oral equivalent of watching waves crash into a deserted cove under a watercolour sky. I particularly like the tremulous vocals and handsome guitar sections. Listen to these songs in a darkened room late at night, a glass of something strong in hand, and silently toast a lost London band.
MP3: Zillionaire – Burn Alone
You can download Zillionaire’s last album, Comfort in the Machine, from their MySpace page - in its entirety or song by song.