...Zykos’ music is a highly textured landscape of interweaving guitars and bass, sinister but inviting vocals, inventive drum patterns, and emotive piano. Their debut record — released on the Austin label Post-Parlo Records — is not only engaging and breathtaking. It’s one of the best, if not the best, full-length debuts from a band we may hear in 2003.

Only in the rare case of a band’s unconditional bond could it have the possibility of finding its way into the music. One of these rare cases exist in Zykos. And if you listen close enough on their debut, Comedy Horn, you’ll hear five different musicians able to combine diverse sounds into one moody little rock album....Mixed and co-produced by fellow Austin resident Jim Eno (Spoon), Comedy Horn disregards sugar-coated music in exchange for integrity. Through the countless years that they’ve known each other, the five members of Zykos have succeeded in melding a relationship that is as good as gold - and it shows.

I am happy to report Zykos has made the ebony and ivory keys cool again. Throaty slacker vocals gracefully float over a deceptively powerful groove. The Austin-based band slinks around slyly at first and ultimately produces a infectious hazy funk that will force you to bust a few quality moves. The CD gets better with every listen.