Neal Francis "Return to Zero" COLOR:COBALT BLUE While many bands at the

While many bands at the time were willing to settle for pat social commentary

most notably on the Devin Townsend produced "Natural Born Chaos"

From the brain-invading ballad "Something Good" to the downbeat electronic vibe of "Diorama

Vinyl pressing of the demos that became the 2003 breakout album for NY's high octane punk rock rebels

Face to Face

Neal Francis "Return to Zero" COLOR:COBALT BLUE While many bands at theThe latest album from Neal Francis, Return To Zero, emerged from a kind of visionary fever dream. Facing countless moments of creative frustration eventually gave the album its title. I was cutting a lot of the vocals at home, Francis explains. Every time I needed to start over Id press this button that says RTZ, which stands for Return To Zero. I was doing take after take but no matter how frustrated I got, I just told myself to remain calm and take