Zipper Down Explained
Zipper Down is the fourth studio album from American rock band Eagles of Death Metal. It was released on October 2, 2015.[2] The first single, "Complexity", was made available for streaming on Pitchfork in June 2015.[3] The entire album was made available to stream in an exclusive by NPR on their website, on September 23, 2015.[4] "Oh Girl", "I Love You All The Time" and "Complexity" were previously on Boots Electric's first album Honkey Kong and were remade for Zipper Down.
Songs
The album includes a cover of "Save a Prayer" by Duran Duran. The two bands played the song together on TFI Friday.[5] [6] [7] Following the November 2015 Paris attacks, a Facebook campaign was launched to get the cover of "Save a Prayer" to no. 1.[8] Duran Duran stated that they would donate all of their royalties from the cover to charity.[9] The song ultimately peaked at number 53 for the chart dated the week after the attack.[10]
Following Duran Duran's lead, Eagles of Death Metal announced that they would donate any publishing and mastering fees for covers of their song "I Love You All the Time" to charity, with Homme stating, "If you're a country artist, a DJ, death metal, it doesn't matter, cover that song and we'll donate the publishing." They challenged distribution platforms, including Amazon, iTunes, and Spotify, to donate any of their revenues from covers of the song to charity as well.[11] To date, the artists who have covered the song in response include Florence and the Machine, Imagine Dragons, Jimmy Eat World, Kings of Leon, My Morning Jacket, and Matt Cameron of Pearl Jam.[12]
Critical reception
Zipper Down received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 73, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 14 reviews.
Personnel
- Eagles of Death Metal
- Jesse Hughes ("Boots Electric") – guitar, vocals, baritone guitar, bass, talk box
- Joshua Homme ("Baby Duck") – vocals, baritone guitar, drums, bass, guitar, duduk, knee slaps, organ, percussion, piano, slapstick, slides, talk box, trumpet
- Technical personnel
- Joshua Homme – production, engineering
- Mark Rankin – mixing (at Pink Duck Studios)
- Gavin Lurssen – mastering (at Lurssen Mastering)
- Alain Johannes – recording ("Silverlake"), engineering
- Justin Smith – additional engineering
- Pete Martinez – additional engineering
- Eden Galindo – studio tech
- Additional musicians
- Tuesday Cross – additional vocals
- Matt Sweeney – additional guitar
- Additional personnel[13]
- Chapman Baehler – photography
- Danielle Beverage – design, layout
- Keef Patrick – artwork, design, illustrations
- Marc Pollack – management
- Brian Tomasini – management
Notes and References
- Web site: Smile. Chelsea. Eagles of Death Metal: Zipper Down. PopMatters. 1 May 2016.
- Web site: Josh Homme and Jesse Hughes Detail Eagles of Death Metal LP ZIPPER DOWN, Share Bonkers Cover. Pitchfork. June 17, 2015. June 17, 2015.
- Eagles of Death Metal Announce First Album in Seven Years. Rolling Stone. June 16, 2015. June 17, 2015.
- Web site: Review: Eagles Of Death Metal, 'Zipper Down'. September 23, 2015. NPR.org. November 16, 2015.
- Eagles of Death Metal Performs 'Save a Prayer' With Duran Duran Days Before Paris Shootings: Watch - Billboard. Billboard. November 14, 2015.
- [HD] Duran Duran w/ Eagle Of Death Metal - "Save A Prayer" 10/30/15 TFI Friday]. November 1, 2015. YouTube.
- Web site: Duran Duran and Eagles of Death Metal Perform "Save a Prayer" on 'TFI Friday' [WATCH]]. Music. Times. November 1, 2015. October 1, 2016.
- Web site: Eagles of Death Metal fans launch campaign to get band to number one following Paris attacks. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/eagles-of-death-metal-fans-launch-campaign-to-get-band-to-number-one-following-paris-attacks-a6735056.html . May 7, 2022 . subscription . live. Jack Shepherd. November 15, 2015. The Independent.
- Duran Duran Will Donate All Proceeds From Eagles of Death Metal's 'Save A Prayer' Cover. Billboard. November 17, 2015.
- Web site: UK Singles Chart, week of 20 November 2015. Official Charts Company. 20 November 2015 . 21 November 2015.
- Web site: Eagles Of Death Metal urge musicians to cover 'I Love You All The Time' to aid Paris victims. NME. November 26, 2015.
- Web site: EODM Proudly Announce 'Play It Forward Eodm' Charity Campaign With All-Star Covers . December 2015 . 2021-11-30 .
- Web site: Zipper Down - Eagles of Death Metal Credits . . November 28, 2015.
