Different Game is the long-awaited follow-up to their critically-acclaimed 2015 release Still Got That Hunger (which charted in Billboard’s Top 100!)  The band began working on this album in 2019, shortly after their Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, but it was delayed by the Pandemic - they strongly prefer to record together and capture a live band performance in the studio, just as they had to do in the 1960’s. The band were not willing to make this album remotely.  

Different Game is the album the current-day Zombies were meant to make.  It has the vintage qualities that made them stand out in the 1960’s, yet still sounds modern, and reflects the band’s continued development as songwriters and musicians.  9 of the 10 tracks are written by Rod Argent, with the closer “The Sun Will Rise Again” by Colin Blunstone. Rod produced the album (with engineer Dale Hanson), which includes a small string ensemble on 3 tracks.  Rod arranged the strings for 2 of the songs (“Different Game” and “You Could Be My Love”), with the 3rd (“I Want To Fly”) by Chris Gunning, who scored the legendary string arrangements for Colin’s 1971 debut solo album “One Year”.

Different Game is available here on limited edition cyan blue colored vinyl—available exclusively at independent record store—or standard black vinyl or CD. The album was released March 31st via Cooking Vinyl. Due to the special nature of this release, orders are limited to two (2) per format, per person / household.

Preorders for are available for pickup at Grimey’s as of Friday, March 31st.

Preorders for mail order will ship out from Grimey’s on or around Friday, March 31st.

Tracklist

1. Different Game

2. Dropped, Reeling and Stupid

3. Rediscover

4. Runaway

5. You Could Be My Love

6. Merry-Go-Round

7. Love You While I Can

8. I Want to Fly

9. Got to Move On

10. The Sun Will Rise Again