That isn’t to say that they are soulless and inhuman, but they don’t have a lot of time for all those wet and squishy feelings, unless there’s a robot having those feelings. They grew up reading classic sci-fi - Asimov’s Foundation series, Phillip K Dick and their older siblings’ issues of 2000AD. They reached their formative years listening to the hits of broadway and the west end. Then they disc
overed guitars and drums and distortion pedals and when the pair of them met many years later they mashed all that stuff together into Zvilnik. They’re more concerned with unnecessary back street surgery and interdimensional monster invasions, and are inspired by the successful failure of Nikola Tesla and the sentient bomb in John Carpenter’s Dark Star. Musically free-range, they roam where they please, but maintain a lyrical and vocal core that they can reach out from, always shooting for a happy medium between experiment and enjoyment. Just because they’re singing about the Stanford Prison Experiment, doesn’t mean they don’t want everyone to have a good time at the same time. In the end, none of it is that serious, but that’s not to say it’s silly. “A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down”, as a wise old witch once said, and you can hide plenty of truth in a bit of levity. "Zvilnik are a rare commodity these days. Too jovial for the poe-faced indie elite. Too 'musical' for the novelty crowd. They don't quite fit in. And they never should. By being different, Zvilnik revel in the weird, the unique and the sublime. Go download the EP now for free at their Band Camp."
- thismusicsoundsbetter.com
"One of the great joys of covering the independent scene is seeing things that aren’t part of the homogenised status quo, and that either incorporates music that provides something palpably real, or on the converse, something that’s so thoroughly out there one is surprised that when the elements are mixed together, they end up forming something very special. Such is the case of Zvilnik." - Ark Magazine
"This five-piece – who appeared to have left their scientific lab-coats in the dressing room – reckon they exude influences from Eastern Europe, the West End and low-grade horror movies. I hear that, but also enough quirky touches to court wider interest, lead singer Angela’s vocals giving them a B-52’s meet Pixies edge at times." - WriteWyattUK
