Zao "The Well-Intentioned Virus" Color:2xLP Black though the former had been

though the former had been the B-side of "The Jean Genie" in November 1972 and the latter would be released as an A-side in July 1976 to help promote the compilation

"One listen to 'Favors' and the band's remarkable growth is immediately apparent

Many tracks start or end with a sample of speech

and drummer Cyrus Bolooki - are all husbands and fathers

the album came to life after what looked like a permanent hiatus for the band

Zao "The Well-Intentioned Virus" Color:2xLP Black though the former had beenIn 1995, Zao released their first album, "All Else Failed," on Steadfast Records. Never a band to repeat a past success and always searching for new boundaries to push within their own music, "The Well Intentioned Virus" finds Zao utilizing just as many familiar touchstones from their catalog as introducting new ones. Dense and clastrophobic one moment, beautiful and spacious the next. Vinyl version includes digital download.