The NYC rock scene has a noble history of artists flirting with noise, and Zs are one of the most interesting local acts to worship the less pleasant side of the sonic universe. Rather than noise rock, which brings to mind droney guitar-generated sounds and feedback a la’ Sonic Youth, Zs’ music features a dominant percussive quality, that places them in "industrial" territory, and a lack of structure found in experimental or jazz music. The band has just released the new album "New Slaves" under Social Registry with a show at the Knit last night. Their next show will be at Issue Project Room on June 26 – don’t forget the earplugs!