Song Recommendation: “Kether” by Zu (2026)

I don’t mean to just throw a bunch of genre tags at you but, like, hear me out with this one as I try to describe the sound of Zu: progressive jazzy-fusion instrumental stoner math rock. If that sounds like an eye rolling chore I promise it’s not! Start with “Kether” which starts out in face-melting mode with ferocious guitar riff and pummeling drums and then only goes harder from there as synths blast their way into the stratosphere and at the two minute mark of this seven minute piece they introduce a thundering saxophone/horn section before descending into what sounds like a hardccore breakdown except they just ride it out for another 60 seconds, never once coming up for air. At the halfway point it all drops out and they rebuild it again, this time letting the drummer go wild as the synths and guitar duke it out for the remainder. It’s an exhilarating listen and if you dig it, then you’re in luck as the incredible album it’s taken from is over an hour long!