Here Comes the Zoo

Here Comes the Zoo
Studio album by
Local H
ReleasedMarch 5, 2002
Recorded2001
GenreAlternative rock
Length62:04
LabelPalm Pictures
ProducerJack Douglas
Local H chronology
Half-Life E.P.
(2001) 		Here Comes the Zoo
(2002) 		The No Fun EP
(2003)
Alternative cover
The later, non-lenticular cover
Singles from Here Comes the Zoo
  1. "Half-Life"
    Released: October 17, 2001
  2. "Hands on the Bible"
    Released: March 12, 2002
20th Anniversary cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]
PopMatters(unfavourable)[3]
Robert Christgau(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]
Spin7/10[7]

Here Comes the Zoo is the fourth studio album by American rock band Local H, released on March 5, 2002, through Palm Pictures.[8] This was their first album not released on Island Records. Starting with this album, every release so far has been on a different label.

The album was originally released with a lenticular cover, with two images of Scott Lucas and Brian St. Clair. Later printings were not lenticular, and only included the image of Lucas on the cover.

The album was originally to be released in late 2001 but it got delayed to 2002 due to the effects of the 9/11 attacks.

On September 12, 2022, the album was reissued as a 2-CD set for purchase on the band's website. The first disc features the original 10 tracks, while the second is a compilation of rough mixes from Here Comes the Zoo recording sessions. These rough mixes include the original 10 album tracks plus four others: three B-sides (Static Age, 25 Or 6 To 4, Stick To What You Know) and one track that was later featured on the No Fun EP in 2003 (Cooler Heads).[9]

  1. ^ "Here Comes the Zoo - Local H". Allmusic.
  2. ^ Serpick, Evan (March 8, 2002). "Here Comes the Zoo". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  3. ^ Gilstrap, Andrew (March 4, 2002). "Local H: Here Comes the Zoo, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "CG: Local H". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  5. ^ Kot, Greg (March 28, 2002). "Local H: Here Comes the Zoo". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 30, 2008. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  6. ^ Kot, Greg (2004). "Local H". In Brackett, Nathan (ed.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. pp. 492–493. ISBN 9780743201698.
  7. ^ Sinagra, Laura (March 2002). "Local H: Here Comes the Zoo (Palm Pictures)". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. pp. 132, 134. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  8. ^ Moss, Corey (March 5, 2002). "Local H's Zoo Is A Sanctuary For Classic Rock". MTV News. Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  9. ^ "» Blog Archive LOCAL H: Set to Release Here Comes the Zoo -". www.metalmachine.net. Retrieved March 12, 2023.