Topaz creates music that is equally suited to detailed armchair analysis and manic dance floor revelry. When the listening space is the dance floor expect Topaz to raise the roof and scorch the paint off the walls.

The Zone (October 16), Topaz's third release on New York indie label Velour Recordings, finds the group with a new focus on hard, tight grooves. Departing from the contemplative sound of last year's release Listen!, The Zone showcases the raw live energy that earned the band their initial acclaim. Recorded live in the studio with few overdubs, The Zone distills the essence of their unique musical voice into an album's worth of eclectic, beautiful music.