Message me for my albums.
The Drowned Coast - 2008
The Black Gull - 2007
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Bio
Zephuros is the moniker used by 24 year old Kevin Meyer, a self-taught multi-instrumentalist from Athens, Ohio who has since migrated to Chicago, Illinois. Meyer's music can be described as a gentle nature walk, as he primarily focuses his songs about animals, insects, and the beauty of nature. His listeners are lulled by soft finger-picking and gentle vocals. His music has been compared to: Sufjan Stevens, Iron & Wine, Ben Gibbard, while his influences come from Stevens, Iron & Wine and Andrew Bird.
Shared The Stage With: Andrew Bird, Denison Witmer, Lost in the Trees, Marla Hansen, The Everybodyfields, Ellery, Mason Proper, Midwest Dilemma, Adam Torres (of Southeast Engine), Bruce Dalzell, Todd Burge, Winter Makes Sailors (Sean of Melty Melty)
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Kind Words
"Beautiful."
- Andrew Bird
"Thanks to Kevin, that was really beautiful."
- Marla Hansen
".[The Drowned Coast] is full of Sunday beauty, awash with harmonious descriptions of the world all around us."
- Slowcoustic.com
".The Drowned Coast's seemingly simple acoustic songs about animals can, and at some point probably will, bring listeners to tears. The reason for this is simple: Zephuros' wildlife lyrics reflect more insight into human nature than those of many young singer-songwriters today."
- Jillian Mapes, Speakeasymag.com
". Zephuros is a truly gifted singer-songwriter who should be demanding more of our attention."
- Sam Oches, The Athens Messenger
"What must have been a daunting task of opening for Andrew Bird translated into a hushed, flawless set by Zephuros, whose gentle croon can be compared to that of Sufjan Stevens and whose complex yet mellow picking recalls sounds of Iron and Wine."
- Sam Oches, The Athens Messenger
"With the somewhat lighthearted score, Meyer couples dark, albeit beautiful lyrics. As I said, with light, there is dark. Yin (not ‘ying’ — really) goes with yang. If you sleep, you must awaken at some point. The album begins with the listener waking up with birds, and falling asleep with stars. And for the half-hour in between, you’re relaxed and at peace."
- Isaac Smith, Triangle Music Reviews
"[The Black Gull] itself, which is full of lovely creatures that have to die, begins with a song about waking up and ends with a song about going to sleep. So there it is; black and white, life and death, morning and night, asleep and awake, peace and violence, zen and zen." - Mike Ludwig, Athens News
"His songs are filled with tranquil images of nature and surreal stories about its inhabitants; a young polar bear, a chilly field mouse, Mr. Squirrel, his wife and junior." - Mike Ludwig, Athens News
"The narratives that he weaves with his surprisingly delicate voice always seem to have dark overtones, but are tempered by the promise of at least a bittersweet ending."
- Clay Flaherty, Athens News
"Zephuros spoke meekly to the audience most of whom were completely enamored with the Ohio University senior, listening to his subtle, but often eerie, songs about polar bears and egrets. His surprising amount of stage presence actually lies in the fact that he has such a unique personality. Each song flowed through the singer with the kind of earnestness often lost on young adults." - Devon Antonetti, Athens Messenger
"Solo singer and songwriter Kevin Meyer is the man behind Zephuros, a band whose songs possess brilliantly sleepy lyrics that rival poetry, disguising hauntingly dark undertones with bright images of nature’s creatures. Influences from Sufjan Stevens as well as Iron & Wine are clearly heard through his gentle crooning and guitar-picking."
- Melanie Barnes, Speakeasymag.com
"The Black Gull is like taking a long, winding walk on a Sunday afternoon. One foot slowly glides in front of the other, gently passing over the path beneath them. Clouds lazily drift away, and sunlight warms the cheeks as Meyer sweetly sings the wanderer into a state of complacency."
- Kelly Vormelker, Speakeasymag.com
