# DIY Artist of the Week – Pittsburgh’s Electro-Dream Pop Artist Paul Thomas Zito

- Link: https://indierockcafe.com/2012/09/diy-artist-of-the-week-pittsburghs-electro-dream-pop-artist-paul-thomas-zito/
- Published: 2012-09-27T16:29:01-04:00
- Author: Max Hammer

**Paul Thomas Zito** of **Pittsburgh** is a particular stand-out DIY musician for
us this week in the cafe, and we’re thinking may very well be for others too. From
his new album, _Darker Sea, Lighter Sleep_, Zito recently sent us two singles.

While both tracks are fine songs, our favorite is “Cluster of String,” a sparkling
composition oozing with warm, tropical-like synth melodies and soaring, echoey vocals–
a perfect song for a sunny gold, blue-sky late summer afternoon. After a few spins
of “Cluster of String,” it was clear we were hearing perhaps one of the best DIY
artists on IRC this summer. That declaration was greatly enhanced by the second 
track Zito submitted.

“Cluster of Spring” – **Paul Thomas Zito** from _Darker Sea, Lighter Sleep_ – Sept.
1st

[⌊paulzito⌉⌊paulzito⌉[“Bag” features steady, mechanical drum beats, waves of electronic
dream pop that radiates layers of lush instrumentation, high-pitched synth keys 
and sound effects, of reverb, and vocals that evolve from melodic to harmonic while
maintaining a cohesive confluence. That’s not an easy thing to pull off, and that’s
another reason we picked Zito for this latest edition of the DIY Artist of the Week.

“Bag” – **Paul Thomas Zito** from _Darker Sea, Lighter Sleep_

Zito has been writing and recording his own music since 2004, and _Darker Sea, Lighter
Sleep_ is his first release since 2009. He told IRC: “I’ve been making music for
about eight years now…[switching] between folk and electronic…I recently started
getting into, what I call, ‘reinvention 80’s dream pop.’ It opened up something 
in my mind, and I’ve been trying to recreate that feeling ever since.”

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We think he’s on to something.

The other two songs from the EP are available for purchase via his [Bandcamp](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/paulthomaszito.bandcamp.com)
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