Zoey Van Goey's debut album was originally released on the band's own Left In The Dark imprint in May of 2009 before Chemikal Underground stepped in to try and help the record reach a wider audience through international distribution. Another album recorded at Chem19 Studios with Paul Savage on production duties, 'The Cage Was Unlocked All Along' finds bandits and buried treasure co-existing with tales of TEFL students teaching in Fukuyama; dark ruminations on the coming apocalypse alongside romantic kidnap ballads; a surreal journey that's as melodically whimsical as it is structurally complex. With the fairytale element heightened further by Peter Diamond's Herg meets Henry Darger artwork, Zoey Van Goey's debut album becomes a work of charming ambition loaded with full-blooded sing-along choruses, understated keyboards, close harmonies and irresistible melodies - all underpinned by various musical ephemera including vintage Super Mario sound effects.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. The Best Treasure Stays Buried
2. We Don't Have That Kind Of Bread
3. Sweethearts In Disguise
4. We All Hid In Basements
5. Two White Ghosts
6. Foxtrot Vandals
7. My Persecution Complex
8. Nae Wonder
9. Cotton Covering
10. City Is Exploding