ZITA

special guests:
Nigel Hall – keys
Mike Lemmler – keys
Mark Mullins – trombone, horn arr.
Steve Lands – trumpet
Spencer Moore – tenor saxophone

produced & engineered by Evan Martin and Giovanni Ventello

Seemingly out of thin air, Zita return with another release that reinforces why the New Orleans quartet continue to turn heads far beyond the Crescent City.
Blending blues, rock, and R&B with a loose-but-lethal groove, the band’s upcoming album ‘Axiom‘ arrives on March 13, capturing Zita at their most confident and expansive to date.
Ahead of the full release, the band is teasing listeners once more with ‘Don’t Need No Help‘, a track that distills their no-nonsense attitude and deep-rooted feel for rhythm into a sharp, infectious statement.
Rooted in New Orleans’ rich musical tradition but never boxed in by it, Zita thrive on chemistry, feel, and forward momentum.
That credibility is further underlined by an impressive list of collaborators appearing on ‘Axiom‘.
Contributions from Nigel Hall (Lettuce), Mike Lemmler (George Porter Jr.), Steve Lands (The Black Keys / PJ Morton), and Mark Mullins (Harry Connick Jr.), among others, add extra layers of muscle and soul, while still allowing Zita’s own identity to remain firmly front and center.
The album has been more than a quick studio snapshot.
‘Axiom‘ is the result of over a year of writing, recording, and refining, with the band carefully shaping a release that reflects both their growth and their roots.
To mark the occasion, Zita will celebrate the album’s arrival with an official release party on March 13 at the Maple Leaf in New Orleans – a fitting setting for music so deeply connected to the city’s spirit.
As the band themselves put it:
“We are thrilled to announce our album ‘Axiom’ will be released worldwide on March 13, with the official release party at the Maple Leaf in New Orleans, that night. This album has been over a year in the making, and we are elated to finally have it out. Thank you all for your continued support in the process.”
With ‘Axiom‘, Zita don’t just add another chapter to their story – they double down on what they do best:
raw groove, soulful fire, and songs that hit with conviction rather than polish alone.

ZITA are:
Michael Mullins – vocals, trombone
Bradford Lewis – guitar
Sean Weber – bass
Kai Melancon – drums

The Zita are back in motion – and once again dropping another piece of the long-anticipated record that now looks firmly set for a 2026 arrival.
The past few weeks have brought changes behind the scenes, including the departure of bassist Dylan Caillouet, with Sean Weber stepping in to take up the mantle and usher in the band’s next chapter.
Their latest single, ‘Holding On‘, leans deeply into the band’s New Orleans DNA – more steeped in soulful, old-school rhythm & blues than straight-up rock.
It’s a warm, roots-driven track that underscores just how versatile The Zita have become, capable of shifting tone and genre without losing their identity.
If anything, it reinforces the growing sense that this is a band built to be experienced live – where all that range and swagger collide in real time.
Earlier this year, The Zita returned with ‘Broken‘ – a release some feared might hint at the band’s internal state.
Frontman Michael Mullins quickly put those concerns to rest, assuring fans that the track is not a eulogy but rather a signal:
new momentum is building, the gears are turning, and the long-awaited album is finally beginning to step out of the shadows.
With new energy in the lineup and a sound that continues to evolve, The Zita seem far from slowing down – piece by piece, the road to 2026 is getting louder.

Chris Finney (grammy award winning engineer):
“Zita is best categorized as New Orleans classic rock & roll of a decade between the 70s & 80s.”
Keith Spera of The Advocate (New Orleans’ famed journalist):
“If old-school arena rock is to stage a comeback, it will come courtesy of young bands like New Orleans’ own Zita”

The guys from New Orleans, Zita, are back with another track from their forthcoming album, this is the third release from the album.
Its another bluesy rocker, with Bradford Lewis on guitar showing he’s got a few riffs that wouldn’t be too shabby on an AC/DC album. Of course if its Zita, there`s always going to be a have that Louisiana southern rock swing about it.
‘Send Me Again‘ just a little tune in-between Christmas and New Year.
Offbeat Magazine in New Orleans once stated
‘if classic rock is to make a resurgence, it will come courtesy of bands like Zita‘.
Like something straight out of the 1970s, their single ‘Send Me Again‘ is a classic sounding, strut-inducing rock & roll tune.
It opens with a guitar riff akin to a lost AC/DC bootleg.
Then, the full band comes in guns-a-blazing:
drums, bass, guitars, and electric-trombone create the soundscape, over which the soulful rock vocals soar.
It’s easy listening, and fun all the way through.
Especially featuring the electric-guitar vs. electric-trombone duel in the middle (just like every classic rock song has, right?).
At the full-stop breakdown, the band delivers Foghat-style breaks, as the singer wails a high screech you have to hear to believe.
The band is classic rock with a New Orleans flair, and no song captures the fusion of these two worlds better than ‘Send Me Again‘.