Zora (album)

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Zora
Zora by Sheppard.png
Studio album by
Released21 June 2024 (2024-06-21)
Length51:06
Label Empire of Song
Producer
Sheppard chronology
Kaleidoscope Eyes
(2021)
Zora
(2024)
Singles from Zora
  1. "Good Time"
    Released: 17 March 2023
  2. "Daylight"
    Released: 30 June 2023
  3. "Dance on the Sun"
    Released: 13 October 2023
  4. "Edge of the Earth"
    Released: 15 March 2024
  5. "Running Straight to You"
    Released: 8 May 2024 [1]
  6. "Sunshine"
    Released: 11 October 2024 [2]

Zora is the fourth studio album by Australian indie pop band Sheppard. The album was announced in April 2024 and released on 21 June 2024. The album's title is reference to the trio's grandmother, Zora. [3] [4] A deluxe edition was released on 8 November 2024.

Contents

Reception

Mitch Mosk from Atwood Magazine call it "an irresistibly radiant record of life, love, and hope that sees the Australian sibling trio basking in the triumph of the human spirit and celebrating the magic of being alive." [5]

Track listing

Zora track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Zora"
  • G. Sheppard
  • Bovino
1:24
2."Daylight"
Daly3:14
3."Good Time"
Stjernberg2:52
4."Got to Be Love"
  • Bovino
  • Farrar
3:48
5."Sunshine"
  • A. Sheppard
  • G. Sheppard
  • Stjernberg
Stjernberg3:34
6."Edge of the Earth"
  • G. Sheppard
  • Bovino
  • Ormandy
  • Roberts
3:36
7."Love Like That"
  • A. Sheppard
  • G. Sheppard
  • Bovino
Bovino3:20
8."Nothing Without You"
  • G. Sheppard
  • Bovino
Bovino3:40
9."Running Straight to You"
  • Bovino
  • Taahi
3:44
10."Respect"
  • A. Sheppard
  • G. Sheppard
  • Bovino
Bovino2:59
11."Chasing the Sound"
  • A. Sheppard
  • G. Sheppard
  • Bovino
Bovino3:30
12."Dancing on the Sun"
  • G. Sheppard
  • Witzigreuter
4:15
13."The Gift"
  • A. Sheppard
  • G. Sheppard
  • James Wong
  • G. Sheppard
  • Bovino
  • Gladius
3:14
14."Love Me Tomorrow"
  • A. Sheppard
  • G. Sheppard
  • Sophie Rose
Bovino2:52
15."Play on the Moon"
  • A. Sheppard
  • G. Sheppard
  • Bovino
  • Chris Rose
  • Stuart Stuart
  • G. Sheppard
  • Bovino
3:59
16."Sumrak" (featuring Zora Pugl)
  • G. Sheppard
  • Bovino
  • G. Sheppard
  • Bovino
1:05
Total length:51:06
Zora (Deluxe) track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
17."Sunshine" (with Jolyon Petch) 3:01
18."The Gift" (redux)
  • A. Sheppard
  • G. Sheppard
  • James Wong
3:06
19."Love Like That" (live in Poland)
  • A. Sheppard
  • G. Sheppard
  • Bovino
3:25
20."Nothing Without You" (Uptempo demo) 3:07
21."Running Straight to You" (Voice memo) 4:10

Personnel

Sheppard

Additional musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for Zora
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] 8

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