Zenizen is a Brooklyn-based band that fuses soul, jazz R&B, and rock into songs that celebrate both hedonism and mindfulness. Their 2016 EP, Australia, which was recently reissued via Don Giovanni, was named for a month-long writing trip frontwoman Opal Hoyt took to the land down under. During her travels, she came across a group of teens drinking at Melbourne’s Half Moon Bay beach, and she was awed by their “ecosystem of teenage badassery.”

This youthful revelry inspired the EP’s standout track, “Follow the Leader.” The song unfurls slowly and joyously, Hoyt’s voice lingering and echoing as she sings from the perspective of a group of friends waiting “with baited breath” for a leader to guide their mischief. The jittering drums and rippling synth, paired with her warm account of “this dear, sweet army,” create intimacy and affection. Hoyt’s song is deliberate and poetic, perfectly constructing a place where playful gossip, bubbling beers, and togetherness reign supreme.