The Zealot Gene, “an album that took shape back in 2017, tries in many ways to defy convention at a time when touring and recording has never been so insecure. Tull bandleader Ian Anderson has no reservations the role that myth and biblical narrative themes play in the lyrical content of the new album, saying:
01 Mrs Tibbets
02 Jacob’s Tales
03 Mine Is The Mountain
04 The Zealot Gene
05 Shoshana Sleeping
06 Sad City Sisters
07 Barren Beth, Wild Desert John
08 The Betrayal Of Joshua Kynde
09 Where Did Saturday Go?
10 Three Loves, Three
11 Brief Visitation
12 The Fisherman Of Ephesus