ZOLA JESUS - Stridulum I LP
Since her debut LP for Sacred Bones last summer, Zola Jesus's profile has grown exponentially. Her video for "Clay Bodies" debuted on The Fader and her likeness was plastered all over the Internet. The Spoils made dozens of year-end lists including The Wire, Pitchfork, The Fader, and Dusted, and fans and critics alike now seem rabid for new material. So without further ado, we present Stridulum, the new, far less lo-fi six-song EP from Nika Roza Danilova. Recording her vocals for the first time with professional instruments, Nika's voice is brought to the powerful forefront of the mix unleashing the full range of emotions that had previously only been hinted at in her previous work. It's a si¬ren song for the apocalypse, which manages to come across immensely nurturing at the same time. Born and raised in the backwoods of Wisconsin, Nika Roza was literally raised by wolves (well proximally anyways). Trained as an opera singer from a young age, she applied to Julliard. At ten years old. Rejection didn't slow her down, though, as she went on to complete high school in three years and is set to graduate from university with a double major in French and philosophy in the same amount of time. As soon as school's out this summer, she will begin touring full time with a full band on both sides of the pond. Until then please keep an eye out for weekend excursions and the requisite standard umpteen SXSW shows. Her next full length will not be 'til 2011, but we feel pretty certain this will tide you over until then. Pas mal pour une femme qui n'est pas assez vieux boire légalement, eh?
