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Posted in MP3 | music | tour dates on February 19, 2010
by Bill Pearis
DOWNLOAD: Zola Jesus - Night (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Zola Jesus - Clay Bodies (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Zola Jesus - Smireye (MP3)
LA Record: How would you describe your music to a child?Madison, Wisconsin's enigmatic Zola Jesus (real name Nika Roza) is playing a one-off show at Cake Shop on Saturday (2/20). Posessed with a haunting wail, comparisons to Diamanda Galas, Siouxsie and Karin Andersson are not inappropriate. Check out the MP3s at the top of this post, especially "Night" which is from her new 12", Stridulum, which is out March 9 on Sacred Bones. I really dig the pulsing, slow-build arrangement and the production cuts way back on the reverb -- her voice doesn't need it. The Saturday line-up at Cake Shop is well chosen, Blacklist, Cult of Youth and White Ring.Nika Roza: I tried to do this with my cousin. She's an aspiring goth. I am trying to turn her into a weirdo. 'It's like pop music but it's really noisy and there's opera.' I would probably say, 'This sounds like Hannah Montana' and let their minds adjust. 'This is what Hannah Montana can also sound like.' There's got to be a Nickelodeon Black. If you turn on TV you see people yelling things and vomiting colors. But when I was growing up seeing cartoons they would have a lot of snot and bodily fluids and weird things. What is going to happen to this new generation? But I would tell the 7-year-old child it was the Apocalypse. You know what, fuck that. There's nudity and language--let them see it! If not, they will turn into bigger creeps. You have to expose children to stuff like that. You gotta be ready.
If you can't make Saturday's show, she'll be back again on April 9 opening for Xiu Xiu and Tune-Yards at Bowery Ballroom Tickets are still on sale. She'll also be at SXSW. All dates, along with a video for "Clay Bodies" and a flyer for the Cake Shop show...
Zola Jesus - Clay Bodies
Zola Jesus - 2010 Tour Dates
Feb 20 Cake Shop NYC, New York
Feb 25 Angelos Frentzos / PLASTIC / Milan Fashion Week Milan
Mar 6 Project Lodge -- EP RELEASE Madison, Wisconsin
Mar 13 Beat Kitchen -- EP RELEASE Chicago, Illinois
Mar 17 SXSW Austin, Texas
Mar 18 SXSW -- OTHER MUSIC Austin, Texas
Mar 19 SXSW Austin, Texas
Mar 20 SXSW Austin, Texas
Mar 21 SXSW Austin, Texas
Mar 31 Echo Curio Los Angeles, Wisconsin
Apr 3 Lincoln Hall w/XIU XIU Chicago, Illinois
Apr 9 Bowery Ballroom w/XIU XIU NYC, New York
Apr 10 Purchase College Purchase, New York
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21st @ SXSW, eh?
Posted by Anonymous | February 19, 2010 11:53 PM
"21st @ SXSW, eh?"
It's hard to tell if that is a smart ass comment, but those are obviously just tour dates copied from the artist's MySpace with general placeholders put in for each day of SXSW which actually does in fact run through the 21st:
http://sxsw.com/music
Posted by Anonymous | February 20, 2010 12:17 AM
zola jesus is the fucking best.
swoonXinfinity.
Posted by Anonymous | February 20, 2010 3:14 AM
Nice looking video, but holy shit that song is awful.
I'm a fan of Diamanda, Siouxsie and Karin's music but this is terrible. Absolutely terrible.
Then again if she's looking to capture the vibe from the tape that some girl in my high school art class gave me of "just some songs I've been working on. They suck." Then she nailed it.
Posted by Dead Joe | February 20, 2010 10:37 AM
Damn this girl sucks.......
Posted by Crapola | February 20, 2010 12:16 PM
Kinda like it...
Posted by Anonymous | February 20, 2010 12:37 PM
Diamanda Galas? Puhleeeze. Just because she is a woman and has some pipes, don't associate Zola Jesus with Galas.
Posted by Anonymous | February 20, 2010 12:45 PM
zola jesus is basically the second coming. if don't get it then too bad haters.
Posted by Anonymous | February 20, 2010 1:05 PM
Going for Zola + White Ring, gonna drink like crazy while the middle crap bands play
Posted by KingTreehouse | February 20, 2010 2:16 PM
that song "Night" is really good
Posted by Anonymous | February 20, 2010 2:42 PM
i'm sorry but i cannot get the imagery of her playing on the floor of slient barn into a toy keyboard out of my head
Posted by Anonymous | February 20, 2010 2:50 PM
^yeah dude she played last day on it and it fucking ruled.
Posted by Anonymous | February 20, 2010 3:30 PM
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Posted by Anonymous | February 20, 2010 6:32 PM
The song "Night" is the best
I like it
Posted by DVD Ripper for Mac | February 20, 2010 9:27 PM
They're up and coming. Like to see more of them.
Posted by Chicken Pens | February 20, 2010 10:57 PM
I guess I'm too late for tonight. NY is too far. Would like to hear Nite again.
Posted by How To Homeschool | February 20, 2010 11:00 PM
Damn this girl sucks.......
Posted by iPhone-ötzi | February 21, 2010 12:15 AM
Damn... I had high hopes for your new material, but that new song just blew me away. Can't wait for the ep to be released, I'll be waiting and If the rest of Stridulum sounds anything like Night, you just won EP of the year. kenmore washing machines
Posted by secondeye | February 21, 2010 5:38 PM
Diamanda Galas? Do all of these people have ears made of tin? This chick is fucking worthless. What few good songs she has were all written by Dead Luke.
Posted by Anonymous | February 21, 2010 9:57 PM
The song "Night" is the best
I like it
Posted by iPhoneötzi | February 21, 2010 10:14 PM
this is horrible. get some talent.
Posted by Anonymous | February 23, 2010 8:31 AM
Judging by the general douchebag opinion above, I won't have to fight off crowds to see one of the SXSW shows. Now using reverse psychology to keep it this way: yeah she sucks, whatever you do, don't go to the shows.
Posted by Tim | March 3, 2010 10:51 AM
It was Dead Luke? Dumping this fake.
Posted by Anonymous | March 7, 2010 11:53 AM
Oh, and what about those question marks on Sunday's text in the concert poster below? No, that isn't saving a spot for a Smiths reunion or U2 debut on the Coachella stage, it's the way that Yorke presents himself as a solo star, the marquee at his Orpheum concert had the same punctuational flourish.
Posted by منتديات | January 12, 2011 3:07 PM