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ZOLA JESUS PRESS UPDATE
7 December 2010
You don't hear singers like this every day, or even every year...” – Pitchfork, 8 .1
‘Be not mistaken, this is a white-hot star in the making’ NME Magazine
“Huge, heartwrenching songs powered forth on epic synth and crashing war drums.” – The Guardian, UK
“one of the most terrifyingly immense things you’ll hear all year...‘Night’ is an operatic, Lynchian peek into sonic armageddon.” – NME Rada r
“Danilova’s voice is powerful and fragile and is at the centre of every song on the EP. There is a constant dark undertone in every song which is occasionally lifted by the power of Danilova’s remarkable vocals.”
– Virgin Media
“The most startling thing about this record is that it hints at the even bigger and greater things Zola Jesus might be capable of. If there was ever a doubt
Zola Jesus had talent under all the noise and electronics, then here is the raw proof, howling at you from the stereo.” – Drowned in Sound
“Well rounded and perfectly paced, Stridu lum I I ’ s dark sonic tapestry proves that the future for Zola Jesus is as bright as Nika w i l l a l low.” – T h e L i n e o f B e s t F i t
Her vocal performances can feel so heartbreaking they're like Sinead O'Connor's 'Nothing Compares 2U' with BONUS TEARS. Can you imagine?’ - Artrocker
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Uncut, December 2010
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Stridulum II #7 in NME’s 100 best records of 2010!! http://www.nme.com/photos/75-best-albums-of-2010/198150/1/1#70
Zola in Chronicart
http://www.chronicart.com/webmag/article.php?id=1667
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Q New Faces of 2011, Dec/Jan Issue
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The Sunday Times, 28 November 2010
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Nika reviewing NME selection:
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Open Mag, France, December 2010
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8-page spread in Modzik magazine, France
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Berliner Zeitung, Germany
THIS JUST IN-
Zo la Jesus # 14 on NME’s 20 10 Cool L i s t ! !
Limited press deluxe 7-inch Poor Animal/ Sea Talk out November 15th
** 29 September 2010 - Zola Jesus A-listed on BBC 6Music!!!! **
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Tour with Fever Ray and headlining in September - see reviews below… Tour with Xiu Xiu in the fall still to come!!! Dates on last page
UPCOMING PRESS:
– Les Inrocks feature – 28.10
– Feature in DOMINION MAG (Terrorizer Magazine supplement)
– VICE - Album review
– STOOL PIGEON – Feature
– MARIE CLAIRE - feature on new women in music in November
– Feature in TÉLÉRAMA Sortir
NEW ONLINE:
Behind the Scenes feature, Glasswerk – Mon 4 October: http://www.glasswerk.co.uk/features/national/10654/Behind+The+Scenes+With+Zola+Jesus
Le Monde mentions Zola Jesus...
http://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2010/10/10/la-californie-se-redecouvre-scene-de-rock_1423012_3246.html#xtor=RSS-3208001
20 Minutes + Yahoo homepage
http://www.20minutes.fr/article/609699/culture-los-angeles-nouveau-paradis-filles-infernales
http://fr.news.yahoo.com/82/20101018/tcu-los-angeles-le-nouveau-paradis-de-fi-f46ac05.html
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NME On Repeat, 23.10.10
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Mention on NME Cool l ist cover , 23 .10.10
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Les Inrockuptipbles, November 2010
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No. 14 on Cool List
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Zola Jesus Private Passions feature, Clash Magazine, 1 November 2010
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Zola on Virgin.com, 15 October 2010
www.virgin.com/music/top-music-blogs/zola-jesus-music-guest-blog-electronic-women
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One of 7 best new albums according to inf luent ia l Dutch music site KindaMuzik:
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Zola Jesus in the Sun! ! 24 September 2010
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Amazing NME ‘On the Road’ Feature w ith the Zola Jesus crew, 15 September ‘10
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Observer Live Review – Fever Ray and Zola Jesus, 12.09.10
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ZOLA JESUS REVIEW IN Tsugi, October issue
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French Grazia Review
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French Magic review
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Headl ine banner in Magic e-Newslette r…
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French D-Side review, September-October
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D-Side continued:
Let’s Motiv Nord review
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French NOISE Magazine September – October
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September words:
Glowing review in the Quietus
http://thequietus.com/articles/04911-zola-jesus-stridulum-ii-review
8/10 on NME.com
http://www.nme.com/reviews/zola-jesus/11522
interview in the scotsman
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/features/Interview-Zola-Jesus-singer.6511945.jp
muso’s guide
http://musosguide.com/zola-jesus-stridulum-ii/11691
French press: Zola Jesus in BRAIN Magazine
http://www.brain-magazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4288:playlist-zola-jesus&catid=1:general&Itemid=5
ad in discordance
http://www.discordance.fr/zola-jesus-stridulum-ii-19437
** Zola Jesus # 1 2 on NME’s 50 best new bands of 2010!! ! **
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Artrocker, September 2010
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Time Out Critic’s choice, 2 September
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Brighton Argus live review, 3 September
The Fly album review, 20 August:
http://www.the-fly.co.uk/words/reviews/album-reviews/8365/album-review:-zola-jesus
NME album review, 23 August: http://www.nme.com/reviews/zola-jesus/11522
‘Sea Talk’ shortlisted for Steve Lamacq’s Rebel playlist on BBC 6Music
http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/steve-lamacq/features/rebel-playlist/
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UNCUT 4* review, 1 September:
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NME tour preview, 24 August:
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A U G U S T P R E S S …
Drowned in Sound – 17 August
http://drownedinsound.com/releases/15596/reviews/4140741
Dazed Digital, 6 August
http://www.dazeddigital.com/Music/article/8041/1/Zola_Jesus
The Fly – 3 August
http://www.the-fly.co.uk/words/features/8270/levi
God is in the TV announcement…
http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/news/news_detail.php?id=3884
Rocksound Album review
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S E A T A L K …
Stereogum -
http://stereogum.com/446511/zola-jesus-sea-talk/mp3s/
Pitchfork-
http://pitchfork.com/forkcast/14635-sea-talk/
The Fader
http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/22/zola-jesus-sea-talk-mp3/
Wears the Trousers Magazine
http://www.wearsthetrousers.com/2010/07/free-music-friday-zola-jesus-2/
Tonspion
http://www.tonspion.de/musik/zola-jesus/musik/992552
9/10 album review in Clash August issue! ZOLA JESUS STRIDULUM SOUTERRAIN TRANSMISSIONS As ‘Stridulum’ tolls its deathly bell a pitch black cape is draped over the sun and darkness descends. This album is the work of the startingly young, former opera student Nika Danilova. Combining mastodonic dramatic projection and doom laden gothic drums, Nika creates the most gut-stirringly devastating murder ballads you will hear all year. Come join the dark side. 9/10 31 July 2010 – the Guardian ‘Populist’ column
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The Fly Magazine, August
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Dazed and Confused feature, July 15
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Toh! Magazine, July issue – main review
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O L D E R P R E S S The Fader http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/22/zola-jesus-live-in-brooklyn/ The State http://www.state.ie/2010/06/news/new-zola-jesus-single-night/ In One Ear singles club – 21 June http://inoneear.co.uk/features/9097-singles-club-210610 Self-Titled Mag interview – 18 June http://www.self-titledmag.com/home/2010/06/18/the-self-titled-interview-zola-jesus/ Nylon Mag – Band Crush: Zola Jesus, 14 June http://www.nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=4743 Drowned in Sound http://drownedinsound.com/news/4140309-listen--download-zola-jesus-night Isthmus http://www.isthmus.com/isthmus/article.php?article=29641 “Night” press FACT Mag, 24 June http://www.factmag.com/2010/06/22/zola-jesus-night/ SPIN Magazine, July 2010 - Songs You Must Hear Now! - Zola Jesus “Night”
“Goth doyenne Nika Danilova unveils a transcendent wail that both terrifies and reassures.”
Stereogum - Zola Jesus – “Night” Video http://stereogum.com/373781/zola-jesus-night-video/video/ Pitchfork – Night – 8.0 (Best New Music section) http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/11791-night/ ‘Night’ one of the ‘10 Essential Tracks’ on NME.com... http://www.nme.com/reviews/vampire-weekend/11344 Italian Vogue http://www.vogue.it/en/people-are-talking-about/music-theatre-cinema/2010/06/zola-jesus-video
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June 23 2010
NME
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5 June 2010- "Night" in NME's On Repeat pages:
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A mention from NME's Ben Hewitt in the magazine's "what our writers have been up to this week" section....
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May 26, 2010: NME Feature – RADAR band of the week!
(online blog version at: http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=145&p=8582&title=radar_band_of_the_we
ek_no_7_zola_jesus&more=1&c=1)
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NYLON Magazine, Mexico – July issue
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Guardian Scene and Heard http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2010/apr/16/scene-heard-american-gothic Paste magazine – interview April 19 http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2010/04/best-of-whats-next-zola-jesus.html Pitchfork Stridulum review– 8.1 http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13987-stridulum-ep/ Goth Love, Hung-Over Stomps – New York Times, March 11 Zola Jesus http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/14/arts/music/14playlist.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Nika Roza Danilova, a k a Zola Jesus, is a tiny 20-year-old from Madison, Wis., who projects a useful fantasy image: definitely from the dark side, but sympathetic. (She’s a bit like Talia Al-Ghul, Batman’s love interest and daughter of his archrival.) Trained in operatic singing, she’s a student of cavernous post-punk goth, music that thrives in very narrow harmonic environments. Her previous record, “The Spoils,” sounded baleful, Germanic, smoky. It jumped to conclusions about its own power, as if your submission were already a done deal. But in the months since then, she’s grown: her ’80s Siouxsie Sioux yelp has taken on a slight ’60s-girl-group tenderness, and likewise her songwriting. Some tracks from “Stridulum,” her new EP on Sacred Bones, come across like proper love songs. (“I Can’t Stand” offers solace to a friend who’s given up on love: “I can’t stand to see you this way,” she howls from her great height, “It’s gonna be alright.”) They’ve still got sulfurous echo and war drums in the background, but they’re comforting dreams, not nightmares. Pitchfork April Feature with interview: http://pitchfork.com/features/guest-lists/7786-zola-jesus/
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