Fever Ray News:
Zola Jesus to support Fever Ray on 2010 European tour
We can announce that Zola Jesus will be supporting Fever Ray in London, Paris and Glasgow on the September 2010 European tour. Read more at feverray.com.
6th Sep - O2 ABC, Glasgow, UK - Buy Tickets - W/ Zola Jesus8th Sep - Brixton Academy, London, UK - Buy Tickets - W/ Zola Jesus9th Sep - La Cigale, Paris, France - Buy Tickets - W/ Zola Jesus10th Sep - Berlin Festival, Berlin, Germany - Buy Tickets11-13th Sep – Bestival, Isle of Wight, UK - Buy Tickets
― micarl, Wednesday, 28 April 2010 18:59 (fourteen years ago) link
Nika + Rory > Zola Jesus
― thistle supporter (mcoll), Thursday, 6 May 2010 13:32 (fourteen years ago) link
not very good live, i'm afraid
― goole, Wednesday, 30 June 2010 15:59 (thirteen years ago) link
i find her songs and her singing very samey. i thought i would like it, but she's not really weird enough. i want her to do something more interesting with her voice that she doesn't seem to be doing. maybe she hasn't been given good enough melodies to do more than that one thing she does.
― an outlet to express the dark invocations of (La Lechera), Wednesday, 30 June 2010 16:03 (thirteen years ago) link
i find her songs and her singing very samey.this is a fair complaint, though not one that troubles me much so far. suspect that it is what keeps me at a distance from stridulum, though. in the past, the music was doing at least half the work, where now her voice has become the primary focus. in that context, she does lean a bit too hard on a few (admittedly good) tricks. for the moment, i'm happy listening to her older material and waiting to see what comes next.
― interstellar overdraft (contenderizer), Wednesday, 30 June 2010 16:48 (thirteen years ago) link
bought a used copy of the soeur sewer (sir sewer?) 45 the other day for a couple bucks. very nice.
― interstellar overdraft (contenderizer), Wednesday, 30 June 2010 16:50 (thirteen years ago) link
― goole, Wednesday, June 30, 2010 11:59 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark
saaaay whaaaaat? i saw her a few weeks back for NXNE, and she was great. the band wasn't even her own group of regulars. she had amazing projection and just captivated everybody in the room. not much of a presence really, but as the show progressed, she looked a bit more comfortable.
― borntohula, Thursday, 1 July 2010 05:13 (thirteen years ago) link
never see her, but have heard very promising word from everyone i know who has
― interstellar overdraft (contenderizer), Thursday, 1 July 2010 05:18 (thirteen years ago) link
has a new collaborative or split ep out with someone soon, and is rereleasing stridulum as stridulum ii with some extra junk on. playing shows with fever ray too
― Earning your Masters in Library and Information Science is beautiful (schlump), Thursday, 1 July 2010 20:11 (thirteen years ago) link
just ordered the new split with LA Vampires fron nnf
― van smack, Thursday, 1 July 2010 20:13 (thirteen years ago) link
eh, maybe it was an off night or the soundman didn't get what was up. her singing was flat and the keyboards sounded kind of anemic. it just wasn't that great.
― goole, Thursday, 1 July 2010 20:16 (thirteen years ago) link
kind of wanted to see her last week (small local club, apparently not very well attended) but it didn't work out
― emotional radiohead whatever (Jordan), Thursday, 1 July 2010 20:51 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.avclub.com/madison/articles/zola-jesus-at-the-frequency,42577/
― emotional radiohead whatever (Jordan), Thursday, 1 July 2010 20:52 (thirteen years ago) link
The three people I was with all hated them. I didn't really like them but I thought there was *something there*. Her voice was good but she was using it a bit badly (oversinging etc.) and the songs were WAY too samey. They had kind of a good presence and look and there was something in their sound that was interesting but needs refining. I think she needs a band behind her.
― surfer blood for oil (Hurting 2), Saturday, 10 July 2010 04:37 (thirteen years ago) link
"Shedding her formerly resolutely goth persona via her newly bleached blonde hair and her formerly lowest-of-the-lo-fi sound via a commanding five-piece band"
Oh, so I guess, uh, yeah, she already has a band and just didn't play with it tonight.
― surfer blood for oil (Hurting 2), Saturday, 10 July 2010 04:38 (thirteen years ago) link
I thought the show last night was much better than it should have been (given the location) but her Napoleon Dynamite guitarist needs to stop trying to do indie harmonies.
― with hidden noise, Saturday, 10 July 2010 15:47 (thirteen years ago) link
She was painfully out of key a few times.
― surfer blood for oil (Hurting 2), Saturday, 10 July 2010 17:27 (thirteen years ago) link
haven't really like any of her releases so far.Will that L.A. Vampires split thing change things for me?Anyone know?
― chromecassettes, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 23:44 (thirteen years ago) link
I've seen her twice now. First time was at Wire fest in Chicago and she was great, but the 3 (!) synth players stole the show.
Saw her in a duo format here in Portland last month and she stole the show. She sings the whole damn time, and when there are instrumental breaks in the songs, they are no more than 2 bars long. She ended the set by jumping on the floor and smashing a bottle. It was cute.
I really want to see the full band format because the live drummer is the kid from Jex Thoth and he is excellent.
― Nate Carson, Wednesday, 11 August 2010 06:03 (thirteen years ago) link
have not see her yet (missed the recent local shows), but still love the records, and "night" is creeping up on my favorite songs of the year. L.A. vampires split is reminiscent of her pre-stridulum stuff, and if you don't like that, there isn't much reason to pick it up.
― a CRASBO is a "criminally related" ASBO (contenderizer), Wednesday, 11 August 2010 06:19 (thirteen years ago) link
I saw her twice last week (once headlining in a tiny venue and then supporting Fever Ray) and it cemented the love that developed from listening to 'Stridulum II' on repeat for the weeks previous.
Seeing her right up close in the tiny indie basement was just incredible I thought. Her voice was wonderful.
― krakow, Sunday, 12 September 2010 11:50 (thirteen years ago) link
her voice yes, but i thought the backing was pretty dreadful. she really needs to lose those guys playing bad digital synth sounds and the most leaden drum machine rhythms i've heard for a long, long time.
― stirmonster, Sunday, 12 September 2010 12:15 (thirteen years ago) link
Hmmm, I suppose I was pretty transfixed by the voice and her presence, but I did like the whole creepy industrial vibe from the synths/drum machines.
― krakow, Sunday, 12 September 2010 12:26 (thirteen years ago) link
http://krakow.zenfolio.com/img/s8/v9/p787657422-3.jpg
http://krakow.zenfolio.com/img/s8/v10/p605578174-3.jpg
― krakow, Sunday, 12 September 2010 14:27 (thirteen years ago) link
lovely shots, krakow.
I can imagine the tiny basement gig would have been a lot better, but the synth backing was so totally generic that I commented halfway through that the two guys could easily be forgetting which song they were meant to be playing every time, and not even realising their mistake. She also looked REALLY awkward on a big stage!
― Underground - Parking (2010) (sic), Monday, 13 September 2010 11:01 (thirteen years ago) link
I was disappointed with the bigger venue show supporting Fever Ray. I hoped that she would ramp things up somehow compared to the basement gig, in order to take advantage of and fill the space, but sadly she didn't, or couldn't, so I do basically agree, even as a raging fan boy.
― krakow, Monday, 13 September 2010 17:16 (thirteen years ago) link
Thanks! BTW.
― krakow, Monday, 13 September 2010 17:17 (thirteen years ago) link
new EP out on sacred bones, valusia. typically lovely, austere & grandiose. "tower" is immense. loving it, but still missing the crushing synth fuzz of her early stuff. record store girl complained due to featured presence of the "night" video on italian vogue webpage. how is that a bad thing?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYMFQknupyw
― contenderizer, Friday, 15 October 2010 08:31 (thirteen years ago) link
Foolishly bought this without checking tracklist - 3 of the 4 tracks were on Stridulum II
― buildings with goats on the roof (James Morrison), Sunday, 17 October 2010 23:45 (thirteen years ago) link
boooo!
― sleeve, Monday, 18 October 2010 01:08 (thirteen years ago) link
hate it when artists pull that shit
I saw her once and thought she was kind of meh. I could see it better with a full band, but she also needs a little more varied songwriting.
― Katy Lied, Lady Died (Hurting 2), Monday, 18 October 2010 01:11 (thirteen years ago) link
still missing the crushing synth fuzz of her early stuff
i get this but the vocal hook in poor animal is hard to discount. it's a little monster of a goth-rock song.
― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 7 November 2010 15:57 (thirteen years ago) link
i <3 "sea talk".. reminds me heavily of mahogany's "my bed is my castle"
― shart to the *plop* (electricsound), Thursday, 23 December 2010 02:43 (thirteen years ago) link
Still annoyed that thhe vs LA Vampires things isn't available as a CD
― buildings with goats on the roof (James Morrison), Thursday, 23 December 2010 02:55 (thirteen years ago) link
really really digging the valusia ep
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Wednesday, 29 December 2010 05:23 (thirteen years ago) link
valusia is incredibly good! the second she started singing in the first song i was like "i have made an excellent decision in purchasing this"
got the other one coming in the mail in a bit.
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 30 January 2011 02:49 (thirteen years ago) link
i think djp would be feelin this
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 30 January 2011 02:53 (thirteen years ago) link
New track 'Vessel' from upcoming album Conatus, released Oct 4th. Kinda reminds me of a Gothic Lykke Li a bit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMSTg4gStOE
Tracklistling etc http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/06/zola-jesus-announces-new-album-conatus/
― Broken Heartbeats Sound Like Breakbeats, Wednesday, 29 June 2011 13:31 (twelve years ago) link
wow, this is great. want discomix.
― And the piano, it sounds like a carnivore (contenderizer), Wednesday, 29 June 2011 16:56 (twelve years ago) link
This is a great record. It's streaming here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2011/sep/22/zola-jesus-conatus-album-stream
― Evan R, Thursday, 22 September 2011 19:28 (twelve years ago) link
"[this song] feels the most vivid to me, as if finally I was able to communicate this universe that is my prison."
"The only thing keeping me together at this point was a terrible bliss I felt from being alone."
"I thought of the chorus while doing my daily walk from my house to the drugstore, the only chore that brought me outside."
Can't parody this stuff.
― Doctor Madame Frances Experimento LLC (SNM), Thursday, 22 September 2011 19:39 (twelve years ago) link
so is the new album worth getting or not?
got mixed reviews so far
― prego, Monday, 26 September 2011 18:50 (twelve years ago) link
I've listened to it twice and i can't remember a thing about it
― Number None, Monday, 26 September 2011 19:01 (twelve years ago) link
only listened once: if you dig e.g. "sea talk" you should dig this
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Friday, 7 October 2011 05:43 (twelve years ago) link
What if you only dug "Night"?
― psychedelicatessen (seandalai), Friday, 7 October 2011 12:08 (twelve years ago) link
I've been waiting and hoping this pops up in Rhapsody so I can check it out before buying. Loved pretty much everything she's done to this point (that I've heard anyway).
― musicfanatic, Friday, 7 October 2011 13:06 (twelve years ago) link
Just saw Evan's link. Still works! Thanks. I hope it's still up after I get off work today. (I thought websites only had these things up until the release of the album?)
― musicfanatic, Friday, 7 October 2011 13:08 (twelve years ago) link
It's on spotify too if you have that.
― master musicians of jamiroquai (NickB), Friday, 7 October 2011 13:08 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvejztfwM6g
― difficult to adjust to ilxor being a low frequency poster (ilxor), Sunday, 30 October 2011 12:34 (twelve years ago) link
yeah she put on an awesome show both times i've seen her, strongly recommend to anyone who likes her records at all.
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 31 October 2017 13:54 (six years ago) link
yeah this new one is really good, been playing it on the air every week
― sleeve, Tuesday, 31 October 2017 14:37 (six years ago) link
did yall know she's klobuchar's cousin?
― idgaf (roxymuzak), Friday, 7 February 2020 12:41 (four years ago) link
whaaaa
― nxd, Friday, 7 February 2020 14:10 (four years ago) link
Yes and she’s a big Bernie fan, her timeline is 90% Bernie stuff.
i'm not fucking around with my bernie support. he's running against my cousin. i'm going against bloodlines for this shit!— ZJ for BERNIE SANDERS 2020 (@ZOLAJESUS) February 3, 2020
klobuchar :| 🇸🇮— ZJ for BERNIE SANDERS 2020 (@ZOLAJESUS) February 3, 2020
― hyds (gyac), Friday, 7 February 2020 14:23 (four years ago) link
i did bc i follow her on twitter! amy klobuchar's cousin!!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Friday, 7 February 2020 14:59 (four years ago) link
can’t believe i can finally say this: my new album arkhon is out may 20 2022 !!!you can listen to the first single “lost” now as well as view the accompanying music video i traveled to turkey to make with @DiaryofMu at the link below:https://t.co/jOQl7SOPXz pic.twitter.com/SJYqg6p6x8— ZOLA JESUS 🇺🇦 (@ZOLAJESUS) March 23, 2022
― nxd, Wednesday, 23 March 2022 13:05 (two years ago) link
Looking forward to it.
― Toshirō Nofune (The Seventh ILXorai), Wednesday, 23 March 2022 21:41 (two years ago) link
I don't think I've heard ZJ since 2010, but a friend told me to listen to the new album this morning and it's sounding good. Everything is very BIG but I think she pulls it off. That said, I really don't listen to much else like this so ymmv
― rob, Sunday, 26 June 2022 13:51 (one year ago) link
My CD arrived yesterday but not played it yet. Looking forward to listening to it though as she's one of my favourites of the past decade.
― Toshirō Nofune (The Seventh ILXorai), Sunday, 26 June 2022 14:04 (one year ago) link
Haven’t really dug her last couple of albums but this is excellent.
― Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Sunday, 26 June 2022 23:35 (one year ago) link