Zola Jesus Enraptures SXSW Audiences
Each year, SXSW dominates music news coverage while it’s going on and for weeks thereafter. Many news outlets push their favorites for ‘best band at SXSW.’ No band garnered that tag as much as The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, but one of the biggest sleeper hits was Madison’s own Zola Jesus. In the past week Zola Jesus, consisting of 19-year-old Nika Danilova, received remarkable write-ups from the likes of Pitchfork and The Fader. Be sure to pick up her 10-track CD-R, New Amsterdam, via Sacred Bones, as well as the Tsar Bomba LP on Troubleman. Surely more than a fad, Danilova will be increasingly on your mind and in your ears in the months and years to come.
Stream or Download: Sea Talk (MP3) (From Tsar Bomba) (Via RCRD LBL)
Here is video(quality somewhat lacking) from a Zola Jesus performance @ SXSW:
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