Okovi
Okovi showcases the searing, fully-formed music of Nika Danilova, an album of close personal experiences rendered into urgent goth-pop songs as emotional as they are necessary. More
Zola Jesus
“Siphon”
On her forthcoming album Okovi, Zola Jesus (aka Nika Danilova) writes from a place of deep, all-consuming despair—not just for herself, but also for those dear to her. It’s a mood she explores throughout the record, in songs that mimic the viscous, amorphous sorrow of a crisis—but on “Siphon,” the urgency is front and center. More
Zola Jesus Announces New Album Okovi, Releases “Exhumed”
Zola Jesus was confirmed as a performer at this year’s Basilica Soundscape festival in upstate New York yesterday, and has now announced her new album Okovi. It’s out September 8 on Sacred Bones. She’s also shared a new song called “Exhumed,” which is steeped in dissonant, rough synth textures and an alarming, abrasive string section. More
David Byrne Doc Ft. St. Vincent, Dev Hynes, Ad-Rock, More Coming to Theaters
In 2015, David Byrne gathered artists for a multi-disciplinary performance called Contemporary Color. For the event, he recruited 10 artists (including St. Vincent, Nelly Furtado, Ad-Rock, Dev Hynes, Zola Jesus, tUnE-yArDs, How to Dress Well, and more) to work on original music with color guard teams from across North America. In 2016, a documentary about…