EP From Zola Jesus - Called Stridulum
R**E
Dark and delicious
I must admit that Goth is not my style. But I do think of myself as having eclectic musical tastes. I heard a bit of this on Sound Opinions and ordered the CD. It really exceeded my expectations.Nika Roza Danilova, better known as Zola Jesus, has a pretty amazing voice and this is a pretty amazing CD. The music is very dark. The lyrics are compassionate, even nurturing, but Zola's voice has basically no emotion in it. It's simply chilling. The music still manages to have some pretty decent pop hooks, which is probably why I was drawn to it.Doubtless Zola Jesus has lots of fans who commonly respond positively to industrial/Goth/electronic genres. She also has at least one fan (me) who doesn't explore much within these genres but knows a gifted and unique artist when she hears one. Highly recommended.
B**Y
but didn't sound like one of her songs
Came up on my Pandora playlist a few times, kept thinking it was Rihanna singing, but didn't sound like one of her songs. It's good, but it is repetitive and gets old.
B**N
Wow!
I heard her while listening to World Cafe on NPR. If Mazzy Star was covering a Siouxie and the Banshees song while channeling Billie Holiday's heroin melancholy, you would wind up with this album. I mean that as a compliment!
M**R
Stunning.
I hate to mention this but the connection is so obvious. Zola Jesus IS the new Siouxsie. This could be a bad thing but not here. These songs are fantastic and her voice is stunning! One of my favourite releases of 2010. Don't miss out and check out her other 3 releases....
A**Y
F***ing Spectacular
There is so much feeling wrapped up here and hiding in the shadows and the fuzz here, one of the best releases of the year, I cannot stop listening to it. Buy this right now.
C**R
A breath of smoky air
I heard of this EP from the pitchfork review. "Night" captivated me, and for this price, I scooped it up immediately on release. As she says "It's good for your soul." Buy this EP and soar.
M**E
Just like wow!
Hearing this was just like the first time I heard Siouxsie and the Banshees. It absolutely took my breath away, and now I'm a fan for life.
B**E
BUON ARTICOLO
E' uno dei miei artisti preferiti e ho comprato l'album per amor di completezza, ma pensavo che all'interno ci fossero delle versioni diverse delle canzoni in scaletta rispetto a quelle standard. e invece no, questo è l'unico neo. la copertina è così bella che l'appenderei al muro
