The Quietus — Following the release of her latest album last week, Zola Jesus shares a playlist made up of music that inspired the record more info

DrownedInSound — There’s always going to be a place in indie rock for singers with a five note range who sound like they’ve just rolled out of bed more info

Stereogum — Seven or eight years ago, I saw Nika Roza Danilova lift a mace over her head in a Chicago bar, and the image has stayed with me ever since. That night, Zola Jesus was opening for Fucked Up and Kurt Vile at Chicago's Empty Bottle, and I almost showed ... more info

Stereogum — Zola Jesus' upcoming album Okovi was recorded in the midst of personal tragedy, and "Exhumed" and "Soak," the two songs we've heard from it so far, have felt appropriately dark and heavy. But although new song "Siphon" has perhaps the heaviest inspir... more info

DrownedInSound — “People should be more comfortable knowing there are no answers.” more info

Stereogum — Zola Jesus, who will be releasing her album Okovi in September, announced it by sharing the cinematic single "Exhumed." Today, we get to see the song's visual counterpart: a horror-story music video along the lines of The Blair Witch Project and The ... more info

Stereogum — Zola Jesus was the latest musician to perform a Stereogum Session at our New York offices today. Her solo piano performance began with the debut of "Siphon," "a really, really fragile song" which will be the next single from her upcoming album Okovi.... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Guardian profiled author Svetlana Alexievich. Stream the Fela Kuti documentary Music Is The Weapon. Granta shared an excerpt from Lucy Ives' new novel Impossible Views of the World. Pitchfork interviewed Zola Jesus about her new album. Book Riot ... more info

Nialler9 — Nika Roza Danilova aka Zola Jesus has announced her return with a new album on her old label Sacred Bones with the album Okovi, which is dark and electronic like her earlier work on that label. Live bandmate Alex DeGroot, producer/musician WIFE... more info

Stereogum — While Zola Jesus' last album saw the noise-goth queen stepping into the light, the upcoming Okovi is shaping up to be something much darker. Lead single "Exhumed" was beautifully punishing, but new song "Soak" is just beautiful -- a shadowy, operatic... more info