1. Z OLA J ESUS P RESS U PDATE
7 December 2010
You don't hear singers like this every
day, or even every year...” –
Pitchfork, 8.1
‘Be not mistaken, this
is a white-hot star in
the making’ NME
Maga z ine
“Huge, heartwrenching songs
powered forth on epic synth
and crashing war drums.” –
The Guardian, UK
“one of the most terrifyingly immense things you’ll hear all year...‘Night’ is an
operatic, Lynchian peek into sonic armageddon.” – NME Rada r
“Danilova’s voice is powerful and fragile and is at the centre of every song on the EP. There is a constant
dark undertone in every song which is occasionally lifted by the power of Danilova’s remarkable vocals.”
– Virgin Media
“The most startling thing about this record is that it hints at the even bigger
and greater things Zola Jesus might be capable of. If there was ever a doubt
Zola Jesus had talent under all the noise and electronics, then here is the raw
proof, howling at you from the stereo.” – Drowned in Sound
“Well rounded and perfectly paced, Stridulum II ’s dark sonic tapestry proves that the future for
Zola Jesus is as bright as Nika will allow.” – T h e L i n e o f B e s t F i t
Her vocal performances can feel so heartbreaking
they're like Sinead O'Connor's 'Nothing Compares 2U'
with BONUS TEARS. Can you imagine?’ - Artrocker

2. Uncut, December 2010

3. Stridulum II #7 in NME’s 100 best records of 2010!!
http://www.nme.com/photos/75-best-albums-of-2010/198150/1/1#70
Zola in Chronicart
http://www.chronicart.com/webmag/article.php?id=1667

4. Q New Faces of 2011, Dec/Jan Issue

5. The Sunday Times, 28 November 2010

6. Nika reviewing NME selection:

7. Open Mag, France, December 2010

8. 8-page spread in Modzik magazine, France

17. Berliner Zeitung, Germany
THIS JUST IN-
Zola Jesus #14 on NME’s 2010 Cool List!!
Limited press deluxe 7-inch Poor Animal/ Sea Talk out November 15 th
** 29 September 2010 - Zola Jesus A-listed
on BBC 6Music!!!! **

18. Tour with Fever Ray and headlining in September - see reviews below…
Tour with Xiu Xiu in the fall still to come!!! Dates on last page
UPCOMING PRESS:
– Les Inrocks feature – 28.10
– Feature in DOMINION MAG (Terrorizer Magazine supplement)
– VICE - Album review
– STOOL PIGEON – Feature
– MARIE CLAIRE - feature on new women in music in November
– Feature in TÉLÉRAMA Sortir
NEW ONLINE:
Behind the Scenes feature, Glasswerk – Mon 4 October:
http://www.glasswerk.co.uk/features/national/10654/Behind+The+Scenes+With+Zola+Jesus
Le Monde mentions Zola Jesus...
http://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2010/10/10/la-californie-se-redecouvre-scene-de-
rock_1423012_3246.html#xtor=RSS-3208001
20 Minutes + Yahoo homepage
http://www.20minutes.fr/article/609699/culture-los-angeles-nouveau-paradis-filles-infernales
http://fr.news.yahoo.com/82/20101018/tcu-los-angeles-le-nouveau-paradis-de-fi-f46ac05.html

19. NME On Re peat, 23 .10.10

20. Mention on NM E Cool l ist cover, 23 .10.10

21. Les Inrockuptipbles, November 2010

22. No. 14 on Cool L ist

23. Zola Jesus Private Passions feature, Clash Magazine, 1 November 2010

24. Zola on Virgin.com, 15 October 2010
www.virgin.com/music/top-music-blogs/zola-jesus-music-guest-blog-electronic-women

25. One of 7 be st new alb um s acc ordi ng t o i nfl ue nti al Dutc h m usi c site Ki ndaM uzik:

26. Zola Jes us in the S un!! 2 4 Septemb er 20 1 0

27. Ama zi ng NME ‘O n the Roa d’ Feature w ith t he Z ola Je s us c rew, 1 5 Se ptembe r ‘1 0

29. Obse rver Li ve Re vie w – Fe ver Ra y a nd Z ola J es us, 1 2.0 9. 10

30. ZO LA JESU S R EVIEW IN T sugi, Octobe r i ss ue

31. French Grazia Review

32. French Magic review

33. Headl ine ba nner in Magi c e-Ne wslette r …

34. French D-Side review, September-October

35. D-Side continued:
Let’s Motiv Nord review

36. French NOISE Magazine September – October

37. September words:
Glowing review in the Quietus
http://thequietus.com/articles/04911-zola-jesus-stridulum-ii-review
8/10 on NME.com
http://www.nme.com/reviews/zola-jesus/11522
interview in the scotsman
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/features/Interview-Zola-Jesus-singer.6511945.jp
muso’s guide
http://musosguide.com/zola-jesus-stridulum-ii/11691
French press: Zola Jesus in BRAIN Magazine
http://www.brain-magazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4288:playlist-
zola-jesus&catid=1:general&Itemid=5
ad in discordance
http://www.discordance.fr/zola-jesus-stridulum-ii-19437
** Zola Jesus # 1 2 on NME’ s 50 be st new ba nds of 2010!!! **
-

39. Artrocker, September 2010

40. Time Out Critic’s choice, 2 September

41. Brighton Argus live review, 3 September
The Fly album review, 20 August:
http://www.the-fly.co.uk/words/reviews/album-reviews/8365/album-review:-zola-jesus
NME album review, 23 August:
http://www.nme.com/reviews/zola-jesus/11522
‘Sea Talk’ shortlisted for Steve Lamacq’s Rebel playlist on BBC 6Music
http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/steve-lamacq/features/rebel-playlist/

42. UNCUT 4* review, 1 September:

43. NME tour preview, 24 August:

44. AUGUST PRESS…
Drowned in Sound – 17 August
http://drownedinsound.com/releases/15596/reviews/4140741
Dazed Digital, 6 August
http://www.dazeddigital.com/Music/article/8041/1/Zola_Jesus
The Fly – 3 August
http://www.the-fly.co.uk/words/features/8270/levi
God is in the TV announcement…
http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/news/news_detail.php?id=3884
Rocksound Album review

45. SEA TALK…
Stereogum -
http://stereogum.com/446511/zola-jesus-sea-talk/mp3s/
Pitchfork-
http://pitchfork.com/forkcast/14635-sea-talk/
The Fader
http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/22/zola-jesus-sea-talk-mp3/
Wears the Trousers Magazine
http://www.wearsthetrousers.com/2010/07/free-music-friday-zola-jesus-2/
Tonspion
http://www.tonspion.de/musik/zola-jesus/musik/992552
9/10 album review in Clash August issue!
ZOLA JESUS
STRIDULUM
SOUTERRAIN TRANSMISSIONS
As ‘Stridulum’ tolls its deathly bell a pitch black cape is draped over the sun
and darkness descends. This album is the work of the startingly young, former
opera student Nika Danilova. Combining mastodonic dramatic projection and doom
laden gothic drums, Nika creates the most gut-stirringly devastating murder
ballads you will hear all year. Come join the dark side.
9/10
31 July 2010 – the Guardian ‘Populist’ column

47. The Fly Magazine, August

48. Dazed and Confused feature, July 15

49. Toh! Magazine, July issue – main review

50. O LDER P RESS
The Fader
http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/22/zola-jesus-live-in-brooklyn/
The State
http://www.state.ie/2010/06/news/new-zola-jesus-single-night/
In One Ear singles club – 21 June
http://inoneear.co.uk/features/9097-singles-club-210610
Self-Titled Mag interview – 18 June
http://www.self-titledmag.com/home/2010/06/18/the-self-titled-interview-zola-jesus/
Nylon Mag – Band Crush: Zola Jesus, 14 June
http://www.nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=4743
Drowned in Sound
http://drownedinsound.com/news/4140309-listen--download-zola-jesus-night
Isthmus
http://www.isthmus.com/isthmus/article.php?article=29641
“Night” press
FACT Mag, 24 June
http://www.factmag.com/2010/06/22/zola-jesus-night/
SPIN Magazine, July 2010 - Songs You Must Hear Now! - Zola Jesus “Night”
“Goth doyenne Nika Danilova unveils a transcendent wail that both terrifies and
reassures.”
Stereogum - Zola Jesus – “Night” Video
http://stereogum.com/373781/zola-jesus-night-video/video/
Pitchfork – Night – 8.0 (Best New Music section)
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/11791-night/
‘Night’ one of the ‘10 Essential Tracks’ on NME.com...
http://www.nme.com/reviews/vampire-weekend/11344
Italian Vogue
http://www.vogue.it/en/people-are-talking-about/music-theatre-
cinema/2010/06/zola-jesus-video

51. June 23 2010
NME

52. 5 June 2010-
"Night" in NME's On Repeat pages:

53. A mention from NME's Ben Hewitt in the magazine's "what our writers have been
up to this week" section....

54. May 26, 2010: NME Feature – RADAR band of the week!
(online blog version at:
http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=145&p=8582&title=radar_band_of_the_we
ek_no_7_zola_jesus&more=1&c=1)

55. NYLON Magazine, Mexico – July issue

56. Guardian Scene and Heard
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2010/apr/16/scene-heard-american-
gothic
Paste magazine – interview April 19
http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2010/04/best-of-whats-next-zola-jesus.html
Pitchfork Stridulum review– 8.1
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13987-stridulum-ep/
Goth Love, Hung-Over Stomps – New York Times, March 11
Zola Jesus
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/14/arts/music/14playlist.html?partner=rssnyt&e
mc=rss
Nika Roza Danilova, a k a Zola Jesus, is a tiny 20-year-old from Madison, Wis., who
projects a useful fantasy image: definitely from the dark side, but sympathetic. (She’s
a bit like Talia Al-Ghul, Batman’s love interest and daughter of his archrival.) Trained
in operatic singing, she’s a student of cavernous post-punk goth, music that thrives in
very narrow harmonic environments. Her previous record, “The Spoils,” sounded
baleful, Germanic, smoky. It jumped to conclusions about its own power, as if your
submission were already a done deal. But in the months since then, she’s grown: her
’80s Siouxsie Sioux yelp has taken on a slight ’60s-girl-group tenderness, and likewise
her songwriting. Some tracks from “Stridulum,” her new EP on Sacred Bones, come
across like proper love songs. (“I Can’t Stand” offers solace to a friend who’s given up
on love: “I can’t stand to see you this way,” she howls from her great height, “It’s
gonna be alright.”) They’ve still got sulfurous echo and war drums in the background,
but they’re comforting dreams, not nightmares.
Pitchfork April Feature with interview:
http://pitchfork.com/features/guest-lists/7786-zola-jesus/