Zola Jesus - "Seekir"

We’ve already heard “Vessel,” one of the new tracks from the highly anticipated Zola Jesus album Conatus. Now here’s another, “Seekir.” The track is something of a new look for Nika Roza Danilova, melding her swirling goth-pop sonics with monastic chanting and house-music thump. It’s something like what might’ve happened if Siouxsie Sioux had jumped on a track with the Orb back in the early ’90s. And yes, you’re right, that is something you want to hear. Listen below.


(via Pitchfork)

Conatus is out 10/4 on Sacred Bones. Check out our Progress Report interview with Danilova about the album.

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Comments (2)
  1. this is pretty bad… she just gets worse and worse

  2. I disagree with the comment above, but it’s not the strongest track on the album. Listen to “Vessel”, and you may eat your criticism. Read our Zola Jesus ‘Conatus’ Review.

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