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9.0
18829
9.0 |
Rave Magazine
[The] simplicity, vulnerability and directness are well beyond Danilova’s 21 years
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8.5
15874
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
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
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8.5
16207
8.5 |
The Quietus
Zola Jesus creates music for the night, for the winter, sounds to accompany the light as it draws itself in
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8.0
15548
8.0 |
The Observer
Finds Jesus moving away from her avant-garde early recordings and embracing direct songwriting and pithier instrumentation, to arresting results
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8.0
15581
8.0 |
NME
The gorgeously ethereal soundscape of a thousand years of heartbreak unleashed into one mighty howl
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8.0
15545
8.0 |
The Digital Fix
A stunning blend of gothic electronica that overwhelms the senses, this album is darkly gritty with a tendency towards a huge anthemic sound
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8.0
15546
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
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
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8.0
15669
8.0 |
The Fly
‘Stridulum II’’s lyricism points to apocalypse and suffering, but is cradled gently in possibly the strongest vocal performance this year
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8.0
15746
8.0 |
Uncut
Her sound is instantly transfixing. Print edition only
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7.0
15593
7.0 |
musicOMH
Comparisons to Florence Welch may be forthcoming but as opposed to Welch, you sense a greater awareness of lyrics with Danilova, a history and meaning behind her words
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7.0
17526
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AU Review
Unnerving, but impressive
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6.0
17143
6.0 |
State
Zola Jesus is a powerful artist with a cavernous appetite for trailing new ground and Stridulum II is the perfect juncture to join her on that journey
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6.0
17153
6.0 |
State
The steps from the lo-fi-noise dawdlings to her current gothic-pop sound may have disgruntled some of Rosa’s fans but for most it’s a rewarding move
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6.0
15547
6.0 |
BBC
Her compositions can appear vulnerable, hollow and frail. Too often the same cheap sonic and lyrical slogans are rolled out; tweaked and served up as fresh offerings
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4.0
15631
4.0 |
The Skinny
Aside from the swirling horror-movie-scene-set-in-a-crypt keyboards, Nika’s voice is a cold, distant thing, robbed – like one imagines the singer might have been – of human contact
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