ZOLA JESUS Shares DANGEROUS DAYS Reworked By MAPS

TAIGA – THE ALBUM – OUT 6 OCTOBER 2014

TOUR DATES ON SALE NOW

“Her poppiest song and most air-punching chorus to date” The Guardian Guide Daily

“Unsurprisingly fantastic” Stereogum

Zola Jesus unveils a transcendent remix of Dangerous Days from Northampton based musician (and Mute label-mate) James Chapman aka Maps. The original track received critical acclaim, being lauded as “an elegant synth-pop banger” by Spin, receiving Best New Track on Pitchfork, and cracking the Top 20 in Billboard’s Twitter Emerging Artists Chart.

Maps takes this modern masterpiece to new heights with his emotive interpretation, saying, “Dangerous Days was a real pleasure to remix. It’s a really uplifting track, and Nika’s vocals are so powerful. When I worked on the song I wanted to really push the euphoric elements as much as I could, while still keeping the vibe of the original.”  Zola Jesus’s Taigais due for release 6 October 2014 on Mute. Listen to the Maps remix of “Dangerous Days’

Zola Jesus embarks on a worldwide tour throughout October and November. After arriving in the UK on 29 October for a show in Bristol, she travels throughout the UK and Europe, finishing with a London date at KOKO on 18 November. Full details below, watch the tour trailer here:

Nika is the 25-year-old behind Zola Jesus’ creative incarnations as sole singer and songwriter.  Influenced by her time in Iceland, Vermont, and British Columbia, Taigawaswritten on Vashon Island, WA and conjures all these places while creating a sonic space of its own that each listener can travel to, explore, hide in, and celebrate. Nika tracked and mixed the album in Los Angeles with co-producer Dean Hurley (David Lynch, Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse).

At once challenging and accessible, Taiga is a transition for Zola Jesus. Undeniably branded with what Nika terms a “piercing ambition,” the album is best described by the artist herself: “The music on the record is massive, with big brass and beats, crystal clear vocals…It’s the most accessible music I’ve ever made, but also the most earnest and passionate. I gave everything for this record, more than ever before.”

TAIGA TRACKLISTING

Taiga

Dangerous Days

Dust

Hunger

Go (Blank Sea)

Ego

Lawless

Nail

Long Way Down

Hollow

It’s Not Over

LIVE DATES

8 October – San Francisco, CA – Bimbo’s

9 October – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey

16 October – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall

17 October – Washington, DC – Hirshhorn Museum

19 October – New York, NY – Webster Hall

29 October – Bristol – Colston Hall – http://bit.ly/1mBgr2o

30 October – Leeds – Belgrave Music Hall – http://bit.ly/W3mz9k

31 October – Glasgow – Stereo – http://bit.ly/1jHTtYa

1 November – Manchester Cathedral – Columns festival – http://bit.ly/U9qtfG

4 November – Paris, France – Badaboum – http://bit.ly/1mOb7rV

5 November – Strasbourg, France – La Laiterie – http://bit.ly/1oWKkIl

6 November – St Gallen, Switzerland – Palace – http://bit.ly/1q9W4MS

7 November – Geneva, Switzerland – l’Usine – http://bit.ly/1n1NQnT

8 November – Reims, France – La Cartonnerie – http://bit.ly/1qXZuQY

10 November – Köln, Germany – Gebäude 9 – http://bit.ly/1tHY949

11 November – Berlin, Germany – Berghain – http://bit.ly/1raRjCl

12 November – Hamburg, Germany – Uebel and Gefährlich – http://bit.ly/1n1O3aA

13 November – Frankfurt, Germany – Zoom – http://bit.ly/U9qBMf

14 November – Brussels, Belgium – Botanique – http://bit.ly/U9qG2y

15 November – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg – http://bit.ly/1nxlCAr

18 November – London, England – KOKO – http://bit.ly/1rl60R4

Tickets are on sale now

Listen to Dangerous Days here:

Pre order Taiga here: http://found.ee/taigadigital

Watch the Taiga album trailer here:

Praise for Dangerous Days:

“Nika Danilova’s voice is an elemental, powerful thing” (Best New Music) Pitchfork

“A dance pop affirmation that continues her development into her own kind of pop icon” FACT

“Fluid, flamboyant and more than a little contagious” Clash

“A stomping synth number that builds into something bordering on euphoric” DIY

“Stunning” The Line Of Best Fit

“A beautiful electro-pop gem, and the only thing dangerous about it is how addictive it is” Nylon

“‘Totally infectious” NPR

“Swooning synth arpeggios and crisp drums…provide a spacious bed for her typically bombastic vocal lines” Spin

“Nika sounds more uninhibited than ever… her finest and most ambitious moment yet” NME

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