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Vinyl LP pressing. Nika Roza Danilova has been recording music as Zola Jesus for more than a decade. For the majority of that time, she s been on Sacred Bones Records, and Okovi marks her reunion with the label. Fittingly, the 11 electronics-driven songs on Okovi share musical DNA with her early work on Sacred Bones. The music on this record was written in pure catharsis, and as a result, the sonics are heavier, darker, and more exploratory. In addition to the contributions of Danilova s longtime live bandmate Alex DeGroot, producer musician WIFE, cellist noise-maker Shannon Kennedy from Pedestrian Deposit, and percussionist Ted Byrnes all helped build the textural universe of these songs. Above all, Zola Jesus has crafted a profound meditation on loss and reconciliation that stands tall alongside the great works of it s genre. Okovi speaks of tragedy with great wisdom and clarity. It s songs plumb dark depths, but they reflect light as well.

Label: Sacred Bones