Artist Decoded By Yoshino

There is a way a voice can cut through the fascia of reality, cleaving through habit into the raw nerve of experience. Nika Roza Danilova, the singer, songwriter, and producer who since 2009 has released music as Zola Jesus, wields a voice that does that. When you hear it, it is like you are being summoned -- not to somewhere new, but to a place that's already wrapped inside you, somewhere previously obscured from conscious experience. This place has been buried because it tends to hold pain, but it's also a gift, because once it's opened, once you're inside of it, it can show you the truth. Topics Discussed In This Episode: Nika’s newest album “Arkhon” Accepting the past and exploring the unknown How her life drastically changed after the release of her album “Okovi” in 2017 Her journey creating her albums: Taiga, Okovi, and Arkhon “When you’re trying to make music to fit into a world that already exists. It’s much less interesting.” - Nika Problems with viewing one’s art within the lens of commerce and co