So Where To Today?

Nika began training as an opera singer at the age of 10. She dismantled that training to deliver her breakthrough lo-fi record The Spoils in 2009, most of which she recorded as an undergrad in her room at UW Madison. On the release of her following EP, Stridulum, NME declared her “goth’s new figurehead.” A few years later, the LA times described Zola Jesus as, “a focused, serious creator with a solid aesthetic, breathtaking musical vocabulary and a confident vision.” Both publications turned out to be right. Her unmissable voice is said to cut through the fascia of reality.