Due to overwhelming demand, the Zola Jesus Australian tour 2012 has added a second show at The Toff In Town on Saturday the 2nd of June.
Nika Rosa Danilova and her band will headline the show, which will also feature New York’s Light Asylum and Melbourne’s Forces. Opening the Sunday at The Toff will be the experimental art rock duo Fabulous Diamonds, while in Brisbane Palindromes and Blank Realm will set the mood at the Alhambra Lounge.
Equally commanding and fragile, L.A’s Zola Jesus transcends genre with her shape-shifting mix of cinematic synth pop and darkly anthemic balladry. Danilova’s visionary mix of the traditional and futuristic has seen her heralded among America’s most compelling young musicians, and at 22, she has performed alongside Fever Ray and The XX and collaborated with David Lynch and M83.
Artfully rendered and impeccably arranged, her recent long-player Conatus bookends a prolific run of releases – from her 2009 debut The Spoils, the Stridulum & Valusia EPs and their critically acclaimed, striking follow-up, Stridulum II. But it’s Danilova’s timeless voice that is her trump card. From the one-two punch of Conatus stand-out ‘Vessel’ to her soaring, resonant lead on recent single ‘Seekir’, the one-time opera singer’s powerful voice holds the intensity to bare her soul.
Rich with live drums and synthesisers, and set to a thundering electronic soundscape, the band’s revered live show is crowned by Danilova’s intense visual presence and electric vocal range. Drawing from their expansive catalogue of darkly arresting works, Zola Jesus’ first Australian tour will see the band perform at Sydney’s Vivid LIVE, as well as Melbourne and Brisbane headline dates.
Zola Jesus Australian tour 2012
Thursday 31 May – Vivid Live Festival – Sydney Opera House.
Presented By FBi Radio and Penny Drop.
Vivid LIVE sales through Sydney Opera House box office 02 9250 7777 & sydneyoperahouse.com/vividlive
Friday 1 June – Alhambra Lounge – Brisbane.
Supported by Blank Realm and Palindromes. Presented by Wild Parlour, Lost Race and 4ZZZ.
Tickets on sale now from Oztix, online at www.oztix.com.au, and by phone 1300 762 545.
Saturday 2 June – The Toff In Town – Melbourne – NEW SHOW
With guests Light Asylum (US) and Forces.
Presented by Triple R.
Tickets on sale now from Moshtix, online www.moshtix.com.au, by phone 1300 Get Tix (438 849) or Moshtix outlets including Polyester (Fitzroy & City).
Sunday 3 June – The Toff – Melbourne – LAST TICKETS!
Supported by Fabulous Diamonds. Presented by Triple R.
Tickets on sale now from Moshtix, online www.moshtix.com.au, by phone 1300 Get Tix (438 849) or Moshtix outlets including Polyester (Fitzroy & City).
