Following high praise from critics for her deeply personal and brave new album Okovi, which was released via Sacred Bones last month, Zola Jesus prepares for an extensive European tour with a new video.
Directed by Zia Anger, this bold visual accompanies album track ‘Siphon‘ – a strikingly bare and honest reaction to the attempted suicide of someone close. “This song is incredibly literal and personal,” Zola Jesus told NPR earlier in the year. “It’s hard to talk about or try to explain beyond what’s written in the lyrics.”
Speaking on the video, Zia Anger (who also directed Jenny Hval’s controversial video for “Conceptual Romance” last year) commented: “It was a very sobering experience to be trusted with such visceral material.”
Zola Jesus will embark on a European tour starting from October 28th through November:
October:
28 – Cologne, DE – Luxor
29 – Brighton, UK – The Haunt
31 – Glasgow, UK – St. Luke’s
November:
01 – Manchester, UK – Band on the Wall
02 – Leeds, UK – Belgrave Music Hall
03 – Norwich, UK – Arts Centre
04 – Liverpool, UK – Stanley Theatre
06 – Dublin, IE – Whelan’s
07 – London, UK – Village Underground
08 – Paris, FR – Le Point Ephémère
10 – Skopje, MK – Cinedays
12 – Geneva, CH – La Gravière
14 – Roma, IT – Monk
15 – Bologna, IT – Locomotiv
16 – Bern, CH – Dampfzentrale
17 – Milan, IT – Magnolia
18 – Zagreb, HR – Mocvara
20 – Nuremburg, DE – Z-Bau
21 – Vienna, AT – Fluc
22 – Berlin, DE – SO36
23 – Leipzig, DE – UT Connewitz
25 – Frankfurt, DE – Mousonturm
27 – Brussels, BE – Beursschouwburg
28 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso
29 – Hamburg, DE – Uebel & Gefahrlich
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