Zola Jesus is the endeavor of a solitary girl named Nika Roza Danilova to simultaneously combat and invoke the approaching apocalypse using the only weapon/offering she has; her voice. After a decade of opera study and a musical awakening involving such varied inspiration as Billboard bubblegum, classical aria's, no-wave, and avant industrial, she was able to thread her influences into a sound uniquely her own. Nika refines her soulful psalms creating pop songs that are as equally nurturing as they are foreboding. The Guardian, NME and the BBC are already signing her praises. "Stridulum II" is a full length and contains three previously unreleased tracks that thematically expound on the EP.

“...music that scrapes and glistens in equal measure... whether creaking or soaring, Danilova's voice transmits with a directness that easily cuts through the layers of lo-fi grime that usually surround it. You don't hear singers like this every day, or even every year...” - Pitchfork

“huge, heart-wrenching songs powered forth on epic synth and crashing war drums.” – Guardian.