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For one-woman home-recording powerhouse Zola Jesus ak.a. Madison's Nika Danilova, 19 - being an enigma isn't just an amusing side effect of being a performer, it's a necessity.
Danilova's face is so pixelated on the cover of her Poor Sons EP that it's hard to tell if she's even human. Then there's the music itself, minimalist masterpieces streaked with spooky, distorted vocals, evaporating keyboards and long, looming shadows of '80s goth-pop. It's the kind of stuff that truly earns the label of "experimental" - and that's a good thing."Every time I'd perform, I'd lose my voice," she recalls. "I finally just gave up and decided I'd study business."See the full content of this document
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Miss Mystery
For one-woman home-recording powerhouse Zola Jesus ak.a. Madison's Nika Danilova, 19 - being an enigma isn't just an amusing side effect of being a performer, it's a necessi...
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