WATCH: Zola Jesus – ‘Siphon’

Following acclaim from the likes of The Observer and The Sunday Times for her deeply personal and brave latest album Okovi, Wisconsin-based artist Zola Jesus returns to our eyes and ears with a captivating new video.

A touching and honest reaction to the attempted suicide of someone close, ‘Siphon’ is propelled by tribal beats and powerful vocals. Oozing eerie undertones and a sweeping, haunting splendour, it’s a truly spellbinding creation. Directed by Zia Anger (who’s also directed Jenny Hval’s ‘Conceptual Romance), the video is a striking visual accompaniment to this thought-provoking offering. Of the track, Zola Jesus explains:

“This song is incredibly literal and personal… It’s hard to talk about or try to explain beyond what’s written in the lyrics.” 

Watch the stunning new video for ‘Siphon’ here:

Okovi, the new album from Zola Jesus, is out now on Sacred Bones. And you can catch Zola Jesus live throughout November:

1st – Manchester – Band on the Wall
2nd – Leeds – Belgrave Music Hall
3rd – Norwich – Arts Centre
4th – Liverpool – Stanley Theatre
6th – Dublin – Whelan’s
7th – London – Village Underground

Mari Lane
@marimindles

 

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Track Of The Day: Jackie Shane – ‘Any Other Way’

A pioneer for transgender rights, Jackie Shane has remained largely unknown outside of Toronto where her career flourished in the 1960s. However, with Numero Group’s reissue of Any Other Way – the first approved collection of Ms. Shane’s work which features all six of her 45s & highlights from her 1967 live sessions at the Sapphire Tavern – we think that’s about to change.

She lived her life as a woman in the spotlight, during a time when compassion and acceptance were not always reciprocated towards those who identified as trans. Ms. Shane’s identity and sexuality were never a secret. She wore make-up, silk shirts and jewelry onstage and off, projecting a sense of refined femininity and did so in a manner exuding class, self-respect and dignity. Her identity was never an act designed to play with an audience’s sense of exotica.

Though she has a classic sound, her obvious talent and her championing of equality will forever remain contemporary. It’s hard to resist the charm of Jackie’s smooth, soulful vocals which are set against jazzy percussion and saxophone on single ‘Any Other Way’.

Order your copy of Ms. Shane’s new collection here, and listen to the title track below.

Kate Crudgington
@KCBobCut

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WATCH: The Franklys – ‘Keeper’

With half its members hailing from Sweden and half from the UK, international band The Franklys have previously received acclaim from the likes of NME and Clash, and have fast been building a reputation as one of the most exciting live bands around. And now they’re ready to hit your ears and eyes with an awesome new video.

Propelled by a slow-building tension and eerie undertones, ‘Keeper’ is filled with throbbing bass-lines, raw vocals and raging hooks. Juxtaposing a gritty intensity with uptempo, catchy refrains, it’s a perfect slice of raucous garage-rock with shades of the likes of Manchester’s PINS.

Watch the psychedelic new video for ‘Keeper’ here, and prepare to be utterly hooked on the lush, rebellious sounds of The Franklys:

Mari Lane
@marimindles

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Track Of The Day: The Orielles – ‘Let Your Dogtooth Grow’

Following a summer wowing crowds at festivals such as Green Man (such a mind-blowing set!), Truck and Sea Change, Get In Her Ears favourites The Orielles are back with a brand new track.

Another wonderfully trippy, psychedelic offering, ‘Let Your Dogtooth Grow’ flows seamlessly with clattering percussion, jangly melodies and Esmé’s trademark woozy vocals. Including some perhaps more conventionally catchy hooks than previous creations, the track builds in intensity with an anthemic majesty as Henry’s whirring guitars and Sid’s impeccable time-keeping succeed in keeping to the band’s own distinctive, unique fusion of sounds.

Taking influence from Lanthimos’ abstruse, fictitious world where kids are brainwashed into thinking that they are confined within the boundaries of their household until their ‘Dogtooth’ falls out, the lyrics of the track discuss how in reality, young people face similar (albeit less bizarre) forms of oppression. The band explain:

“Whilst we’re much more than a stone’s throw away from knocking our teeth out in order to break from the omnipresent restrictions us teenagers and young adults face, it’s still something that really bugs us as a ‘young band’! When are you gonna let us out of the house?”

With the addition of some fuzzy, synthy electronic refrains, ‘Let Your Dogtooth Grow’ is a shimmering sonic delight from the Halifax trio, proving once again why they’re my number one band of recent times. And it’s with the joy of a proud parent that I watch their popularity continue to sky-rocket…

 

‘Let Your Dogtooth Grow’ is out now. And you can catch The Orielles live over the next couple of months:

OCTOBER
31 – Brighton, Sticky Mike’s

NOVEMBER
01 – London, The Lexington
02 – Norwich, The Owl Sanctuary
03 – Sheffield, Record Junkee
04 – Liverpool, Guild Of Students

DECEMBER
08 – Manchester, Deaf Institute

Mari Lane
@marimindles

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