Nika & Rory
Posted by Imran on 13 May 2010It’s rare for two people to e-mail me raving about the same band in the same 12 hour period. But that’s what happened this morning when I got a pair of missives raving about Nika & Rory.
N & R are Zola Jesus and her on road bandmate Nick Turco. Jesus brings incredible vocals, the latter’s the wizard behind the production that utilises auto-tune in a warm, intriguing manner, a la Discovery and progressive electronic pop a la Fever Ray.
‘The Choice’ and ‘I’m Not Going Anywhere’ sounds like chopped ‘n’ screwed Rihanna, while I’ve spent ages trying to place in my head exactly where the the sample in ‘Do You Wanna Be’ comes from (SWV’s ‘Right Here’ !?
Let me know on the comments if you spot it…
The Choice
I’m Not Going Anywhere
Do You Wanna Be