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"The record leans into dark corners of the psyche... Some of the uplift comes from the artist's singular delivery—a distillation of a sober Jim Morrison and less surreal Screamin' Jay Hawkins."
J Hacha De Zola chats with Jedd Beaudoin of Strange Currency on KMUW about 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘈 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦, J's latest album out now.
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"If anything is gonna blow this song up, it's gonna be Travis's sweet dance moves!" - J Hacha De Zola
"Travis, our actor, is pretty darned good at relaying emotions," agrees Hector Gallardo of Subharmonic City, the director of the "A Day In Secaucus, New Jersey" video.
The song is from J Hacha De Zola's upcoming new album 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘈 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦, out June 9 (distributed by Slow Start Records). Watch it now via our friends at V13!
"Showcasing his completely original approach to crafting American music" is what J Hacha De Zola is doing on the new single "Do You?," premiering today over at Glide Magazine!
The song is "a full serving J Hacha De Zola’s smooth crooning and playfully mysterious approach to a love song (or anti-love song?)" and finds him "leaning into a brooding, Motown-influenced sound."
The new album 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘈 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦 (J's sixth) is out June 9 via his Caballo Negro label distributed by Slow Start / Burnside / The Orchard.
"Dirty Jerzee" is what J Hacha De Zola calls the New Jersey of his youth, which still inhabits his mind and music to this day.
It's not Bruce Springsteen's Jersey, that's for sure!
Hear it on the new single "A Day In Secaucus, New Jersey," out now from the upcoming album 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘈 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦, arriving June 9 on Caballo Negro Records (distributed by Slow Start Records via The Orchard). Find the whole song via the link, and check out the album trailer below.
"J Hacha De Zola's clashing sounds of punk, burlesque, and cabaret stylings just to name a few, instruments caterwaul while circling around like vultures awaiting dying meals… Horns, guitars, and wild-man vocals are all meshed together but are distinctive in delivery.”
The words of Ghettoblaster's Eddie Ugarte! Hear "A Day In Secaucus, New Jersey" now.
𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘈 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦 arrives June 9 via Caballo Negro, distributed by Slow Start Records! Photos by Adrian Buckmaster.
Back when he began recording 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘈 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦, J Hacha De Zola called to say he was collaborating with Fernando Vélez, an original member of the Dap-Kings.
I started to imagine what Fernando's musical contributions and sonic wisdom would bring to this record when paired up with J's distinctive style and point of view.
Jedd Beaudoin of Strange Currency has already called 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘈 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦 the "spookiest make-out record of 2023 or any other other year," perfectly capturing what my thoughts had aspired to!
Hear "Stay Away" now. 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘈 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦 arrives June 9 via Caballo Negro, distributed by Slow Start Records! Photos by Adrian Buckmaster.