STRATEGIC ARTIST ADVOCACY SINCE 1997
In a far-reaching interview, J Hacha De Zola tells Ghettoblaster about a grip of heady topics including growing up as the son of immigrants, his early love for Afro-Cuban music, and how he’s always striving to create something unique with his music. He’s succeeded on 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘥𝘦𝘯 (out now via Caballo Negro), which, as Ghettoblaster notes, is a vivid expansion of his “urban junkyard” aesthetic.
Buzzmusic calls “Turn on You,” the debut single from Abbrevations, “a compelling record sure to get your thoughts spinning.” The site’s new interview with the band’s Ashley Leer includes clues as to what the Red Zeppelin-associated quartet has in store for the future.
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More from Abbreviations today ahead of the release of the band's first video tomorrow! Thanks out to Dallas Observer for telling the band’s story and spreading the word about the July 30 Red Zeppelin Records showcase at The Double Wide in Dallas.
The debut single from Abbreviations is out now via Red Zeppelin Records. Dallas’ Central Track has interviewed to the dreamy, spaced-out band comprised of North Texas scene veterans about how they came together and what they’ve got planned - including a show presented by The Doublewide on July 30 with label mates God of Love and Bayleigh Cheek.
Proud as hell today of Mr. J Hacha de Zola upon the release of his fifth album East of Eden, a big 'ol artistic and stylistic leap forward for this Jersey City boy. He recently discussed the new record with Alex Green, host of the Stereo Embers Podcast, which is itself becoming one of the essential interviews for emerging and career artists.
Green likens De Zola to “a feral blend of David Johansen, Screaming Lord Sutch, and Nick Cave” and writes that “he knows how to take rusty horns, scrap metal saxophones, guttered guitars and battered drums and turn them into pure gold. East of Eden is an aching collection of dark and dreamy doo-wop, street soul, and urban R&B. It’s J Hacha De Zola in his most unvarnished and purest iteration."
Check out the podcast and then check out the album.
