A little bit of personal background that isn’t relevant unless you want to fully understand the impact this track had on me: I’ve been quite ill and mostly sedated for the past month, which means I spend most of my days drifting between dream and quasi-awareness. Â Music is background rather than a character. Â To my surprise, Zola Blood‘s first ever release “Grace” became more than that; it stepped into my consciousness, broke into my dreams and became the whole story for every minute of the song.
The beautiful vocals and lyrics resonated in me. Â The piercing reverb and delicate guitars made my eyes flicker. Â The song is perfectly executed and perfectly produced, but most of all it is perfectly forged emotion.
There is a great aura of mystery around Zola Blood – no one knows who they are or where they come from, and I usually feel that this kind of approach is nothing more than an empty marketing move. Â With Zola Blood, this suits me just fine. Â Their music is discarnate and fully available for the listener to harness. Â For almost four minutes, “Grace” is mine. Â And I can’t wait to hear more.