Okovi
by Zola Jesus
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 49 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 41 out of 49
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 49
  3. Negative: 6 out of 49
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  1. Evic21
    Sep 30, 2017
    9
    The emotional release on this album overflows with the help of impeccably sharp production, sky shredding vocals and the darkness that pushes the listener into a murky world of death, suicide and uncertainty of the self that brings us to a place where we can find the strength to pick up the pieces of what remains.
  2. WhiskeyStories
    Oct 15, 2018
    8
    Okovi scratched my Portishead itch that I've had since 2008. Some of the songs sound a bit like B-sides from a Florence + The Machine album, but overall it's a solid record. Loved it.
  3. Music_Observer
    Oct 12, 2017
    6
    The music on this album only has small doses of the sonic brilliance and groove that it attempted to produce due to a lack of strong melodic drive, because while most every song did have nice backing textures, there should have been more room to develop them rather than trying to rely on songwriting tendencies from Hummel that frankly aren’t very strong here. My Score: 113/180 (Okay) = 6.3/10

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. The Wire
    Oct 11, 2017
    80
    Zola Jesus is back to her dark roots, but enriched by intense layers of experience. [Oct 2017, p.55]
  2. Mixmag
    Oct 4, 2017
    70
    Zola Jesus’ distinctive, dramatic voice has always been the prime weapon in her arsenal, and on new album ‘Okovi’ it sounds more brooding than ever.
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  3. The Quietus
    Sep 29, 2017
    80
    While it’s a release that might disengage fans of her more sub-rosa earlier material of yore, Zola Jesus has evolved into an artist where pop--born from a need to mend from trauma or otherwise--is no longer a recurrent secondary descriptor, but a primary one. Danilova has loosened the shackles that have made this remarkable metamorphosis possible.
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