Zsela Showcases New Song and Video “Not Your Angel
ZSELA DEBUT ALBUM OUT NOW
ALBUM TOUR DATES BEGIN IN AUGUST
Zsela, pronounced ZHAY-la, has launched her new song and video, “Not Your Angel”. This is the third single leading up to the release of her debut album, Big For You, which is set to be released via Mexican Summer. The song, which focuses on romantic entanglement, is a dynamic and colorful highlight of the album that explores the passionate anticipations of a potential lover. “Not Your Angel,” co-written by Zsela, Daniel Aged, and Casey MQ, follows the earlier released singles, “Fire Excape” and “Lily of the Nile”.
Zsela shares about the track, “At its heart, ‘Not Your Angel’ is a love letter expressing a deep longing to be acknowledged for the ever-evolving self. It’s a desire to challenge the inherent fear of feeling like someone is drifting away simply because they are changing. I could say that about a lover, a friend, family, or even myself. Instead, it’s about creating more room to welcome all the versions of you”.
The accompanying video, directed and edited by Ethan Skaates and executive produced by Ryan Trecartin, is the first music video recorded using Apple Vision Pro, Apple’s revolutionary spatial computer. It was used to capture an immersive, first-person perspective of Zsela as seen from the eyes of an unseen ‘lover.’
Director Ethan Skaates says, “We chose to film with Vision Pro due to its unique ability to capture a person’s natural field of vision, a first-person perspective, as multiple individuals interact with Zsela. This feature was crucial in creating a sense of intimacy between Zsela and the viewer. The result brings Zsela’s music to life in a way that has never been done before.”
Taul Katz, who co-creative directed the video with Zsela, says, “There’s a look you get from someone you love that feels like a gift and I wanted that special feeling to drive the video. ‘Not Your Angel’ is such a playful song that expresses something deeply intimate at its center and we were blessed with a team of close friends and family to help bring these layers to life”.
Zsela’s debut album Big For You is a timeless statement that flows between grandiosity and intimacy to build a sonic landscape overflowing with introspection. A work of cavernous depth produced in tandem with Daniel Aged (Frank Ocean, Kelela) and Gabe Wax (The War On Drugs, Soccer Mommy), the album also contains cameos from several members of Zsela’s extended family of collaborators, including Marc Ribot, Nick Hakim, Casey MQ and Jasper Marsalis (Slauson Malone 1).
Zsela, who has shared stages with the likes of Cat Power, Caroline Polachek, and Angel Olsen, and made appearances at venues such as Carnegie Hall and MoMA PS1 in New York and the Natural History Museums in both New York and Los Angeles, has a series of upcoming U.S dates in support of the album. Starting in Seattle on August 16th, Zsela will make stops in San Francisco, New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. She’ll also perform at Pitchfork London and Le Guess Who? Festivals later this year.
Big For You Tracklisting
- Lily of the Nile
- Fire Excape
- Not Your Angel
- Still Swing
- Watersprite
- Brand New
- Now Here You Go
- Easy St.
- Moth Dance
- Play
Live Dates
Aug. 16 – Seattle, WA at Barboza (early show)
Aug. 17 – San Francisco, CA at Cafe Du Nord
Aug. 22 – New York City at Bowery Ballroom (18+)
Aug. 23 – Chicago, IL at Sleeping Village
Aug. 28 – Los Angeles, CA at Lodge Room
Nov. 7 – London, UK at Pitchfork London – Roundhouse
Nov. 10 – Utrecht, NL at Le Guess Who? Festival
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