It hasn’t even been three months since the Minneapolis singer, rapper, and producer ZORA released her last album. In January, ZORA dropped her LP BELLAdonna. Today, without any advance notice, she’s followed it up with a new full-length called Z D A Y. As you might imagine, the title was inspired by Beyoncé’s B’Day. On the new record, ZORA splatters her voice all over dazed, frantic tracks. Sometimes, she’s making hectic, nervous hyper-rage stuff that recalls Jane Remover and Playboi Carti at the same time. Sometimes, her music edges into straight-up candy-rave. It’s all physical, immediate music that’s all about love and joy, which becomes political when you consider that the person making that music is a queer, trans American in 2025. Here’s what ZORA says about the album:
