“Her cheerily-titled debut album, Hope Is Never, is by turns euphoric, alienating and devastating, and it’s always quietly enthralling.” THE LIST UK "Ziemba has a voice like the clear blue sky." THE FADER “Her songs artfully overlap dream pop and alt-folk in a wistful, fully-realised way.” The Irish Times “It’s all too easy to place Ziemba in a reductive category of women making otherworldly performance-based pop music, a legacy pioneered by Suzanne Ciani, Kate Bush, and many other prolific artists. Still, this likeness is evident watching Ziemba use her performance as a vehicle to lingering fantasy, her eyes piercing the crowd, demanding to be seen on her terms.” No Fear of Pop Ziemba's debut full length Hope is Never was recorded in upstate NY at Black Dirt Studios* w/ Jason Meagher engineering and mixing (No Neck Blues Band, Steve Gunn, Coachfingers, Pigeons). Jason also played guitar on several tracks. René Kladzyk on piano, synths, vox. Rob Smith of Rhyton (Thrill Jockey) & Pigeons (Soft Abuse) was on drums, and Jimy Seitang of Rhyton, formerly Psychic Ills (Sacred Bones) was on bass. Christian Sawyer of Roya (Burger Recs), formerly Harlem (Matador) also played guitar on a couple tracks. Also featuring Valerie Kuehne on cello and Natalia Steinbach on violin. *Hope is Never was engineered and mixed by Daniel Collas (of Phenomenal Handclap Band), and Phantom See was engineered by Eli Winograd (of Guardian Alien) at Lone Pine Road Studios and mixed by Daniel Collas. All songs written & produced by René Kladzyk, with the exception of "Rapture" written by Jerry Yester and Judy Henske, & "Set Me as a Seal" text from Song of Solomon. Mastered by Patrick Klem.