Without massive budgets or overzealous gloss, Zolita has built a loyal following largely through the seemingly moribund concept of the narrative music video, crafting mini-movies that wouldn't seem out of place on MTV in its heyday. And their soundtracks are simply catchy pop songs about love, lust, and heartbreak -- filtered through her own queer identity and experience.
Zoë Hoetzel was born in New York and raised in Calabasas, California, the eldest of three children born to a German father and Danish mother. (All three siblings, including a college basketball player and a ...