In 2017, musician, advocate, visual artist and all-around Renaissance woman Jessi Zazu died from cervical cancer at just 28 years old. The death of the onetime Those Darlins frontwoman was a huge loss for Nashville — but it wasn’t the last we’d hear from her. In February, Zazu’s longtime musical partner Linwood Regensburg and a team of collaborators finally released Mama Zu’s Quilt Floor, a posthumous album full of songs co-written and performed by the singer during the last months of her life. While we sadly can’t see Zazu herself perform the songs, the LP is full of just the sort of shape-shifting rock ’n’ roll, pop and country music — not to mention punchy, determined attitude — that the local luminary was known for during her short time on earth. Many kudos to Regensburg and team for adding a beautiful and triumphant chapter to Zazu’s legacy.
Best Posthumous Release
Mama Zu, 'Quilt Floor'
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D. Patrick Rodgers
Editor-in-Chief
D. Patrick Rodgers
Editor-in-Chief
