Sultry Songstress ZZ Ward Releases Criminal EP on iTunes

ZZ Ward keeps making noise and this time it’s with her Criminal EP, out now and officially available on iTunes. She was quick to share the good news with her fans, saying, “Because of all the love I decided I couldn’t wait to give you some back! The Criminal EP is available now!”

Ward has finally emerged from the studio after many hours honing this EP and forthcoming LP, where she was joined by a jaw-dropping array of collaborators including, Ryan Tedder, Kendrick Lamar, Ludwig Goransson, Pete Rock, Theron “Neff-U” Feemster, Ali Shaheed Muhammad (of A Tribe Called Quest), Blended Babies and Fitz (of Fitz and the Tantrums). The four songs on Criminal paint a vivid picture of Ward’s unique approach to her self-proclaimed “dirty blues with beats” artistry. Her sultry vocal is accompanied by the husky growl of Freddie Gibbson the title track, while the gritty blues-soaked, hip-hop inspired “Move Like U Stole It” erupts from under her unmistakable belt and an infectious shuffle. “Put The Gun Down” will have you racing toward your porch to match the stomp, while “Til The Casket Drops” drips with raw emotion. “The first time we heard her smoky rasp, she was belting over the beat of Tyler, The Creator’s ‘Yonkers’ on her own mixtape. [“Criminal”] swelters a little more slowly, but it’s no less ballsy: Her wailing runs over rapper Freddie Gibbs’ cameo damn near make this NSFW,” declared Esquire.