ZINNIA has a way of spinning tiny mirrors til they catch the light like disco. 

This is music as a bedazzled catharsis of divorce anthems, rebound ragers, and indie ballads. 

Guts and glory, baby.

ZINNIA is the extended art of Rachael Cardiello - a classically trained violist raised in the mountains of Montana who has spent half her life touring performing and recording in Toronto as a session player.  ZINNIA can often be found in full band collaboration with Chris Pruden, Kat McLevey and Mackenzie Longpre. 

ZINNIA's synth-infused debut album Sensations in Two Dot garnered comparisons to Kate Bush, Cocteau Twins, and Sharon Van Etten, and was listed in CBC's "Favourite Lyrics of 2019".  Presented as a series of collaborations with dancers, Sensations established ZINNIA as an artist at large and sought to find compassion within areas of doubt.

ZINNIA's upcoming album Dollar Store Disco marks an epoch of triumph and perseverance: one part broken, one part rage, and one part escapism with a heavy nod to 1970s Italian disco. Due out in early February 2025 on the Montana label Anything Bagel.