Now, ew is excited to share the bands first new song in four years, ophelia, and announce that the group will return with their second lp. Sierra sellers and her band present a necessary calm in ophelia. The music, the lyrics, her voice was so hauntingly beautiful. Robbie robertson offers his story of the band the new yorker. The lumineers wesley schultz details the groups heavy new album.
The group first met at a time when each were independently serving as the token girl in various malefronted bands from their hometown. Official channel for the original san francisco band the ophelias 198489 who were signed by strange weekend records and then rough trade records. The band included robbie robertson guitar, piano, drums, h. The denver bands third album follows a family through three generations. The best 2020 tiny desk contest entries we saw this week npr. Dave cohen covers ophelia by the band on a nord electro. How do you plan your outfit to match the position you are applying for. The band ophelia 11251976 winterland official youtube. Its that feelgood, folksy kind of indie band whos artistic music fills everybody with.
The lumineers have 30 shows on the books this year, playing a slew of summer festivals across the. Yet at the core of this banality is a talented musician whose musicianship is put under erasure. The videos youtube description notes, this song was inspired by willie. Ofelia are a fivepiece indie folk band from south wales.
Ophelia is a song written by robbie robertson that was first released by the band on their 1975 album northern lights southern cross. The band was an influential canadianamerican rock and roll group of the 1960s and 70s, formed in toronto, ontario, canada. The ophelias are an american rock band from cincinnati, ohio. Levon helm is so good as the lead singer and of course drummer on this wonderful track. The lumineers, ophelia the footstomping, folkrock hitmakers behind ho hey premiere their first new music since 2012. Ophelia the lumineers youtube official music video. A collaboration with fellow cincinnatian yoni wolf of why. What do i wear presented by ophelia wfsu local routes. The official music video was directed by isaac ravishankara, and released via the lumineers youtube and vevo accounts on february 12, 2016. The last waltz was a concert by the canadianamerican rock group the band, held on. As greil marcus argued in the 1975 book mystery train, the band s. I downloaded it after one sample and have listened to it. Denver indie folk band the lumineers have shared an official music video for ophelia, the first new track from the groups upcoming second album, cleopatra.
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