Photo by Frances Weger
None of the singles we've heard so far from The Ophelias' upcoming album sound anything alike, yet they've all sounded like they belong on the same album. The latest, "Cicada," is an epic and orchestral alt-rock song. It's heavy on strings and could almost be a power ballad if it wasn't too heavy and just slightly too fast. Maybe it's the strings, but "Cicadas" reminds me of that dog's Retreat from the Sun and it's more pop leaning songs. We've loved everything we've heard so far from their upcoming album, but The Ophelias are going to be a highlight of a crazy busy release week this Friday.
Spencer Peppet (vocals/guitar) says of her band's latest single:
"A song about how none of my exes or ex-friends use social media. It's left to me to guess what they're doing, what they look like, how they pass the time. I think sometimes it's better not to know!
"I name drop both Ludlow Ave and Vine Street in Cincinnati in this one, as well as the infamous seventeen year cicadas. There's a great Wussy song called ‘Crooked’ that opens with the lines ‘this is the night the insects appear / after seventeen years on this side of town / singing the songs they learned underground.’ Wussy is an amazing Cincy band and that song is one of the best ever. I was definitely inspired by them as well as the actual bugs.
"The very end of the song is a voice memo that Andrea took of the cicadas in Ohio. If you listen closely you can hear her laughing when one lands on her."
You can listen to "Cicada" below. Spring Grove, which was produced by Julien Baker, is due out April 4 on Get Better Records, and is available for pre-order here. For more on The Opehlias, check out the band's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the song, and include Tuesday April 8 at The Rockwell in Somerville, MA and April 9 at The Press Room in Portsmouth, NH.
Sat. April 5 - Brooklyn, NY @ The Broadway - record release show
Sun. April 6 - Vienna, VA @ Jammin’ Java
Tue. April 8 - Boston, MA @ The Rockwell
Wed. April 9 - Portsmouth, NH @ Press Room
Sat. May 10 - Lansing, MI @ Stoopfest
Sun. May 11 - Toronto, ON @ The Baby G
Tue. May 13 - Montréal, QC @ Casa Del Popolo
Wed. May 14 - Burlington, VT @ Radio Bean
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