Stella Donnelly - "Lunch"

Photo by Pooneh Ghana

If we were excited about the upcoming full length debut from Stella Donnelly, "Lunch" has whipped us into a frenzy. Her previous single, "Old Man," was more of a pop song than the more folk side we had expected from Donnelly. "Lunch" is back more on the folk side of things, especially at the start. As the song builds, it becomes much more layered and complex, but in a very quiet way. The song is about being a touring musician and being away from home for extended periods of time to the point that everything feels different when you come back. As Donnelly sings: “You’ve got plots and persuasions and time to explain/But I’ve only got time for lunch/And I get homesick before I go away.” It's a heartbreakingly stunning song, made more so by Donnelly's voice. She really croons on "Lunch" in a way we haven't heard before, but I think we'll all want to in the future.

You can watch the video for "Lunch" below. Stella Donnelly's debut full length album, Beware of the Dogs, will be out March 8 on Secretly Canadian. You can pre-order a copy here. For more on Stella Donnelly, check out her website. Current tour dates are below the video.

Fri. March 15 - Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall #
Sat. March 16 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s #
Mon. March 18 - Brooklyn, NY @ Rough Trade #
Wed. March 20 - Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom #
Fri. March 22 - Somerville, MA @ ONCE Ballroom #
Sat. March 23 - Montreal, QC @ Casa Del Popolo #
Sun. March 24 - Toronto, ON @ The Drake Hotel #
Mon. March 25 - Detroit, MI @ Deluxx Fluxx #
Wed. March 27 - Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups #
Thu. March 28 - Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop #
Fri. March 29 - Chicago, IL @ Schuba’s #
Sat. March 30 - St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club #
Tue. April 2 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza #
Wed. April 3 - Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall #
Fri. April 5 - San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord #
Sat. April 6 - Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theater #
Thu. April 11 – Berlin, DE @ Badehaus
Fri. April 12 – Hamburg, DE @ Skybar
Sat. April 13 – Rotterdam, NL @ Rotown
Mon. April 15 – Cologne, DE @ Yuca
Tue. April 16 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique 
Wed. April 17 – Amiens, FR @ La Lune Des Pirates *
Thu. April 18 - Paris, FR @ Le Pop Up Du Label
Tue. April 23 - Cardiff, UK @ Clwb Ifor Bach
Wed. April 24 - Bristol, UK @ Thekla
Thu. April 25 - Southampton, UK @ Joiners
Sat. April 27 - Brighton, UK @ Haunt
Sun. April 28 - Manchester, UK @ Yes
Mon. April 29 - Dublin, IE @ Grand Social
Wed. May 1 - Glasgow, UK The Blue Arrow
Thu. May 2 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Community Room
Sat. May 4 - Liverpool, UK @ Liverpool Sound City
Sun. May 5 - Nottingham, UK @ Bodega
Tue. May 7 - London, UK @ Scala
 
# = with Faye Webster
* = supporting Yak