{"id":28625,"date":"2019-01-31T00:18:05","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T08:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=28625"},"modified":"2019-01-31T00:20:00","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T08:20:00","slug":"check-out-stella-donnellys-charming-new-video-for-standout-song-lunch-off-upcoming-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2019-01\/check-out-stella-donnellys-charming-new-video-for-standout-song-lunch-off-upcoming-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Check Out Stella Donnelly’s Charming New Video for Standout Song “Lunch” Off Upcoming Album"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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It’s hard to say who’s been most active in the last week–Better Oblivion Community Center<\/strong> or Stella Donnelly<\/a> <\/strong>in support of exciting impending albums. Better Oblivion<\/strong> has performed new songs on Colbert<\/a> <\/strong>and CBS This Morning<\/a><\/strong>, and released a new video (discussion soon-come), while Donnelly<\/strong> has performed new songs on Tiny Desk<\/a> <\/strong>and released another new song (the stellar Old Man<\/a><\/em><\/strong>). No rest for the weary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As if that wasn’t enough, in further support for upcoming album Beware Of The Dogs<\/strong><\/em>, Donnelly<\/strong> has today released Lunch<\/em><\/strong>, one of the best songs we’ve heard so far in 2019. Check out the touching and hilarious (the subtitles!) video for Lunch<\/em><\/strong> below in all it’s lo-fi, grainy glory. The song is a lavish lament to a lyricist’s life on-the-lamb, with heartrending lyrics of disruption framed in superbly-sophisticated musical twists (particularly in its chorus and the accents found in the sprite-like background vocals and “Heys!”). In the coda one also hears limned a Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds<\/em><\/strong> musical motif (“Picture yourself….). It’s all magical. Brava!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the song’s melancholy lyrics, the video diffuses the sadness with hilarious subtitles and vignettes. In other words: Sad Happy (Tim Buckley <\/strong>in reverse). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a press release, Donnelly<\/strong> wrote this about Lunch<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is my favourite song on the record. It was a massive team effort the night before I flew away on tour. A song that was only ever meant to be played on a single guitar and sung turned out to be the most intricate and textured piece of music I\u2019ve ever produced. I wrote this about the feeling of displacement I get when I go on tour and come back and nothing feels the same. There\u2019s a disconnect there.<\/p>

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Check out Lunch <\/em><\/strong>below. Not to sound like Marlon Brando, but in toto, it’s a tour de force! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beware Of The Dogs<\/strong><\/em> is out on March 8th on Secretly Canadian<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n