THE BACKSEAT LOVERS
SHARE COLIN LEPPER-ANIMATED VIDEO FOR “SNOWBANK BLUES”
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR BEGINS NEXT MONTH
PLUS FESTIVAL APPEARANCES AT KILBY BLOCK PARTY, HANGOUT, NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL, LOLLAPALOOZA, OSHEAGA & MORE
NEW ALBUM WAITING TO SPILL
OUT NOW VIA CAPITOL RECORDS
After premiering last night at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City’s The Backseat Lovers have shared the video for their song “Snowbank Blues,” premiering at Juxtapoz. Animated, directed, and created by Colin Lepper, an Emmy nominated director specializing in stop motion animation, the video captures the longing imbued in the track’s chorus, “Wish I could roll the windows down/But the snow has swallowed up our little town.” “Snowbank Blues” is off the band’s acclaimed 2022 album Waiting To Spill, out now via Capitol Records. Buy/Stream the album HERE.
Colin Lepper explained the making of the video, saying, “Creating this video for The Backseat Lovers was an absolute joy for me and a true labor of love. The trust and creative freedom I was granted every step of the way was so liberating, and having such a powerfully emotional song at its core really made this a dream project. I first fell in love with stop-motion when I was 14 by doing just this, making music videos in my bedroom to songs that inspired me, so to get to revisit that format years later with such a talented group was a very special experience. I hope the attention and care that went into every frame of this video results in something that people can connect with, and does this beautiful song some justice.”
The band’s frontman Joshua Harmon shares, “Ever since I was a little kid, I’ve been mystified by the beauty of stop motion and the instantly nostalgic feeling it can bring to a story. This song has always held a similar form or familiar nostalgia within myself, and to see Colin create a world around it with a level of emotion and vulnerability that connects you so deeply to the characters has been a joyful and moving experience. All four of us in the band are beyond grateful to have gotten to work with him on snowbank blues.”
WATCH “SNOWBANK BLUES” HERE
Having just returned from participating in Australia and New Zealand’s Laneway Festival, the four-piece kick off their North American tour on April 18th at Vancouver’s Orpheum Theatre. With multiple nights in Portland, Oakland, NYC, Toronto all sold out, other stops include LA’s Hollywood Palladium on April 26th, Nashville’s famed Ryman Auditorium on May 25th and more. The band has also announced festival appearances at their hometown’s Kilby Block Party, Gulf Shore, AL’s Hangout Festival, Chicago’s Lollapalooza and Montreal’s Osheaga Festival. See all tour dates below. Visit https://www.thebackseatlovers.com/tour for more info.
Photo Credit: Allyson Lowry
On October 28th, 2022 The Backseat Lovers released their new album Waiting To Spill (Capitol Records). The album made a big splash on the charts, coming in at #1 Alternative New Artist Albums, #2 Heatseekers Albums, #4 Current Alternative Albums, #6 Current Rock Albums. #9 Vinyl Albums, #9 Internet Albums, #18 Current Album Sales, #21 Billboard Album Sales and #24 Billboard Top Alternative Albums. Waiting to Spill is the follow-up to the group’s acclaimed 2019 debut, When We Were Friends, which racked up over 340 million global streams and featured the top 20 Alternative hit “Kilby Girl.”
The Backseat Lovers made their network television debut on CBS Mornings, performing “Slowing Down,””Know your Name” and “Growing/Dying.” They made their late night TV debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! performing “Growing/Dying” watch it HERE.
Joshua Harmon, Jonas Swanson, KJ Ward & Juice Welch – who comprise The Backseat Lovers – met while in high school and finished up their first EP, Elevator Days, just before graduation. They’ve since amassed over 370 million combined global streams across their songs and sold over 55,000 tickets in just over a year, graduating to larger venues with each outing. Their electrifying live shows have garnered them a significant fan base, already selling out tours across the US and performing to huge crowds at festivals such as Lollapalooza, ACL, Outside Lands, Shaky Knees, Newport Folk Festival and many more.
The Backseat Lovers on Tour:
4/28 – Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl *SOLD OUT*
4/29 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre
4/30 – San Diego, CA @ SOMA – Mainstage *SOLD OUT*
5/14 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Block Party
5/15 – Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom *SOLD OUT*
5/17 – Austin, TX @ Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Greenway
5/18 – Dallas, TX @ The Factory in Deep Ellum
5/19 – Houston, TX @ Bayou Place
5/19-5/21 – Gulf Shores, AL @ Hangout Festival
5/22 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues Orlando *SOLD OUT*
5/23 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Landing *SOLD OUT*
5/25 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium *SOLD OUT*
5/26 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte *SOLD OUT*
5/27 – Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz *SOLD OUT*
5/30 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem *SOLD OUT*
5/31 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia *SOLD OUT*
6/1 – Boston, MA @ Roadrunner *SOLD OUT*
6/3 – Toronto, ON @ History *SOLD OUT*
6/4 – Toronto, ON @ History *SOLD OUT*
6/6 – New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
6/7 – New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
7/21 – Kansas City, MO @ Grinders KC
7/22 – Chesterfield, MO @ The Factory
7/23 – Columbus, OH @ Kemba Live! – Outdoor Amphitheater
7/25 – Detroit, MI @ Masonic Temple
7/26 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
7/27 – Burlington, VT @ Waterfront Park
7/29 – Newport, RI @ Newport Folk Festival
8/1 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony Summer Stage
8/2 – Portland, ME @ Thompson’s Point
8/3-8/6 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
8/4 – Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival
9/8 – Denver, CO @ Endless Sunshine
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