Villagers Share Compassionate New Video For “So Simpatico” Ahead Of Upcoming LP & Tour

Following the release of their stunning lead single “The First Day”, Irish indie rock act Villagers have shared the second single from their upcoming full-length “So Simpatico”. The brainchild of Conor O’Brien, Villagers are set to release Fever Dreams on August 20th, and the new addition is a compelling and compassionate continuation of sorts from the previous release.

With an overcast of dreamy, twinkling glockenspiel and O’Briens warm, intimate vocals, “So Simpatico” slowly transforms into a stunning and mesmerizing opus, bringing in string arrangements and saxophone to round out the full band experience with a Beatles-esque demeanour.

About the song, O’Brien shares: “It’s a song of devotion; whether to a person, the self, or the art of being, a struggle for authenticity is at its core. We all jammed and recorded an early version with too many words and I took it home and simplified it until it was as pure an expression as possible. It’s a pop song about the essence of love.”

Expanding the narrative, the accompanying music video acts as a short film for the triumphant 7-minute track, telling the tale of a clown with a lost soul. Director Rosie Barrett adds about the video: “So Simpatico is a journey of awakening and self-reflection of a sad clown finding love within himself and sparking that zest for life that was lost some time ago. Creating a visual narrative for this beautiful song was a joy as I have been long admiring Conor’s music. I had the pleasure of working with a brilliant cast and crew in the making and I am very excited to see this video out in the world.”

Watch the video below and check out UK/Ireland dates just past.

Tour dates:

2021 Tour Dates

August 19^th– Banquet Records, Kingston – Evening
August 20^th– Rough Trade East, London – Sold Out
August 21^st – Relevant Records, Cambridge – Lunchtime
August 21^st – Resident Records, Brighton – Evening
August 22^nd – Rough Trade Bristol, Bristol – Lunchtime
August 22^nd – Truck, Oxford – Evening
August 23^rd – Rough Trade Nottingham, Nottingham – Lunchtime
|August 23^rd – Vinyl Tap, Huddersfield – Evening
August 24^th – Jumbo Records, Leeds – Lunchtime
August 24^th – Action Records, Preston – Evening
August 27^th – Down the Rabbit Hole Festival, Beuningen, Netherlands
August 28^th – Burgerweeshuis, Deventer, Netherlands
October 12^th – SWG3, Glasgow
October 13^th – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
October 15^th – Albert Hall, Manchester
October 16^th – SWX, Bristol
October 17^th – Junction, Cambridge
October 18^th – The Glee Club, Birmingham
October 20^th – Chalk, Brighton
October 21^st – Roundhouse, London
November 2^nd– Opera House, Cork
November 3^rd – Set Theatre, Kilkenny – Sold Out
November 4^th – Dolans Warehouse, Limerick – Sold Out
November 5^th – Black Box, Galway – Sold Out
November 7^th – Empire Music Hall, Belfast
December 11^th – Vicar Street, Dublin – Sold Out
December 12^th – Vicar Street, Dublin – Sold Out
December 13^th – Vicar Street, Dublin