Villagers by Rich Gilligan
Conor O’Brien will release his new Villagers album on August 20th.
So Simpatico has been lifted from the next Villagers LP Fever Dreams.
“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,” O’Brien explains.
“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.”
The video has been directed by Rosie Barrett, who describes it as, ‘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,” Barrett concludes. “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.”
