Acclaimed NZ/Nashville Folk-Rock Artist Releases New Music Video for ‘Wintersleep (Southern Lights)’
New Zealand-formed and Nashville-based folk-rock band South For Winter is excited to announce the release of their new music video for Wintersleep (Southern Lights), the final single from their sophomore album, Of Sea and Sky. The concept album was produced alongside multi Grammy award-winner, Matt Leigh (Willie Nelson, Sister Sade) in Nashville TN.
Dreamy, harmony-laden single Wintersleep (Southern Lights) was written by members Nick and Dani Stone about returning to New Zealand after years of musician hibernation during the 2020-2021 pandemic. The music video, filmed and edited by lead singer Dani Stone, offers a heartwarming behind-the-scenes look at the band recording the song at Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, TN.
If you’re a fan of gentle finger-picked guitar, ethereal three-part harmonies, cinematic string swells, and descriptive, poetic lyricism – paired with an exclusive view of a band recording in an iconic Music City studio that has housed world-famous acts like Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, and Taylor Swift – check out this latest music video by South for Winter.
At South for Winter’s core are New Zealander Nick Stone and Coloradan Dani Cichon. Alongside musicians like cellist Alex Stradal and drummer/percussionist Chris Kearney, the two multi-instrumentalists and songwriters craft a genre-bending sound often compared to acts like The Civil Wars, Lord Huron, and The Paper Kites.
South for Winter has landed accolades such as a Finalist for ‘Best Group/Duo’ in the 2023 International Acoustic Music Awards and Semi-Finalist in the 2023 and 2022 International Songwriting Competitions. Their music has been praised by sites such as American Songwriter (“laden with delicate harmonies, intricate guitar-work, and earthy vocals… impeccable sound”), NoDepression (“must-see artist”), For the Love of Bands (“a wonderful mix of indie and folk rock”), Grateful Web (“eclectic in the best sense of the word”), AmericanaUK (“An ethereal, dreamy, journey…a journey well-worth taking”), Relix Magazine, and DittyTV. They have not only received rave reviews from publications, but have also had an outpouring number of support on social media sites like Tiktok and Spotify (reaching hundreds of thousands of listeners, ~2 million Tiktok views, ~1.2 million Spotify streams, and ~30k followers this year alone – and still growing). Their fan base even raised over $20,000 (over 140% of the band’s crowdfunding goal) in their 2023 Kickstarter campaign for the independent release of their sophomore album, Of Sea and Sky.
Between writing and recording, South for Winter has been completing tours around the world, selling out shows and bringing audiences to their feet around the United States, New Zealand, Europe, and Canada.
Photo Credit: Levi Rock Photography
