Spencer Peppet (The Ophelias)

Today on SongDive, we had the pleasure of speaking with Spencer Peppet of the band The Ophelias. Spencer was kind enough to share about her experience of making The Ophelia’s latest record called Spring Grove which comes out April 4, 2025, and working with Julien Baker who produced the record and Calvin Lauber who engineered the record.

 

The first single off Spring Grove is called “Cumulonimbus” and today we had the pleasure of diving a bit deeper and learning more about the song’s origins, lyrical inspiration, as well as the process of making the music video for “Cumulonimbus”, which was directed by filmmaker Jo Shaffer who also plays bass in The Ophelias. I personally had this video on repeat the other day because of how stricken I was by the vivid coloring and trance-like state the song’s narrative and accompanying visuals conjured in me.

 

I’m ever-impressed by Spencer’s range, grace and competence as a creative person and I was so grateful we got the chance to talk to her. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Spencer  Peppet of The Ophelias.

- Allie Cuva

 

Also, The Ophelias will be on tour this spring in celebration of the release of Spring Grove:

The Ophelias’ Upcoming Tour Dates:

Fri. April 4 – Philadelphia, PA @ Milkboy

Sat. April 5 – Brooklyn, NY @ The Broadway (Record Release Show)

Sun. April 6 – Vienna, VA @ Jammin Java

Tue. April 8 – Boston, MA @ The Rockwell Wed.

April 9 – Portsmouth, NH @ Press Room

Thu. May 8 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas

Fri. May 9 – Columbus, OH @ Rumba Café Sat.

May 10 – Lansing, MI @ Stoopfest Sun.

May 11 – Toronto, ON @ The Baby G Tue.

May 13 – Montréal, QC @ Casa Del Popolo

Wed. May 14 – Burlington, VT @ Radio Bean