Samira Winter

Samira Winter (born May 9, 1991) is a Brazilian singer and songwriter, best known as the vocalist of the bi-lingual indie rock band Winter.[1]

Samira Winter
Birth nameSamira Winter
Born (1991-05-09) 9 May 1991
Curitiba, Brazil
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
LabelsBurger Records, Lolipop Records, Everything Blue Records
Websitesamirawinter.bandcamp.com

Career

Winter was born in Curitiba, Brazil, to a Brazilian mother and an American father. She moved to Los Angeles, California, in order to get into college. Her band, Winter, named after her last name, was conceived in Boston in 2012, and they soon released their first EP, "Daydreaming", on the next year, through Lolipop Records. The 4-track EP consists of dreamy-pop, indie rock compositions written by Winter. The band's next release was 2014's "Tudo Azul", also a 4-track EP; mostly of the lyrics on this release are sang on Portuguese.[2]

Winter's debut album, "Supreme Blue Dream", was released on March 10, 2015. Even though the album had moderated commercial success, it was critically acclaimed and spawned three singles: "Some Kind of Surprise", "Crazy" and "Pretender", all of whom had music videos released. The band embarked on a 2-year international tour to support the album, touring mostly through the USA, Brazil and Argentina.[3][4][5]

Between 2016 and 2018, while still touring to support Supreme Blue Dream, Winter released several singles with accompanying music videos, including "All the Things You Do", "Jaded" and "Dreaming".[6][2] The latter has reached over 200,000 plays on Spotify, becoming the band's most successful song so far.[7] Meanwhile, the Winter band was joined by American duo Summer Twins, formed by sisters Chelsea and Justine Brown.[8]

Winter's second studio album, "Ethereality", was announced in February 2018, and is set to be released on April 6, 2018.[9] "Ethereality" also marks the debut release by Everything Blue Records, Winter's official record label.[10]

Samira's Infinite Summer

While working with the Winter band, Samira also gave birth to a solo project entitled "Samira's Infinite Summer" in mid-2015. All of the demos for the project were recorded on Samira's bedroom and posted on Samira's Infinite Summer's Bandcamp page. A studio-recorded single, "Café", was released on December 2016 and promoted mainly through the Brazilian press, since its lyrics were written in Portuguese.[11] However, the project's Facebook and Bandcamp pages were deactivated in 2017.[12][13]

Artistry

Samira is regarded for having a glittery, holographic aesthetic, which has accompanied her since her very first release as Winter.[14] Her lyrics are known for mixing both English and Portuguese languages, which helped her to develop a following in Brazil and in the United States simultaneously.[15] She also has a cult following in Japan.[16]

Discography

Studio albums
Year Album
2015 Supreme Blue Dream
  • Released: March 10, 2015 (Worldwide)
  • Label: Lolipop Records
Year Album
2018 Ethereality
  • Released: April 6, 2018 (Worldwide)
  • Label: Everything Blue Records

Extended plays
Year Album
2012 Daydreaming
  • Released: December 24, 2012 (USA)[17]
  • Label: Lolipop Records
2014 Tudo Azul
  • Released: June 5, 2014 (USA)[18]
  • Label: Lolipop Records

Compilation Appearances
Year Album
2012 Puddles (Spring Compilation #1)
  • Song: Six Years Later (with Lorena)
  • Released: April 2, 2012 (Worldwide)[19]
  • Label: Practice Room Records
2013 The Le Sigh Vol.1
  • Song: Find Me
  • Released: November 18, 2013 (Worldwide)[20]
  • Label: Birdtapes
2014 Pie (Spring Compilation #2.5)
  • Song: The View
  • Released: June 33, 2014 (Worldwide)[21]
  • Label: Practice Room Records
2016 Secret Admirer
  • Song: New Year
  • Released: February 14, 2016 (Worldwide)[22]
  • Label: Practice Room Records
2016 BERN YR IDOLS
2018 Decay (Spring Compilation #3)
  • Song: Just Stay
  • Released: May 18, 2018 (Worldwide)[24]
  • Label: Practice Room Records
2018 The Desperation Club - A Cloud Tribute Album
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gollark: You do realise that friends are mostly a *good* thing, right?
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References
  1. "WINTER". SPACE AGENCY.
  2. "Video Premiere: "Jaded," by Winter". She Shreds Magazine. 19 September 2017.
  3. "listen to LA dream pop band Winter's debut album and watch two videos". BrooklynVegan.
  4. "New Sounds: Winter sling some '90s alt-rock goodness on 'Jaded'". Vanyaland. 26 June 2017.
  5. "A turnê nacional da banda americana Winter". elle.abril.com.br.
  6. "Video: Winter, 'All The Things You Do'". buzzbands.la. 27 October 2015.
  7. "Winter's New Single Will Literally Have You "Dreaming"". nylon.com. 11 October 2016.
  8. "Bandas norte-americanas Winter e Summer Twins chegam ao Brasil para tour em oito cidades". www.papocult.com.br.
  9. "Winter: Ethereality Pre-Order". PledgeMusic.
  10. Winter Facebook
  11. "Ouça o garage indie-pop abrasileirado de "Café", single de estreia do Samira's Infinite Summer". vice.com. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  12. "Samira's Infinite Summer". songadaysamira.tumblr.com. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  13. http://www.samirasinfinitesummer.bandcamp.com
  14. Lomberg, Cory (13 October 2016). "Samira Winter Is Echo Park's Queen of Dream-Pop, Glitter and Guitar Pedals". LA Times.
  15. "SAMIRA WINTER — DONA CLARINHA". isyourclaminajam.com. 7 July 2014.
  16. "Winter ／ Supreme Blue Dream - yudutarouログ". 2015-05-13.
  17. "Daydreaming, by Winter". Winter.
  18. "Tudo Azul, by Winter". Winter.
  19. https://practiceroomrecords.bandcamp.com/album/puddles-spring-compilation-1
  20. https://birdtapes.bandcamp.com/album/the-le-sigh-vol-1
  21. https://practiceroomrecords.bandcamp.com/album/pie-spring-compilation-25
  22. https://practiceroomrecords.bandcamp.com/album/secret-admirer-disc-1
  23. https://audioantihero.bandcamp.com/album/bern-yr-idols
  24. https://practiceroomrecords.bandcamp.com/album/decay-spring-compilation-3
  25. https://musicbycloud.bandcamp.com/album/the-desperation-club-a-cloud-tribute-compilation
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