{"id":42881,"date":"2018-11-21T16:26:47","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T16:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=42881"},"modified":"2018-11-21T16:26:47","modified_gmt":"2018-11-21T16:26:47","slug":"julia-othmer-purple-and-gray-and-bring-peace-for-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/11\/julia-othmer-purple-and-gray-and-bring-peace-for-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Julia Othmer  &#8211; &#8216;Purple and Gray&#8217;, And &#8216;Bring Peace For Christmas&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Los Angeles based artist Julia Othmer has released a double whammy with the videos for two songs, &#8216;Purple And Gray&#8217;, and &#8216;Bring Peace For Christmas&#8217;.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The video for &#8216;Purple And Gray&#8217;, directed by James T Lundie, will sweep you away, particularly the final shot. Lundie directs the camera to rise above the waves of a beach, while Othmer wades into the water and lets the surf flow over her. Gradually the perspective widens, as if attached to a hot air balloon, and being allowed to climb hundreds of metres into space. At the end, the shot is so far above Othmer, her head resembles a black pinprick.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Purple And Gray&#8217; features on Julia&#8217;s upcoming album, &#8216;SOUND&#8217;, and it&#8217;s a great example of what she does so well, with ambiguous and suggestive lyrics, and a beguiling arrangement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_48417\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/glIEHgxt1Qw?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Julia Othmer - &quot;Purple and Gray&quot; Official Video\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/glIEHgxt1Qw\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Bring Peace For Christmas&#8217; also comes with a video shot by Lundie, and is a stop motion animation. It&#8217;s a fun clip with Othmer&#8217;s vocals and lyrics the perfect antidote to all the woes in the world and the same old Christmas songs we hear every single year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_28732\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GV38sfhNUCM?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Julia Othmer - Bring Peace for Christmas\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/GV38sfhNUCM\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Find out more about Julia Othmer online on her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.juliaothmer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles based artist Julia Othmer has released 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