The Ophelias are an American rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio.[1][2][3][4] The group first met at a time when each were independently serving as the "token girl" in various male-fronted bands from their hometown. "Coming from varied musical backgrounds (ranging from garage-rock, to surf, to opera), the distinct talents and influences of each member collided in unexpected ways at the band's first rehearsal. It was here the band discovered that their chemistry wasn't rooted in a shared musical reference point, but in the creative relief from the expected censorship of being a side person."[1]
In 2015, Yoni Wolf of Why? saw the band playing at a Fourth of July festival in Cincinnati. "There they were— The Ophelias: four teenage girls up on a temporary stage, playing, what to me at the time, sounded like a mix between Velvet Underground, underground British psych-noise-folk-rock from the late ‘90s / early 2000s (think Hood, Movietone, Crescent), and some kind of softer side of punk..."[5]
Wolf submitted their debut LP, Creature Native, to Joyful Noise Recordings' White Label Series, and it made the cut. Creature Native became the first entry released through the series.[5] In the summer of 2018, The Ophelias went on tour with the Low Anthem.[6] The group's second full-length album, Almost (produced by Yoni Wolf),[7] followed in July 2018; with its first single "Fog", premiering at Stereogum[2] and the video for "Lunar Rover" premiering at New Noise Magazine.[8]
