Today I’m so excited to bring everyone the latest single and music video from Effie Zilch called “Lover Boy.” This roots-rock band is Steve Wyreman & Evanne Barcenas, and their great musical chemistry together is immediately recognized on vibrant songs like this. The band shared:

Featuring a Benny Benjamin-inspired backbeat, a prominent bass riff, and Vandellas-style background vocals, ‘Lover Boy’ began as something of an inside joke. It quickly evolved into one of the album’s most infectious standouts. Sometimes songs don’t have to say anything deep or important.  Some of our favorite music is playful and lighthearted. What is serious about the track is it’s composition, arrangement and style. It’s a fresh take on an old, familiar sound. Sticky-sweet and swaggering, ‘Lover Boy’ brings classic soul revue energy into focus through Effie Zilch’s distinctly Bay Area lens. The accompanying video leans into the song’s vintage charm – shot at historic Sacramento sites once used as film locations for silent-era icons like Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, it pays homage to California’s cinematic history.  “We knew we wanted to make a silent film, but how to capture the fun and whimsy of the song eluded us until we fully leaned into the ridiculous. Our video team, Station to Station Creative, didn’t bat an eye at our bizarre treatment.  Instead, they went out and found the dapper duck costume the following day. A Flapper, Amelia Earhart, and a proper damsel dame set their eyes a gaze on Mr. Gentleman Duck.  Cat and mouse chases, train track mishaps, and old-timey title cards tell the silent tale of this strange love story

If you’re enjoying the new video, please consider pre-saving the band’s new LP, Higher Calling, out everywhere on July 10th via Redtone Records.