Ezra Bell, one of the 21st century’s most organically successful folk/Americana bands, has released the official music video for their single “Tommy’s Lullaby.” The somber track was first released in August 2024 just weeks before the unexpected death of the band’s lead singer and lyricist Ben Wuamett. PRESS HERE to watch the music video for “Tommy’s Lullaby,” directed by Hamilton Pevec, and PRESS HERE to stream/download the song on DSPs. Since their inception over a decade ago, Ezra Bell has created its own sound featuring an unusual mix of street-hard lyrics with folk-pop and Americana sounds sprinkled with elements of rock, blues, jazz, and R&B.
“The song is a conversation with God,” shares the band. “Tommy, our bass player, came up with that beautiful bass part and Ben's words just started flowing. The music video captures the loneliness that hides in plain sight. Even in a room full of people, we are often alone. God's message to us: a love like ours is better from a distance.”
Ezra Bell first formed in Portland, Oregon in 2013, before later relocating to Salt Lake City. The eight-member “folkestra” – Ben Wuamett (lead vocals), Aaron Mattison (horns, backing vocals), Elizabeth Anderson (violin and strings, backing vocals), Tommy Mortensen (bass, tap dancing, backing vocals), Jonathan Myers (drums and percussion), Jeremy Asay (pianos and organs, backing vocals), David Asay (guitars and banjo), Maurice Spencer (guitars, backing vocals) – has since released a gusher of albums and EPs, generated tens of millions of streams, built up over a hundred thousand monthly listeners on Spotify, and played and sung its way into the hearts of countless loyal fans all over the US and beyond. While a Super Bowl commercial in 2015 featuring Ezra Bell’s cover of the Sam Cooke hit “Wonderful World” pushed them further into the limelight, organic growth has always been the main fuel for the collective’s journey. So much of that centers on the songs, with Ben’s distinctive keening, scratchy vocals delivering his often dark lyrics with a heart-on-sleeve honesty that fans find empathetic and even, according to some, lifesaving. Ezra Bell’s gritty, homegrown, eclectic approach to instrumentation and arrangements has also been part of its DNA from the start.
New music from Ezra Bell coming soon!
