Indebanvan..

Here’s one all the way from the Netherlands. Songwriter, zangeres en actrice Dianna St. Hilaire maakt sinds 2015 muziek onder de naam Oparu. Ze focust zich daarbij op onze dierlijke instincten. Oorspronkelijk komt ze uit Albuquerque, New Mexico waar ze successen kende met de band Versailles. Muzikaal put Oparu uit 80s synth pop, electronic en…

Pete’s Rock News & Views…

New feature about the New EP LOVE ME by Opāru also a premiere of the new LOVE ME LYRIC VIDEO. ‘Love Me’ was strongly influenced by bands like MTNS and Royksopp and showcases glistening synths, haunting vocals and resonating baselines. Thematically focusing on the desire of longing, it narrates that relatable situation that we have…

Bionic Buzz

St. Hilaire reinvented herself in late 2015 with the new project Opāru, deriving from the Japanese name of the birthstone opal. Opāru’s roots stem from experimental electronic, 80s synth pop, and alternative rock.  She confides, “The underlying theme in my music is the workings of the inner voice. The internal person that lingers buried under…

Divine Magazine

Opāru is featured in the Divine Magazine blog. Her latest music video Ghost To Follow by Morningstar Sargenti. Opāru unveils her latest single ‘Ghost To Follow’. The dark and haunting track features simple piano melodies, striking string arrangements and powerful lyricism, constructing a theatrical and honest release. The stunningly cinematic visuals for ‘Ghost To Follow’, adopts scenic nature settings…

Find A Song Blog

Recently Find A Story posted about the latest Music Video For Ghost To Follow. The beautiful cinematic visuals for ‘Ghost To Follow’ adopts scenery and nature to represent life experiences, the strong pull of water metaphorically submerging emotions, along with the vastness of the desert which exposes life’s many hurdles. Directed by Morningstar Sargenti (Missi…

The Music Below…

Certainly an interesting approach! ‘Ghost to Follow‘ does in fact sound like someone’s inner thoughts and when reading the lyrics it’s easy to see it certainly is true. You can watch the music video for ‘Ghost to Follow‘ down below. Also, make sure you go and listen to the rest of the EP while you’re…

Concert Monkey Review…

Opāru was in Concert Monkey. Here’s what they had to say about the new Video Ghost To Follow….. The track features simple piano melodies, stunning string arrangements and powerful lyricism, creating a theatrical and heartfelt release.Opāru’s roots stem from experimental electronic, 80s synth pop, and alternative rock. http://www.concertmonkey.be/news/op%C4%81ru-los-angeles-based-songwriter-singer-and-actress-dianna-st-hilaire