Reminiscing
about the past can be a blast, particularly if the one you were with
back then is still the same partner you're looking back with now. For
Calgary-based blues and Americana singer Ollee Owens, that reflection is
captured perfectly in her fantastic new music video for "Shivers and
Butterflies."
The song, from her 2024 chart-topping album Nowhere To Hide,
was inspired by Owens and her "guy" for the past 25 years discussing
the early days of their relationship. From reflecting on the nerves or
jitters both had before their first date to the "silly things we did to
impress each other back then."
The
video, directed by Travis Nesbitt (who's directed videos for Royal
Tusk, Brett Kissel, and Dallas Smith, among others), was culled from
footage of Owens and her other half making the most of a summer day in
and around Victoria, British Columbia. Nesbitt, who previously worked
with Owens on a music video for "Some Days" and a short film for "O Holy
Night," records Owens initially singing portions of "Shivers and
Butterflies" in a Silver Streak camper. From there, the couple is
captured sauntering around Victoria's Fisherman's Wharf, taking in the
sights and eats. After riding on a bicycle built for two and visiting a
petting zoo, the duo ends the fun-filled day cuddled up in front of a
cozy fire on the shoreline.
"Our
goal was to capture a lighthearted, fun day out together by the ocean,"
Owens says of the "Shivers and Butterflies" video. "I hope it brings a
smile to your face as you watch -- it sure does to mine! After all these
years -- and the wild ride it's been -- these same feelings still flit
and flutter to the surface from time to time...and this song holds
relevance today in middle age as it did when we were young."
"Shivers
and Butterflies," co-written by Owens and Kornelius Colyn, was recorded
at Nashville's Sweetbriar Studio and produced by Bobby Blazier (who
plays drums on the track). Aside from Owens on lead vocals, the song
features guitarist Chris Rodriguez, bassist Tommy Sims, keyboardist De
Marco Johnson, and backing vocalists Gene Miller and Joey Richey.
The
video for "Shivers and Butterflies" is the latest highlight in what has
been a mammoth and momentous few months for Owens and Nowhere To Hide.
The album has spent 13 consecutive weeks in the Roots Music Report
Canadian Chart's Top 10, including three weeks topping the chart. Nowhere To Hide also has cracked the Top 10 on RMR's Top 50 Blues Album Chart (#8) and Top 50 Soul Blues Album Chart (#2).
Raised
in the small farming community of New Bothwell, Manitoba, Owens started
writing songs when she was eight and was playing guitar four years
later. Inspired by a myriad of influences, including Elvis, The Beatles,
Bob Dylan, and Mahalia Jackson, among others, Owens put her musical
career on hold and took a hiatus to raise her three daughters, one of
whom has a cognitive disability. She returned to music a decade ago,
releasing Cannot Be Unheard in 2022.
Owens'
music has been heard internationally on radio stations in Brazil,
Australia, and Europe. And she's shared billing with Dawn Tyler Watson
and Matt Andersen at the Roots Blues and BBQ Festival in Drumheller,
Alberta. Recently, Owens has received critical acclaim in outlets such
as British publication Blues Matters, Blues Music Magazine, and Americana Highways, which described Nowhere To Hide as "one of the strongest surprises of 2024." In January 2025, Owens performed at the iconic B.B. King's Blues Club in Memphis.
Now
with an honest and engaging music video for "Shivers and Butterflies,"
Ollee Owens is keeping the home fires burning while continuing to burn
up the charts.
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