Winter is an American bilingual dream pop/indie rock band led by Samira Winter, Nolan Eley, Kyle Oppenheimer, and Ana Karina.
History
Samira Winter was born in Curitiba, Brazil in 1991 to a Brazilian mother and an American father. She moved to Los Angeles, California, in order to get into college. She formed the band Winter in Boston in 2012, comprising Samira Winter, Nolan Eley, Kyle Oppenheimer, and Ana Karina. and they released the four-song EP Daydreaming the following year through Lolipop Records. The band's next release was 2014's Tudo Azul, also a four-song EP; most of the lyrics on this release are in Portuguese.
Winter's debut full-length studio album, Supreme Blue Dream, was released in 2015. The band embarked on a two-year international tour to support the album, touring mostly through the US, Brazil and Argentina. Between 2016 and 2018, while still touring to support Supreme Blue Dream, Winter released several standalone singles. They toured with Summer Twins during this period.
Also during this period, Samira Winter self-recorded several solo songs and placed them online. The songs were mostly promoted in the Brazilian press due to their Portuguese lyrics. Winter's second studio album, Ethereality, was released in 2018. Samira Winter and her sister formed their own label, Everything Blue Records, to release the album. The band's third studio album, Endless Space (Between You & I) was released in 2020. The band released their fourth studio album, What Kind of Blue Are You?, on October 14, 2022. The band's fifth studio album, Adult Romantix, was released on August 22, 2025.
Discography
Studio albums Year Album 2015Supreme Blue Dream Released: March 10, 2015 Label: Lolipop Records 2018Ethereality Released: April 6, 2018 Label: Everything Blue Records 2020Endless Space (Between You & I) Released: July 24, 2020 Label: Bar/None Records 2022What Kind of Blue Are You? Released: October 14, 2022 Label: Bar/None Records 2025Adult Romantix Released: August 22, 2025 Label: Winspear
Extended plays Year Album 2012Daydreaming Released: December 24, 2012 Label: Lolipop Records 2014Tudo Azul Released: June 5, 2014 Label: Lolipop Records 2024…and she’s still listening Released: May 24, 2024 Label: Everything Blue Records
Compilation appearances Year Album 2012Puddles (Spring Compilation #1) Song: Six Years Later (with Lorena) Released: April 2, 2012 Label: Practice Room Records 2013The Le Sigh Vol.1 Song: Find Me Released: November 18, 2013 Label: Birdtapes 2014Pie (Spring Compilation #2.5) Song: The View Released: June 33, 2014 Label: Practice Room Records 2016Secret Admirer Song: New Year Released: February 14, 2016 Label: Practice Room Records 2016BERN YR IDOLS Song: Find Me Released: March 27, 2016 Label: Audio Antihero 2018Decay (Spring Compilation #3) Song: Just Stay Released: May 18, 2018 Label: Practice Room Records 2018The Desperation Club - A Cloud Tribute Album Song: Lovelow Released: June 14, 2018 Label: Audio Antihero
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