Exclusive: Michael Imperioli crafts a Lou Reed-tinged love song with Zopa's "Red Sky"
The Sopranos actor's band, Zopa, is back with a new single and its wistful accompanying music video
Zopa Photo: Andrzej Liguz
Michael Imperioli’s band Zopa released its debut album, La Dolce Vita, in 2020, and now the group has returned with new music. Today, exclusively on The A.V. Club, Zopa shares its single, “Red Sky.” Imperioli’s raspy voice soars in this guitar-driven track that has a Lou Reed-tinged essence to it, as he sings about the transcendental powers of love.
“It’s a love song and a song that celebrates having the courage to be a true individual… It was a song that came together very quickly lyrically and musically and did not need so much working and crafting unlike most of the stuff I write. I took that as a good sign,” Imperioli tells us about the song, which takes lyrical inspiration from a quote by Ralph Ellison: “The individual is a minority.”