Austin-based artist Jelly Ellington channels his Americana, Texas-blues grit and Appalachian roots into his latest providing, Glow. On the coronary heart of the brand new album is a mix of recent indie rock sensibility and basic American songwriting, with vibrant, analog-driven songs stuffed with hovering riffs and introspective lyrics. The bodily album is now obtainable digitally throughout all streaming platforms. Order and Stream Right here.
The singer-songwriter, Jelly Ellington, wrote a lot of Glow in his hometown of Asheville, N.C., drawing on private experiences and a deep connection to his household’s inventive legacy. Impressed by a go to to the native museum the place the work of his nice aunt, watercolorist Sallie Ellington Middleton, who was famend for her botanical work, and “Boomtown” architect Douglas Ellington, who constructed most of Asheville’s iconic buildings within the 20s, have been celebrated, he discovered renewed objective. The homecoming was full circle for Jelly because the album marks a return to his roots and a second of reflection, renewal and inventive progress.
Jelly introduced collectively a dream staff of collaborators as Glow was created over 9 days of dwell monitoring along with his full band. It was recorded at Orb Studios in Austin, Texas, and produced by Nick Perri (Silvertide, Nick Perri & the Underground Thieves) and engineered by Austin Asvanonda (The Conflict on Medication, Sam Fender).
The instrumental palette is broad and expressive with Les Pauls, Telecasters, Strats, and stereo-routed Marshall and Tremendous Reverb amps; lush 12-string acoustics evoking Petty and Bryan Adams; classic pedals from Perri’s personal line; and wealthy textures from a Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Hammond B3, and grand piano, courtesy of keyboardist Cole Gramling, who had his personal devoted piano room in Studio A. The rhythm part was helmed by drummer Alex Geismar (with extra contributions from Alex Duck and Lessly Fisher Jr.) and bassist Stefan Ringer, whose distorted tones added grit and muscle to standout moments like “Sail On.”
Visitor options additionally embody John Trufant on vocals and mandola, Les Fisher (Jason Mraz) on the drums and bass, Nick Perri lead guitar solo, pedal metal guitarist Ryan “Stiggie” Stigmon (Zach High), violinist Ryan Lorensen, background vocalist Candice Sanders and Curtis Lee, and Deshawn “D Vibes” Alexander (Kingfish, Marcus King’s band, Watermelon Funk) who delivered a blazing synth solo on “Anyone to Love” (video under).
Jelly feedback, “One of many principal objectives with this file was to provide one which was sonically sound, and I believe we did a terrific job reaching that because of the assistance of everybody concerned.”
Taking a “much less is extra” method when recording the brand new album, Jelly and Perri saved the method trustworthy and centered on the outcome vs particular person components. Sonically, the album is steeped in classic textures, together with an analog synth, Neumann mics, cranked classic amps, and Juno pads.
However at Glow’s core, the songwriting shines. Lyrics discover themes of motion, acceptance, stillness, and emotional readability. The result’s a set of 9 songs that radiate heat and depth.
Songs like “Copperhead Blues,” recorded in a church chapel utilizing only a laptop computer and a mic, was impressed by back-to-back copperhead encounters in WNC. The tune is predicated on an incident with co-writer John Trufant’s canine Gumbeaux, who was almost killed by a chew deep within the woods. Quickly after, a copperhead confirmed up at Jelly’s doorstep, simply inches from his canine, Bowie, who fortunately made it out unhurt. Jelly remembers, “The copperhead snake serves as a metaphor, as we’re always dealing with temptation in our daily lives. This tune serves as an perception into the vicious cycle of by no means being glad and at all times needing more- that’s while you obtained these copperhead blues.”
The title monitor “Glow” is about saying goodbye to the dangerous instances and whats up, good instances. It was created throughout sound test in San Francisco, Jelly remembers, “I believe we have been full of a lot pleasure to be out on the highway doing what we love that the tune simply fell from the sky.” However it additionally encapsulates the album’s general vibe – a thrill of a experience from starting to finish.
“Irons within the Hearth” was recorded in a house studio on the aspect of a mountain in Western North Carolina. It’s a mild reminder that being too obsessive about materials issues can result in our demise, and an important factor is loving others, and discovering satisfaction with merely being engulfed in and by love.
The Daft Punk-tinged outro of “Anyone to Love,” “is def a fav, it simply makes you’re feeling good! I loved each step of the method placing collectively the tune, particularly having considered one of my finest pals Deshawn D’ Vibes Alexander, enjoying the lead synth on the tune,” feedback Jelly.
One standout studio second got here throughout the creation of “Goodbye Rain,” a tune written as a cathartic farewell to the grief of shedding a household house to fireside. The album engineer, Austin Asvanonda, together with a tape loop machine, created intervals of chords, every positioned by itself fader on the blending console that allowed for dynamic, dwell manipulation. “It was straight wizardry,” Jelly remembers. The result’s the proper highway journey tune with a groove that strips away the concerns of the world. Jelly describes the sensation as, “slide the sunroof down, put in your shades and kiss your worries goodbye.”
The brand new album is a masterclass on friendship and the inventive course of, it’s a homage to house and household, and serves as a reminder that renewal isn’t at all times loud. Typically, it’s the glow of a sluggish burn.
Glow is out now and obtainable on all streaming platforms, order and stream right here.
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Upcoming Reveals:
- Might 29 – Antone’s Nightclub @ 7:00 PM, Austin, TX
- Jun 4 – Geraldine’s (Stay Acoustic) @ 8:00 PM, Austin, TX
- Jun 15 – Principal Road Crossing w/ Dancing Days: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin @ 8:00 PM, Tomball, TX
- Aug 9 – Antone’s Nightclub w/ Dancing Days: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin @ 8:00 PM, Austin, TX
- Nov 3 – BMI Acoustic Lounge Sequence @ Saxon Pub @ 6:00 PM, Austin, TX
Tracklisting for Glow
01 – “Glow”
02 – “Sail On”
03 – “Anyone to Love”
04 – “The Night time”
05 – “Goodbye Rain”
06 – “Thick and Skinny”
07 – “Coyote”
08 – “Copperhead Blues”
09 – “Irons within the Hearth”
Album Personnel:
Produced by Nick Perri (Silvertide, Nick Perri & the Underground Thieves)
Engineered by Austin Asvanonda (Conflict on Medication, Sam Fender)
Mastered by Nick Landis
Piano/Keyboard/Synth/Organ: Cole Gramling
Bass and BGV: Stefan Ringer
Drums: Alex Geismar
Bass & Drums on “Anyone to Love” – Lessly Fisher Jr.
Drums on “Glow” – Alex Duck
Guitar Solo on “The Night time” – Nick Perri
Lead Synth on “Anyone to Love” – Deshawn D Vibes Alexander (keyboardist for Christone “Kingfish Ingram.”
Pedal Metal on “Goodbye Rain” – Ryan “Stiggie” Stigmon (Pedal steelist for nation artist Zach High
Violin on “Irons within the Hearth” – Ryan Lorensen
BGV on “Sail On” – Candice Sanders
BGV on “Thick and Skinny” – Curtis Lee
Vocals and Mandola on “Copperhead Blues” – John Trufant