Today sees the release of ‘Baby She Roam’, the new single from London-based freethinking folk musician David Ellis, taken from his upcoming debut album ‘Misty Heights’, released on 15 August 2019. It has that free-spirited vibe of 70’s psych-folk, the sort of thing that Marc Bolan may have conjured up in a heightened state while in his garden. The single is accompanied by a vibrant music video that continues that whole lovely 70s vibe.
David shared the following with “Baby She Roam” – I was living in a little house in Woodstock when I began writing what turned into ‘Misty Heights’. The forest was my garden and every morning I would wake with the wildlife and venture out with my guitar. I remember words and music just ran through me. I felt hyperconscious and a strong desire to express the great feeling of harmony with the life I was experiencing. I wrote most of the Album in that short period I lived there.
In an age where we are becoming increasingly aware of nature and the planet Ellis focuses on the beauty of nature and life and encourages the listener to find happiness within themselves as opposed to chasing the whims of the ego, something that is touched on further in the press release:
Drawn by the whispers of nature, his music further seeks clarity within the Western world’s increasingly mal-spirited culture. His optimistic words challenge the prevailing perspective towards the complexities of love and spirituality.
Ellis is a refreshing example of what is possible for a DIY musician, swerving the tradition route of the major labels and taking on producing duties himself as well as self-releasing his music.
Ellis recorded his full-length debut album ‘Misty Heights’ whilst living next to the Byrdcliffe Colony in Woodstock, and sought inspiration from the surrounding forest, adopting his acoustic guitar, violin, bongos, and bass to create an album that truly encompasses his deepest and most valued experiences. One that breaks stride with the latest wave of synth-heavy, overwrought alt-indie of recent times and instead guides the listener towards the familiar poetic folk-hippy tradition of Donovan, Joni Mitchell and early Marc Bolan., as well as more modern artists including Devendra Banhart and Feist.
‘Baby She Roam is released on 18 July. The ‘Misty Heights’ album is expected on 15 August.
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Photo Credit: Andy Willsher