ELLEN FROESE NEW ALBUM, FOR EACH FLOWER GROWING, OUT NOVEMBER 10, 2022 VIA VICTORY POOL RECORDS
WATCH / SHARE “LIKE YOU’RE LOOKING AT ME” HERE
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TOUR DATES WITH THE DEEP DARK WOODS BEGIN SEPTEMBER 30
PRE-ORDER FOR EACH FLOWER GROWING HERE
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Recently, Ellen Froese announced her upcoming LP, For Each Flower Growing, produced by Sam Corbett (The Sheepdogs) and due out November 10 via Victory Pool Records. Today, the Saskatchewan songwriter is sharing another track from the album, “Like You’re Looking At Me”, a song about “deep insecurity,” says Froese. “Stylistically, I was listening to a lot of Olivia Newton-John and the Bee Gees when I wrote it, and I wanted it to sound a bit over-the-top desperate and indulgent.”
Currently on tour in Europe, at the end of the month Ellen will return to Canada for a run of Western Canadian dates supporting The Deep Dark Woods before settling in for a month-long residency at Toronto’s Cameron House. Full tour dates can be found below.
WATCH / SHARE “LIKE YOU’RE LOOKING AT ME” HERE
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“Like You’re Looking At Me” Single Art // DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES
MORE ABOUT ELLEN FROESE
Clever and slightly self-deprecating, Ellen Froese’ songs get into the places of your heart that hold both those quieter melancholic feelings and those moments of warm contentment that make you want to dance shoulder to shoulder with whoever is around. Growing up on a dairy farm in the heart of Saskatchewan, Ellen’s passion for music started at an early age, beginning with a love of listening to the classics in her dad’s truck. But it was discovering Neil Young that drove her to a love of songwriting. Hearing his music made her quit piano lessons to instead teach herself guitar. The beginning of her career was heavily influenced by classic folk and bluegrass.
WATCH / SHARE “FOR EACH FLOWER GROWING” HERE
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Since her days with In With The Old, a band which Ellen lovingly calls her “teenage bluegrass band,” which produced two albums and toured extensively, Ellen has performed in various forms, from solo singer-songwriter, to member of a duo, to being in a full band. Her influences have expanded from traditional bluegrass music to include musicians such as Tia Blake, Gordon Lightfoot, and Buffy Sainte-Marie. Now with three solo albums and one forthcoming, Ellen’s sound has evolved (though she’s never stopped being obsessed with folk music). Her music now adds elements of rock n’ roll, classic country ballads, honky-tonk, and 1970s psychedelic pop grooves while still being grounded in the bluegrass tradition of a working-class relatability.
Despite a love of touring and van life, Saskatchewan is still home to Ellen. She can often be found at one of her favourite venues in Saskatoon, the Broadway Theatre, slinging beers for other artists’ shows. Or sometimes, she moves a little further down the street to play a honky-tonk night, featuring everyone’s favourite country covers, at Amigos Cantina. With a charismatic and charming stage presence, she is quick to bring up others onstage.
WATCH AND SHARE “IN THE SUN” HERE
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In winter 2021, Ellen released “In The Sun”, the first of two singles featuring collaborations with Chris Mason (The Deep Dark Woods) and Clayton Linthicum (Kacy and Clayton). “‘In The Sun’ is about conflict and feeling helpless, unable to get your point across. It's about the feeling of not being heard, and just wanting to escape the cycle of thought - planning your next move, and thinking and thinking about what you could say to make them hear and understand you.” says Froese. The second single, also featuring Chris and Clayton, “Did You Have a Love Before”, is only getting fans more and more excited for what’s coming next.
WATCH / SHARE “DID YOU HAVE A LOVE BEFORE ME?” HERE
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FOR EACH FLOWER GROWING TRACKLIST
1. Long Division
2. For Each Flower Growing
3. Everybody Knows
4. Like You’re Looking At Me
5. So Sad To Be Sad
6. Things I’d Like To Do
7. Story Goes On
8. All In Its Own Time
TOUR DATES
Sep 21 - Hamburg, DE - Reeperbahn Festival
Sep 30 - Victoria, BC, Canada Upstairs Cabaret *
Oct 01 - Vancouver, BC - Canada WISE Hall *
Oct 02 - Surrey, BC - Royal Canadian Legion - Crescent Branch 240 *
Oct 04 - Red Deer, AB - Bo's Bar and Grill *
Oct 05 - Edmonton, AB - Station on Jasper *
Oct 06 - Canmore, AB - Communitea Cafe *
Oct 07 - Calgary, AB - King Eddy *
Nov 07 - Toronto ON - The Cameron House - Residency
Nov 14 - Toronto ON - The Cameron House - Residency
Nov 21 - Toronto ON - The Cameron House - Residency
Nov 28 - Toronto ON - The Cameron House - Residency
*opening for The Deep Dark Woods
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