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With his previous singles ‘Baby She Roam’ and ‘Eyes To The Sky’ already receiving illustrious praise from the likes of Clash Magazine, BBC Introducing and his own musical hero Devendra Banhart, David Ellis has just released his debut studio album ‘ Misty Heights’ .

With a self-described style known as “pagan rock”, the singer and songwriter looks to channel a multitude of different influences. Everything from folk, pop and the retro psychedelic sound of the 60s and 70s are all thrown into the melting pot that is his first studio full-length.

Describing the track ‘Play Many Play’ (feat. Diane Birch on Piano) as “an observation of a free spirited girl who lives by her heart despite the onslaught of judgments” and his beautifully sweeping ‘Seed of the Sun” as “a reflection upon a powerful ceremony where a Shaman stripped me of my ego and revealed the unity of everything,” t his new collection fully sums up the whimsical and eccentric nature of David Ellis . Each track on this new release tells its own story and they each aim to reflect a powerful and poignant part of his own personality.

Explaining further David says,

“These songs were born from observations around an extremely transformative time in my life. I experienced a complete Rebirth. I was approached by spirits while living in New York and my path was made clear to me. All the songs are in some way trying to capture the significant experiences I had at this time.

I am interested much more in the source of humanities wounds rather than the noise on the surface. The beauties and maladies we feel inside.”

Choosing to self-release this new collection, Ellis recorded ‘ Misty Heights’ whilst living next to the Byrdcliffe Colony in Woodstock in, what David describes as “ an uncomfortable isolation far from the places and people of my normal existence ”, where he sought inspiration from the surrounding forest and simple natured life. Adopting his acoustic guitar, violin, bongos, and bass, he has created an album that truly encompasses his deepest and most valued experiences, which also pays homage to the work of Donovan , Joni Mitchell and early Marc Bolan .

Speaking about his new release - the title single of which came to him in a dream - David Ellis explains, “’Misty Heights’ is a world of imagination we all possess where one can escape in need of respite. A place where dreams and ambitions are realised, a place of stillness.”