Kate Ellis - Spirals (2022)

Spirals is the new album by Kate Ellis released in February, 2022. Kate is an Americana/Folk Singer Songwriter who started writing songs when she decided to put down her law degree and pick up a guitar. This led to her critically acclaimed debut album Carve Me Out, released in 2017. Maverick Magazine called it: “wryly reflective, sweetly melodic, touchingly compassionate and warm-hearted.” Her sophomore album Spirals came out of a process of soul searching that followed: “to quiet the thought storms in my head and find my balance in the world," says Kate. The album was produced by John Reynolds who has recorded and produced some of the most iconic artists in the music world, including Sinéad O’Connor, Indigo Girls, Daniel Lanois, Brian Eno, Belinda Carlisle, The Cranberries, and Damian Dempsey. The theme of Spirals reflects Kate’s attempts to find a new understanding of ways to cope with the demons and dramas that can take over our minds. It’s about getting lost in the maze of obstacles and pain we encounter in life – how we go around in circles inside our head, or try to get back things we can’t, or solve a pain there’s no solution to. And it’s about getting out of these spirals to a more peaceful place on the other side. Early reviews of the album have said: "Beguilingly sung, melodic, warm, tender, open and insightful in its vortex of emotions, Spirals is an early contender for the year’s best-of lists." FOLK RADIO "Musically and lyrically this is sharp, brilliant, faultless songwriting that stops you in your tracks, makes you rewind and bathe in its brilliance once more. Spirals should be on everyone's Best of 2022 lists." W21 MUSIC "Boy oh boy can she write a song to melt your heart! This album will sit comfortably alongside my Nanci Griffith collection, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Gretchen Peters and Tift Merritt."