Ellis – Hamilton, Ontario’s Linnea Siggelkow – recently announced her debut album, Born Again out on April 3rd via Fat Possum Records. Now she has shared its glacial and haunting second single ‘Embarrassing’. Following the previously released ‘Fall Apart,’ ‘Embarrassing’ offers a layered celestial meditation on regret and responsibility through its shape shifting textures and languid pace, accompanied by a Max Taeuschel-directed video.
About the themes behind ‘Embarrassing’, Ellis says: “I’ve come to realize that shame can be both good and bad, and the importance of recognizing the difference. I’ve felt it often when I shouldn’t have, when I’ve been made to feel guilty for things that have happened outside of my control, or for feeling ashamed of my body or my femininity or my feelings. But I think it’s important to also recognize that some things shouldn’t be justified, sometimes I act in wrong ways and hurt myself or others around me. I am learning to take responsibility for my actions and to hold myself accountable for the things that I should be embarrassed by, to say sorry, and to be better.”
Produced by Jake Aron (Snail Mail, Solange, Grizzly Bear) and recorded partly at Aron’s Brooklyn studio, Born Again arrives as the follow-up to Ellis’s debut EP The Fuzz – a self-released, self-produced effort that promptly led to a deal with Fat Possum Records.
In a departure from the viscerally charged dream-pop of The Fuzz, Born Again unfolds with a mesmerizing subtlety, gracefully spotlighting Ellis’s unhurried melodies and starkly confessional lyrics. “I grew up Christian and was quite devoted to faith up through my late teens, but I started challenging that once I got to university,” says Siggelkow, the daughter of a traveling book salesman and a piano teacher. “Since then I’ve been trying to redefine who I am and where I stand and what I think about these things on my own, and that journey very much played into the songwriting on this record.”
Tour dates
March 5th – Hamilton, ON – Casbah
March 17th – 21st – Austin, TX – SXSW
March 24th – Manitou Springs, CO – Lulu’s Downstairs*
March 26th – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court*
March 27th – Boise, ID – Treefort Music Fest
March 29th – Seattle, WA – Barboza*
March 30th – Portland, OR – Mississippi Avenue*
April 2nd – San Francisco, CA – Bottom of The Hill*
April 3rd – Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room*
April 4th – Los Angeles, CA – The Echo*
April 5th – San Diego, CA – Che Cafe*
April 7th – Phoenix, AZ – The Rebel Lounge*
April 9th – Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge*
April 11th – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry*
April 13th – Chicago, IL – Schubas
April 24th – Toronto, ON – Monarch Tavern
April 25th – Montreal, QC – Ursa
April 26th – Boston, MA – Great Scott
April 28th – New York, NY – Elsewhere Zone One
April 29th – Philadelphia, PA – Boots & Saddle
April 30th – Washington, DC – Songbyrd
May 20th – London, UK – The Lexington
*supporting Ratboys
