Ellie Irwin – Green Houses (Spotify)
“In -Green Houses- the sound is so fragile that there is a light balance between positive human feelings and sadness. Beautiful acoustic melody and vocals from -Ellie Irwin- slowly flowing into the state of absolute satisfaction, love and harmony.”
“Звучание в -Green Houses- настолько хрупкое, что возникает лёгкий дисбаланс между живыми человеческими чувствами и грустью. Красивая акустическая мелодия и вокал -Ellie Irwin- льются ручьями, медленно перетекая в состояние абсолютного удовлетворения, любви и гармонии. ”
-Nagamag.com
“These songs represent a journey of realizing who I am, and that I’m done struggling to appease people,” shares singer-songwriter Ellie Irwin. The Central Pennsylvania-based acoustic-pop artist is seeding the way to a powerfully transformative coming of age project through a series of singles. “These songs have helped me reconnect with who I am, and they’ve also helped me realize I don’t need to depend on others for my self-worth. I’m the same person since writing them, but I’ve evolved. I hope my growing pains here can enlighten and comfort others.” Today, Ellie shares the exhilarating single, Green Houses.
Ellie commenced this song cycle summer of 2020 when she found herself reexamining her life and her personal connections as a high school student. “I’m surrounded by teenagers, and my songs are all pretty much a testimony to that,” she details. “They are me trying to figure out life and the emotional rollercoaster it sometimes is as a young person in this world.”
Each song entry represents a facet of Ellie’s path to liberating self-knowledge and confidence. Through these personal revelations, and her exhilarating acoustic-pop sensibility, Ellie shares struggles, profound realizations, and empowering decisions. Her songs start on the ukulele or the piano, and, from there, they are tastefully embellished with elegantly essential production touches. Luke Wood and Gregg Montante contributed guitar and Bob McCutcheon produced the sessions.
Reviewed by Nagamag on July 28, 2021