Robert Ellis - Texas Piano Man - VINYL LP

Who is Robert Ellis? At first glance, he's simply a smiling, longhaired, twenty-two-year old in a hand-stitched western shirt and Dwight Yoakam-tight blue jeans. But there's more to this youthful Houston, Texas native than meets the eye. The young songwriter's second and debut for New West Records is an impressive and diverse concept album split between five breathtaking folk songs and five soon-to-be country standards. Listening to Photographs, one finds it difficult to pigeonhole Robert Ellis. It's even harder to remember that he's barely just begun.Side A -Friends Like ThoseBambooCemeteryTwo Cans Of PaintWestbound TrainSide B -Comin' HomeWhat's In It For Me?I'll Never Give Up On YouNo FunPhotographs

Limited colored vinyl LP pressing. Robert Ellis is redefining himself with Yesterday's News- a record of unhurried meditations delivered by an artist learning to slow down and appreciate the tiny miracles that make life worth living. Hailed by NPR for his Inchmusical daring and impeccable song craft,Inch and Rolling Stone for his Inchsharp eye for storytelling,Inch Ellis recorded Yesterday's News to tape in just two days, embracing a raw minimalism that prizes patience and restraint above all else Inchclose your eyes and drift into a dream.Inch Album Tracks 1. Gene 2. On the Run 3. Yesterday's News 4. Out of the Woods 5. Wait 6. Wait (Reprise) 7. Close Your Eyes 8. Open Your Eyes 9. Better Tomorrow

Limited 150gm colored vinyl LP pressing, includes digital download. The Lone Star-bred collective, The Texas Gentlemen, takes it's cues from some of the iconic acts of the past - the quicksilver brilliance of The Wrecking Crew and Bob Dylan's one-time backers The Band are the most obvious examples. Founding member, Beau Bedford, who shares chief engineering and production responsibilities at Dallas' Modern Electric Sound Recorders, assembled The Texas Gentlemen as an all-purpose backing band for an eclectic array of singer-songwriters, including Leon Bridges, Nikki Lane, Jonathan Tyler and Paul Cauthen. TX Jelly moves between contemplative and raucous, encompassing the full breadth of the American experience. The music touches on blues, soul, folk, country, rock and gospel - from first track to last, you can feel The Texas Gentlemen reaching deep inside themselves and finding what's genuine - what illuminates the truth of the country's rich, complicated and singular artistic history - and delivering it the only way they know how real, raw and righteous.