New Album Anxious. Happy. Chill.
Out April 16 via Tone Tree
Nashville-based singer/songwriter Elise Davis shares “Summertime,” the latest single off her new album Anxious. Happy. Chill. that releases on April 16 via Tone Tree. As her winter worries slip away into a haze of reverb, Davis’ breezy lyrics and homemade, lo-fi visualizer illustrate dreams of a slow, Southern summer. “Summertime” was featured this morning by Audiofemme, who called it “a sunshine-soaked version of ‘My Favorite Things’ – if Maria von Trapp had been a bit of a pothead” and said “the song is a balm after an apocalyptic winter, nothing if not soothing to the ears.”
“I have dealt with depression throughout my life. I always notice it is more frequent and intense in the cold. I guess that’s what is often called seasonal depression,” explains Davis. “Aside from that, my soul has just always resonated with warm weather. As a kid in Arkansas I never wanted to be inside when it was warm, and I’ve remained that way my whole life.” She continues, “In the summer I am always sitting on the porch or wandering my yard. As the cold set in this past year I wrote this song. It is a simple anthem of my love of summer and my constant excitement for when it will return. I can sit outside at night listening to the bugs, the calmness, the fireflies, and flowers. It is in those times I am happiest.”
Written during the rush of a new relationship and recorded just days after her wedding, Anxious. Happy. Chill. is the happiest album Elise Davis has made. The independent, no-boys-allowed anthems that made up her first two albums are swapped out for lean, guitar-driven rockers and lushly-layered love songs that remain every bit as resilient and empowered as before. Davis recently shared two other songs off the album, the blissful “Yellow Bed” and the thoughtful “Empty Rooms,” which was featured by Apple Music’s Record Bin Radio with Kelly McCartney, The Boot and The Bluegrass Situation. The new tracks follow her three other singles released in 2020, “Ladybug,” “The Grid” and “Flame Color.”
With two previous releases – 2016’s The Token and 2018’s Cactus – Elise Davis has garnered praise from press including Billboard, Rolling Stone, American Songwriter, Brooklyn Vegan and Men’s Journal, who named her one of the hottest new artists of 2018 and said, “Lucinda Williams + Big Star + The Breeders = Elise Davis.” As NPR Music’s Jewly Hight has said, “Elise Davis is recognized in Nashville songwriting circles for her ability to capture serrated emotions.”
Anxious. Happy. Chill. was recorded with producer Teddy Morgan (Carl Broemel) at his studio in Nashville, where he and Davis played the majority of the instruments themselves. Drummer Fred Eltringham (Sheryl Crow, The Wallflowers) joined them for a single day to lend the album its unique, percussive pulse. Pre-save the album now via Spotify.
Anxious. Happy. Chill. Track List: 1) Ladybug 2) Yellow Bed 3) The Grid 4) Honeymoon 5) Flame Color 6) Thirty 7) Summertime 8) Waves 9) Empty Rooms 10) Another Year
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