Lying Awake by Ellery
Ellery, the husband-and-wife duo comprised of Tasha and Justin Golden, unleashed its Virt Records debut, "Lying Awake," in 2006. The album, produced by previous Grammy nominee Ric Hordinski (Over the Rhine, David Wilcox), showcased a band which, after five years of making music together, had finally found its musical center.
The band's debut was warmly received by the Cincinnati community, including a cover story in CiN Weekly, regular airplay on WNKU, and three nominations in the Cincinnati Entertainment awards. "Lying Awake" earned Ellery strong national recognition as well, including glowing reviews in national publications such as Paste Magazine and Performing Songwriter. "Long Coat On" was featured on Starbucks HearMusic, and the first single, "Anna," was featured on Paste Sampler #21 and played on AAA radio stations throughout the country and in the UK.
"Tasha and Justin Golden combine skillful, melodic instrumentation, intelligent but unassuming lyrics, and captivating vocals to make engaging indie pop on Lying Awake... [It's] music for the well-adjusted, music filled with alt-radio-ready piano, tasteful guitar and breathy vocals that flirt with melancholy but always climax with hopefulness." -Paste Magazine
"...The 11 emotionally charged, introspective, mid-tempo tunes smartly put singer Tasha Golden's smooth, pliable voice front and center to guide the soaring melodies, as her muted piano playing and the shimmering guitars and husky backing vocals from husband Justin Golden provide an earthy ballast..." -Performing Songwriter Magazine
"One of the few acts to come across my desk in a long while whose recorded work actually lives up to the hype surrounding it, this married duo of Tasha and Justin Golden make passionate, spiritually invigorating postmodern folk-pop that is as memorable as it is easy to swallow..." -Connect Savannah Magazine
"...The twosome's airy yet organic Pop has a soul-tickling emotional weight that many bands would die for. Starry-eyed yet also very grounded, Ellery's sound is romantic, dreamy, moving and flawlessly executed." -Cincinnati Citybeat Magazine
Tracklist
| 1. | Anna | 3:31 |
| 2. | Be Like This | 3:23 |
| 3. | Song For Lovers | 2:53 |
| 4. | Arizona | 3:53 |
| 5. | Long Coat On | 3:39 |
| 6. | The Simple Things | 3:26 |
| 7. | Know Better Now | 4:06 |
| 8. | Inside My Head | 3:09 |
| 9. | Some Lovely Story | 3:18 |
| 10. | You'll Get Through It | 4:04 |
| 11. | It's Alright | 4:35 |
Credits
Produced by Ric Hordinski
Recorded and mixed by Ric Hordinski, Mersey Beat Studio, Cincinnati, OH
Additional assistance by Phil Raath
Mastered by Richard Dodd, Nashville, TN
Photography by Michael Wilson
Design by Jeremy Cowart, Pixlegrazer
Tasha Golden: vocals, background vocals, piano, Wurlitzer
Justin Golden: background vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, tenor guitar, mando guitar
Ric Hordinski: electric guitars, loops, keys, percussion, stuffs
Amos Heller: bass
Josh Seurkamp: drums, percussion
Justin plays Taylor guitars and uses Elixir strings
Ric plays Rick Turner guitars, TEO Octave Twelve String guitars, and uses D’Addario Strings
Ellery is Tasha and Justin Golden
www.ellerymusic.com
All songs by Tasha Golden, music by Tasha and Justin Golden
© & (P) 2006 Set Adrift Music (ASCAP). All rights reserved. Marketed by Virt Records LLC under exclusive license. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited by federal law. Virt Records LLC, P.O. Box 9142, Seattle, WA 98109.
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Ellery’s intimate, lush-pop songs are heard in feature films, TV dramas (ABC, SHOWTIME, FOX, NETFLIX), and taken them across the globe over years of touring. The band writes and records between research, mixing projects, and indulging two black cats. Ellery makes loud louds and quiet quiets.