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ellis is the dream-pop project of linnea siggelkow
album out now
Linnea Siggelkow makes intimate, powerful, and clarifying indie rock songs for searchers and overthinkers. As Ellis, the Hamilton, Ontario songwriter, isn’t concerned with clear-cut answers and convenient revelations but the gruelling contemplative work that goes into figuring out who you are, how you handled the past, and where you want to be in the future. On her sophomore album no place that feels like, uncertainty and doubt are turned into resonance across 11 delicate and playful tracks. It’s the triumphant culmination of countless tough decisions and second guesses, with Siggelkow finding comfort and self-power in an uncentered world.
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album artwork
about the focus track 'home'
this song, “home”, is the thesis of this record. growing up, my family moved a lot, and even in my adult life i’ve struggled to stay in the same place for very long. i think ultimately i have just been searching for a place to belong, both in a geographical sense, but also conceptually. i think it’s what we all sort of want. what that means has changed for me over and over. i’m still just trying to figure it out. - ellis
credit: stephanie montani
points of interest
-Previous singles supported by Paper Magazine (Best of the Week), Stereogum, FADER, Paste (Best of the Week), Brooklyn Vegan, Exclaim!, UPROXX (Best of the Week), CBC Music.
-Previously featured by Billboard, NPR, Pitchfork, Stereogum, DIY Magazine, FADER, I-D Magazine, KEXP, Dork, Line of Best Fit, UPROXX, Brooklyn Vegan, American Songwriter etc.
-Previously opened for Alvvays, Mannequin Pussy, Soccer Mommy, Rat Boys and American Football.
-Debut album "Born Again" released in 2020, followed by 2021 EP "Nothing is Scared Anymore"
-New album co-produced and mixed by Charles Spencer, who is part of the three-time JUNO-nominated group Dizzy
-Played guitar on Ethel Cain’s critically acclaimed LP Preacher’s Daughter (Ethel Cain also covered Ellis' track "Embarrassing")
-Co-wrote a song called “Vicious Circle” with her partner Chastity’s Brandon Williams that featured City and Colour
select press quotes
“Serene, clear-eyed country-pop from Ethel Cain collaborator Ellis, who finds deep pathos in an anthemic chorus.” - Paper Magazine (Best of the Week)
"Ever since emerging with “The Drain” six years ago, Linnea Siggelkow has been at her best when sending sweet melodies swirling upward into a whirlwind of distorted guitar. “It’ll Be Alright” boasts another incredible Ellis chorus, a refrain to rival Snail Mail or Soccer Mommy in its bright yet melancholic splendor." - Stereogum (Best of the Week)
"Hindsight really is a damn bitch," Ellis said in a statement for this single – but she has clearly taken what she has learned and turned it into something beautiful. And that is an undeniable success.”
- CBC Music (Songs You Need To Hear)
"“Obliterate Me” might be the best song borne out of someone scream-crying to “Karma Police” while speeding." - UPROXX (Best of the week)
"The dream pop tone of her voice makes the bitter pill of wasting time and mortality much easier to swallow, but the message still stings in the best way possible." - Paste Magazine (on 'forever')
"Both lyrically and musically, the new song takes an omniscient view of time — it’s one of her glossiest, capital-P pop tracks yet, while also smeared with dream-pop and grunge-inspired sounds she first emerged with." - FADER (on 'forever')
“gauzy, understated rocker” - Exclaim! (on 'forever')
"new song 'Hospital' is online now, a beautiful return in which the simple melodies are allowed to stand on their own, adding an intensity to her message". - CLASH
"the track is slow and sparkling, reminiscent of Porches or Men I Trust".
- Stereogum (on ‘Hospital’)
"you’re lulled by the beauty of the melody before being hit sideways by the words. The nine other songs on her remarkable debut album are just as great." - Sunday Times UK
"(it) Is the sort of song you could imagine being just as captivating when blown up with an orchestra or stripped down to acoustic guitar—the rare track that manages to feel both triumphant and achingly intimate." - Pitchfork
"a fantastically delivered meld of indie, folk and emo, afford(s) repeated listens and you’ll be rewarded." - A Line Of Best Fit
"through its range of emotive resonance comes a sense of fulfillment and joy."
- Under The Radar (8/10)
"taps into a discreet sense of introspection rare for any recording artist, let alone a relatively new one." - American Songwriter
"a gripping, often intensely personal listen." - Billboard
no place that feels like - short film
directed by justin singer