Ellery Isn't Over Yet
06/11/2010
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Husband and wife duo Ellery will be releasing their brand new album, This Isn't Over Yet, on June 15. The album was produced by Malcolm Burn (Emmylou Harris, Bob Dylan, Kaki King, Iggy Pop, Dan Lanois) and recorded at Maison Bleue Studios in Kingston, NY.
Tasha and Justin Golden sought out producer Malcolm Burn for the challenge and perspective he could bring to their songwriting, and the recording of This Isn't Over Yet in the summer of 2009 was indeed a welcome challenge. Encouraged by Malcolm to explore the sound they naturally create when playing together, they tracked voice, piano and guitar simultaneously. He pushed them to look at their songs in a new light, stripping some down, lowering the key in others, and revealing a newness in songs they'd been performing for a long while. Tasha described his process on the song "Ways To Go" as, "scraping away the dirt and finding the song, all stark and lonely." They left the recording session proud of their work, but emotionally drained.
Back on tour after recording, the unique stresses of earning a living as musicians for eight years was taking its toll on the couple. With a completed album and big plans for more tours and other projects, Tasha hit a wall of depression and exhaustion, not sure she could do any of it anymore. They decided to take a sabbatical from music to, she says, "figure out what matters to us."
After some time off the road, exploring a more "normal" life and other creative outlets, Tasha and Justin fell in love with their new project all over again. With renewed enthusiasm, they chose to self-release the album they now described as "feeling like a home."
In retrospect, the album seems to narrate the uncertainty that followed its writing and recording. Its eleven songs explore depression, denial, and a vague hope, as reflected in its title. The album's title is taken from its first track and single, "Where It's Going" - an uncharacteristically optimistic song that Tasha describes as a "charismatic imposter." The addictive, flirtatious song lends a hopeful determination to the phrase "this isn't over yet," which is how Ellery is currently looking at life.
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