Setting the tone with a vibrant, Americana meets folk hybrid energy, Kate Ellis opens the Radio Edit of Other Side Of The Street with a polished and refined energy, as she delivers textured, vocal add libs and situational lyricism.
The opus expands as Kate Ellis sings, “Right from the start, he was in to my heart, leaving a mark on me…”, recounting a connection with a lover that ended up with distance as he is now on the Other Side Of The Street.
We appreciate the poetic nuance that Kate Ellis shares with the song, originally written and performed by Tom Hackwood, and reinterpreted by Kate from the original which is a downbeat, melancholy indie ballad to an uptempo country-pop song. We love the cinematic accompanying music video, which sees Kate deliver a hypnotising and charismatic performance of the song.
We learn that the rising star was born in Louisiana, which explains her authentic sound, and she uses her unique brand of melancholic Americana-Folk to “conduct fearless soul-searching.” This is in turn shared with her listeners as she distills her wisdom through the medium of song.
Kate confesses that her sonic roots come from her father, who was an important early musical influence for the artist. As a young man, he once played guitar with Hank Williams on the famous Louisiana Hayride, where Elvis and Johnny Cash started out.
We love the soundscape, harmonies, and message that Kate Ellis shares with her cohesive tapestry of sound and evocative artistry, and have added the Radio Edit of Other Side Of The Street to our New Music Spotlight playlist, whilst we stream her album, Spirals, out now and due for release on vinyl next month!