Introducing: Elli Ingram

After wracking up over 300,000 views within a month for her cover of Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Poetic Justice’ on YouTube – which in my opinion is far less exposure than what it deserves – the Brightonian songstress has released a 5 track EP fortunately named ‘Sober’. A comparison that I’m sure Ellie Ingram will encounter a million times over is her seemingly blasàFrank-era Amy Winehouse twang. This also seeps into the production of her jazzy, brass and woodwind-sodden tunes. Her voice has the tone and easy-going feel of neo-soul star Erykah Badu, with just a hint of Adele attitude. All this merged together creates music you’d not even think about having sex to, but music you’d make sweet sweet loving to – a curse first sworn upon iconic how-low-can-you-go Barry White. The front cover art of the EP features Ingram quaintly sitting around a table stacked high with afternoon tea, but I’m sure I speak for everyone when I say, “Gurrlll did they serve you an extra helping of sassiness with dem cakes, because your voice is out of this world!”

You can download Elli Ingram’s ‘Sober’ EP from her website for free.

– George Palmer