Album Notes

David Ell announced himself with his debut album Wreckingball, a record full of dark, brooding and powerful pop songs. ..This was his first studio album, which he recorded and mixed at Cava Studios in Glasgow, an album reviewed as "epic", having a "big big sound", "lush and full" and simply "the best debut album in ages". The tracks touch on themes of loss of faith, love and identity. "For raw heart-on-the-sleeve pop, look no further"... ..While the tracks on his debut feature all lend themselves to more pared down acoustic versions, there is no doubt the finished sound of this album is a big big band sound richly crafted with layer upon layer of guitar and keyboard parts driving the strong melodies at the heart of this album. David Ell is a multi-instrumentalist, he does everything on the album. It's an eclectic sound, mixing the best traditions of classic British and American pop-rock but with more than a hint of European electronica - unsurprisingly, the album is picking up fans from all over the world... ..As well as playing solo acoustic gigs, David sings and plays in new band ECHOFIRES with various dates coming up soon around the country. Make sure and catch them live.

Working with one of the top producers in the UK, David Ell has just completed the finishing touches to a ten piece instrumental album entitled Dance of the Furies with a distinctive theme telling the epic story of a frustrated soul goaded by furies and driven to find meaning amidst the horrors of war only to find the greatest battle lurking inside him. With more than a hint of classical influences coming to the fore, it's an arresting change of direction from the indie rock sound of his first album.

Never one to sit back, David also has in the pipeline an acoustic EP of various tracks played recently in live shows.