New York, NY (Top40 Charts) On
September 9th, vulerability and carnal desire go head-to-head on Elise Davis' debut album The Token which will be released via Make The Kill Records / Thirty Tigers.
Today, Noisey premiered The Token in its entirety and said "Like
Miranda Lambert and Kacey Musgraves, she brings a soulful, rock-like spunk to a genre that sorely needs it."
Stream the album via Noisey:
https://noisey.vice.com/blog/elise-davis-debut-album-the-token-premiere
Rolling Stone Country has also named Elise Davis one of "10 New Country Arists You Need To Know" and praised the album for its "14 indelible and deeply personal songs."
The Token is now available for pre-order and includes immediate downloads of "Finally," "I Just Want Your Love," and "Penny." The album is also available on CD and as a double-disc 180 gram transparent vinyl that includes two exclusive bonus tracks
Over the last few months, Elise and her debut have earned praised from The Nashville Scene, American Songwriter, The Teneessean, PopMatters, BULLETT and more.
The Token was produced by Sam Kassirer � keyboardist in Josh Ritter's band and an accomplished producer known for work with the likes of Ritter, Lake Street Dive, Erin McKeown, Langhorne Slim, and others. During the winter of 2015, Davis and Kassier decamped to his Great Northern Sound Society studio in rural
Maine to record the album.
The instrumental support was delivered by guitarist Josh Kaufman (Day of the Dead collaborator with
Aaron and Brice Dessner of The National,
Craig Finn, Bob Weir), bassist Bradley Cook (Shannon Van Etten, Indigo Girls), drummer Matt McCaughan (Bon Iver, Hiss Golden Messenger).
The Token puts a microscope on the southern dynamic between the sexes, and the
Little Rock, AR native�s inner turmoil, founded on her life�s trajectory against a more traditional path. Elation and ache play a tug-of-war.
�I really can�t express my vulnerable feelings � especially towards men I've had feelings for over the years,� Elise confesses, �But, I have no trouble writing down painfully honest lyrics about it.�
The Token is a rare piece of art born of risk and actually sounding like a risk that paid off. Elise Davis is putting her human condition in the forefront for all to hear;The Token delivers an unrelenting living contradiction, one born of her past while wrestling with the present.
Tour Dates:
9/6: New York, NY - Rockwood
Music Hall Stage 3 (Communion Night)
9/10:
Little Rock, AR - The Rev Room
9/11: Nashville, TN - 3rd & Lindsley
10/2: Austin, TX - Austin City Limits
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