# ROBERT ELLIS To Release ‘Yesterday’s News’ On May 19

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/robert-ellis-to-release-yesterdays-news-on-may-19/
- Published: 2023-05-05T13:15:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

### **Robert Ellis Releases New Album **_**Yesterday’s News **_**May 19 on Love Police Records & Tapes**

Texas-based singer/songwriter Robert Ellis is set to release his new album Yesterday’s
News on May 19, on Love Police Records & Tapes.

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**_Credit: Erica Silverman_**

The album has been preceded by four singles, the most recent of which is “On The
Run.” An eerie, haunting track, “On The Run” searches for meaning and escape in 
an empty horizon as Ellis channels a wayward, destitute outlaw. “There’s this stretch
of Interstate 10 somewhere near Bakersfield Texas. There’s a gas station there,”
he stated. “It’s the only one for miles in any direction. You more or less have 
to stop if you want to make it to the next town. I’m getting gas as quickly as I
can, nervously scanning the horizon. I have to keep going. Just keep going. I get
back in the car and drive.”

“‘On Your Run’ finds Ellis leaning into the dark and smoky side of his songwriting,
recalling moonlit moments from **Nick Drake**’s discography or from **Bruce Springsteen**’
s Nebraska era,” raved [Under The Radar](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2ffacebook.us4.list%2dmanage.com%2ftrack%2fclick%3fu%3d7468cc72c4dbd0d828cf87a0a%26id%3d409b8a41d0%26e%3d7f3088bce0&umid=e6c0f4a2-4509-4617-88a4-00e424b05001&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-bb99bbe95c932242cb0b52cb16747e05de53008d)
who featured the track. “Ellis’ vocals are hushed and intimate, swirling above knotted
guitar work and shading his lyricism in shadowy drama. Ellis places the song’s protagonist
on the road in the deserts of west Texas, trying to escape towards unknown horizons.”

The previous singles were the “tender, diary-like track” ([Variance Magazine](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2ffacebook.us4.list%2dmanage.com%2ftrack%2fclick%3fu%3d7468cc72c4dbd0d828cf87a0a%26id%3d57a73fe6e9%26e%3d7f3088bce0&umid=e6c0f4a2-4509-4617-88a4-00e424b05001&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-1f1ac836ed826391f71baeede2667436f0bdd54e))
[“Gene”](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2ffacebook.us4.list%2dmanage.com%2ftrack%2fclick%3fu%3d7468cc72c4dbd0d828cf87a0a%26id%3de1a457b587%26e%3d7f3088bce0&umid=e6c0f4a2-4509-4617-88a4-00e424b05001&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-03db99d07873505753b41d7573b324d04196328b),
and the “sweet, intimate” ([The Boot](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2ffacebook.us4.list%2dmanage.com%2ftrack%2fclick%3fu%3d7468cc72c4dbd0d828cf87a0a%26id%3d15a5507d17%26e%3d7f3088bce0&umid=e6c0f4a2-4509-4617-88a4-00e424b05001&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-7be4e42ffc4f01d8c473b64cdbe3b24900f1715d))
[“Close Your Eyes”](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2ffacebook.us4.list%2dmanage.com%2ftrack%2fclick%3fu%3d7468cc72c4dbd0d828cf87a0a%26id%3dd08136db58%26e%3d7f3088bce0&umid=e6c0f4a2-4509-4617-88a4-00e424b05001&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-2b15642a930563656cf269ef57cdb91ca3c893b8),
which provided a heartwarming peek into his family life, and the lead single and
title track [“Yesterday’s News”](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2ffacebook.us4.list%2dmanage.com%2ftrack%2fclick%3fu%3d7468cc72c4dbd0d828cf87a0a%26id%3ddcb417f394%26e%3d7f3088bce0&umid=e6c0f4a2-4509-4617-88a4-00e424b05001&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-769dadc86630b54b9d1f87fff95f0cb1b07a5da0),
a wry tune that [Brooklyn Vegan](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2ffacebook.us4.list%2dmanage.com%2ftrack%2fclick%3fu%3d7468cc72c4dbd0d828cf87a0a%26id%3dc274dff8bf%26e%3d7f3088bce0&umid=e6c0f4a2-4509-4617-88a4-00e424b05001&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-215f69dde205b9800c435ed6eaf5efd0683c867b)
called a “spare, lilting track,” along with a stunning video that shows footage 
spanning four continents documenting his many worldwide tours over the years.

Robert Ellis - "On The Run" (Audio Only)

[⌊Robert Ellis - "On The Run" (Audio Only)⌉⌊Robert Ellis - "On The
Run" (Audio Only)⌉
Watch this video on YouTube

_Robert Ellis – “On The Run” (Official Audio)_

An ever evolving, creatively restless renaissance man, Ellis is redefining himself
yet again with Yesterday’s News, this time on his own, in far more honest terms.
Coming off his raucous 2019 album Texas Piano Man, Ellis is changing course and 
embracing a raw minimalist approach that prizes patience and restraint above all
else. Recorded live to tape in just two days, it’s as stripped-down as it gets, 
with his delicate, reedy tenor accompanied only by nylon string guitar, upright 
bass, and the occasional piece of handheld percussion.

The arrangements are harmonically sophisticated, drawing on the open tunings and
intricate fingerpicking of English songwriters like Nick Drake or Richard Thompson.
Ellis’s performances are similarly subtle and nuanced, tapping into the bittersweet
longing of Chet Baker and the playful poignancy of Bill Evans and Jim Hall. What
emerges is a record that’s not quite folk and not quite jazz, a series of intimate,
unhurried meditations on growth and maturity, hope and regret, desire and contentment,
all delivered by an artist learning to let go and get quiet, to slow down and appreciate
the tiny little miracles that make life worth living. [Rolling Stone](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2ffacebook.us4.list%2dmanage.com%2ftrack%2fclick%3fu%3d7468cc72c4dbd0d828cf87a0a%26id%3d2ad126dfa4%26e%3d7f3088bce0&umid=e6c0f4a2-4509-4617-88a4-00e424b05001&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-befa9ff2c1a74dd870012d015d47b90d37e7200f)
recently raved “Yesterday’s News [is] filled with gentle, intimate songs that require
close listening.”

Close Your Eyes

[⌊Close Your Eyes⌉⌊Close Your Eyes⌉
Watch this video on YouTube

_Robert Ellis – “Close Your Eyes” (Official Video)_

Subverting expectations is nothing new for the celebrated songwriter and producer.
Over the course of five solo albums, Ellis has flirted with everything from Paul
Simon and John Prine to Elton John and Joni Mitchell, zigging whenever he was expected
to zag in a series of sonic and visual transformations that ran the gamut from Redneck
Steely Dan to Lone Star Liberace. NPR has hailed his “musical daring and impeccable
songcraft,” while Rolling Stone praised his “sharp eye for storytelling,” and The
New York Times lauded his writing as an emotional “gut punch.”

[⌊Robert Ellis album cover⌉⌊Robert Ellis album cover⌉[

Track Listing:
01) Gene02) On The Run03) Yesterday’s News04) Out Of The Woods05)
Wait06) Wait (Reprise)07) Close Your Eyes08) Close Your Eyes (Instrumental)09) Better
Tomorrow

Initial copies of the LP pre-ordered from Love Police will come with a signed postcard
from Robert all the way from Fort Worth.
PRE-ORDER _YESTERDAY’S NEWS_ [HERE](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2ffacebook.us4.list%2dmanage.com%2ftrack%2fclick%3fu%3d7468cc72c4dbd0d828cf87a0a%26id%3d26938f2de3%26e%3d7f3088bce0&umid=e6c0f4a2-4509-4617-88a4-00e424b05001&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-51537f4ec789ae8cdcbdb29153c7a940554a71ee)

Robert Ellis- "Yesterday's News" [Official Video]

[⌊Robert Ellis- "Yesterday's News" [Official Video]⌉⌊Robert Ellis-&
quot;Yesterday's News" [Official Video]⌉
Watch this video on YouTube

_Robert Ellis- “Yesterday’s News” [Official Video]_

Love Police Records & Tapes is proud to announce the May 19th release of _Yesterday’s
News_, the new album from Texas-based singer/songwriter and long-time Love Police
friend Robert Ellis. 

Robert Ellis - "Gene" (Audio Only)

[⌊Robert Ellis - "Gene" (Audio Only)⌉⌊Robert Ellis - "Gene" (
Audio Only)⌉
Watch this video on YouTube

_Robert Ellis – “Gene” (Audio Only)_

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