Emily Elbert - Making it as a Singer-Songwriter and Guitarist
Emily Elbert, American Singer-Songwriter and Guitarist
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We Who Believe in Freedom, the fifth album from Emily Elbert, provides both a thoughtful meditation on the status quo and heartening call-to-action for our inner activist. In a merging of groove-laden soul and introspective folk styles, Elbert shares her reflections on today\u2019s political climate, and also brings a new light to the work of revolutionary artists like Marvin Gaye and Pete Seeger. In intimate, stripped recordings, Elbert\u2019s voice and guitar work serve as clear channels for messages of peace and justice, as relevant now as ever before.
In 2018, L.A. Weekly named Emily among the \u201cBest of L.A. Music\u201d, noting that \u201cElbert would be considered remarkable just for her guitar playing, which segues from hard-edged funk and blues to subtle jazz intricacy. But she\u2019s an equally adept vocalist, weaving her soulful phrasing nimbly within the rhythms of her guitar chords.\u201d In addition to her solo work, Emily has contributed her voice and guitar to projects by Esperanza Spalding, Dweezil Zappa, and Phish\u2019s Mike Gordon, and co-wrote Bruno Major's viral hit \u201cEasily.\u201d On tour, she has opened for artists like G. Love & Special Sauce, Emily King, Leon Russell, and Richie Havens, and played 1200+ independent shows in 30 countries around the world.
In the opening song on her new album, Elbert beckons to listeners, \u201chold on for the healing, family / all voices needed / to speak up and to listen, to act on intention / we\u2019ve got work to do.\u201d This album is an expression of her own work, a true prayer for peace and justice - in turn, providing a soundtrack for progress to come. We Who Believe in Freedom was released on all platforms in October 2018.