At eight songs only in length, Lonesome Goldmine is an un-self-indulgently concise collection whose pieces move in woozy mid-tempo, pleasingly drifting yet rhythmically so, in a flutter of brushed drums, muted keyboards and gently plucked strings. Although the individual songs are clearly demarcated there is a sense of stream-of-consciousness to the lyrics which, alongside the consistently imaginative backing, creates a definite, cohesive, whole. It reveals some kinship (best illustrated on the excellent winding meditation that is “The Going Prayer”) to Linda Perhacs’s Parallelograms, in both mood and in Ellicott’s ability to create multi-tracked vocal structures, even including the occasional but always effective use of mild dissonance. Although an airy affair, at heart, Ellicott can reach some down-to-ground lyrical territory, as illustrated by “Babya’s” blunt “I went to the Bible, I went to the bottle, I went to the end of the line”.... Click here to read the complete article.
OK Hustle Interview
Click the link below to check out the interview with Annie Ellicott and Mark Kuykendall on OKHUSTLE.COM!!
https://okhustle.com/home/2016/6/28/annie-ellicott-and-mark-kuykendall
The Legend of Annie Ellicott!!
Tulsa World Article May 2016
Photoshoot in Kansas City
What a fun time I had In KC on this shoot! It was an honor to be photographed by Eg Schempf. Rachel Anne Gottlieb made me look like piece of high art in her original garments, Mark Sutherland's styling made me feel like a star; and hair and makeup by Peregrine Honig took me to a new level of elegance and beauty that makes me smile with my heart.
