Ego Ella May Opens Up A New Era With 'Good Intentions' Album
Ego Ella May has shared her new album, Good Intentions, kicking off a new era for her creatively, just as the temperatures start to tentatively creep up again.
It's the South East Londoner's first LP since she wrapped up her FIELDNOTES series with last year's FIELDNOTES COMPLETE, and she's risen to the occasion.
The reset and chance to kick off a new era has brought out the best in her as she delivers a refreshed, revitalised collection of neo- and alt-soul spiced with jazz and broken beat flavours.
Ego herself handles a bunch of the production, working alongside Tom Excell, Alfa Mist, Beat Butcha, LVTHER, Melo Zed, TAVE, and Wu-Lu, with J Warner the sole featured artist.
Announcing the new album, she writes: "For a long time these songs were just small ideas moving quietly through my days. A melody that arrived while I was walking somewhere. A line that stayed with me long enough to write down. Little fragments that didn't know yet what they were becoming.
"Making this album felt different to the time around Honey For Wounds. Back then everything still felt quite new to me, the process, the pace, even the idea of sharing something so personal with people I'd never met. This time the work asked for something slower. More listening, more patience, and a whole lot of trust."
Take a listen below.
Words: James Keith
Photography: Jelani Pomell