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LINDSAY ELL FINDS HER “SWEET SPOT” WITH NEW SINGLE

Published

3 years ago

March 27, 2023

Just Announced as Direct Support for Darius Rucker at Southern Fried Circuit Charity Event and Appalachian Summer Festival & for Maren Morris at Iowa State Fair

Lindsay Ell is back with “Sweet Spot” – her first single of 2023. The song comes as Ell returned this week to host Canada’s Got Talent, Citytv’s most-viewed original series in over a decade. It also follows Ell’s recent performances in the UK and EU with the Zac Brown Band for C2C: Country to Country – Europe’s biggest country music festival – and just ahead of her joining Shania Twain as her Special Guest on her North American Queen of Me Tour. Confidently pushing her into her next chapter of music, “Sweet Spot” delivers an upbeat reminder that the rollercoaster of life eventually leads everyone to exactly where they need to be — their very own sweet spot.

“Growing up, I learned how to ‘ride the wave’ of life most successfully by floating in the middle of the highs and lows but now I think that both pain and success give us beautiful perspectives on how to learn from our experiences and be grateful for what we have,” said Ell. “The sweet spot is something you can only find when you’ve been on both sides of it and that wouldn’t be possible without the constant ping-pong of life. I hope this song brings some levity — and a little dance party — to those currently making their way through these unpredictable highs and lows.”

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Available everywhere today, “Sweet Spot” marks the beginning of a new chapter for Ell. Kicking off 2023 with a Canadian Screen Award nomination for her work on Season One of Canada’s Got Talent (Best Host or Presenter, Factual or Reality/Competition) and the massive C2C shows in Glasgow, Dublin and London, the three-time CCMA Award-winning artist is looking forward to joining the Queen of country music, Shania Twain, next month. In addition, Ell was just announced as direct support for Darius Rucker on July 28th for his Southern Fried Circuit charity show in Anderson, S.C. as well as his show Appalachian Summer Festival show on July 29th and on August 17th Ell joins Maren Morris at the Iowa State Fair. Confirmed tour dates are below with more live shows and music on the horizon!

Confirmed Tour Dates
April 1 @ Band in The Sand in Vermilion, Canada
April 15 @ Helena Amphitheatre (Old Town Live) in Helena, AL
April 28 @ Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane, WA^
April 29 @ Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA^
May 2 & 3 @ Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena (Rogers Arena) in Vancouver, BC^
May 5 & 6 @ Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB^
May 9 & 10 @ Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, AB^
May 12 @ SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, SK^
May 14 @ Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Canada^
June 10 @ Black Diamond Music & Arts Festival in Nelsonville, OH
June 17 @ SOM Festival in Burlington, Canada
June 20 @ FirstOntario Centre in Hamilton, Canada^
June 21 @ Budweiser Gardens in London, ON^
June 23 & 24 @ Budweiser Stage in Toronto, ON^
July 28 @ William A. Floyd Amp in Anderson, SC+
July 29 @ Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, NC+
August 13 @ TidalWave Music Festival in Atlantic City, NJ
August 17 @ Iowa State Fair (w/ Maren Morris) in Des Moines, IA
September 14 @ Washington State Fair (Zac Brown Band) in Puyallup, WA
^Supporting Shania Twain
+Supporting Darius Rucker

ABOUT LINDSAY ELL
Named “one of the most exciting and talented young artists in country music” (Forbes), Lindsay Ell is a triple threat: accomplished musician, unique vocalist, and awe-inspiring songwriter. A 2023 Canadian Screen Award nominee (Best Host or Presenter, Factual or Reality/Competition), Ell is GOLD-certified with two #1 Canadian singles, a U.S. #1 and has shared the stage with Shania Twain, Blake Shelton and Keith Urban, among many others. About to head out on tour with Shania Twain (April/May/June 2023), the award-winning performer will spend 2023 travelling to the US, UK, and Germany and touring across North America, all while releasing new music.

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Phoebe June Traces Love, Distance and Heartbreak on New EP ‘Kiss Me Over The Garden Gate’

Published

32 minutes ago

September 11, 2026

Joni Jones

For Phoebe June, some stories are easier to tell through music.

Her new EP, ‘Kiss Me Over The Garden Gate’, is an intimate collection that traces the emotional journey of a relationship from the exhilaration of falling in love to distance, uncertainty, heartbreak and, ultimately, learning to let go.

Inspired by artists including Gracie Abrams, Taylor Swift and Phoebe Bridgers, Phoebe June combines diary-like lyricism with melancholic ballads, subtle uptempo moments and an understated, emotionally honest production style.

At the centre of the project is ‘Thursday’, a bittersweet track about loving someone from a distance and holding onto the hope that the connection might survive.

Written after Phoebe left a country that held deep personal meaning, and left someone she cared about behind, the song looks back at the relationship from its beginning. Even its title is personal: the two first met on a Thursday.

The song captures the complicated feeling of walking away from something meaningful without believing that it necessarily has to be over. It’s about distance, memory and the possibility of finding your way back to someone, while recognising that hope only works when it goes both ways.

Across six tracks, the EP develops that story in sequence.

‘Everything You Are’ opens the project with the warmth of new love, while ‘Dead Sea’ explores the security of finding someone who helps you stay afloat through difficult times. As the story progresses, ‘Thursday’ introduces separation before ‘Getaway Car’ moves into the aftermath; unanswered questions, lingering attachment and the realisation that someone can profoundly affect your life while still being unhealthy for you.

‘One Day’ leaves the door open to the possibility of a future reunion, balancing hope with the understanding that some relationships may only exist in memory.

The EP closes with ‘Ophelia’, its emotional breaking point. Inspired in part by Friedrich Heyser’s painting of the same name, the track confronts the pain of feeling manipulated and unappreciated after giving everything to someone else.

The result is a project that deliberately moves from light to dark. Phoebe June considered not only the narrative but the emotional progression when sequencing the EP, allowing the brightness of its opening to gradually give way to the heartbreak of its closing moments.

Even the title reflects that feeling.

‘Kiss Me Over The Garden Gate’ takes its name from a flower, with the image of a gate separating two people becoming a metaphor for a love that remains beautiful but just out of reach. To reach over it requires effort, just as maintaining a connection across distance, uncertainty and changing circumstances does.

Ultimately, Phoebe June isn’t interested in simply documenting her own heartbreak.

She wants listeners to recognise themselves in it.

‘Kiss Me Over The Garden Gate’ is a collection about love, nostalgia, hope and regret and about what remains when something beautiful ends up on the other side of the gate.