Ellie Jackson's "Dinner With a Friend / Dream Girl" release gets some well-deserved praise
Ellie Jackson has been getting some publicity for her recent double-single release, which was recorded, mixed and mastered here.
“… These two songs are such knockouts — their smart lyrics, rich sentiments and irresistible pop-rock hooks recalling the craftsmanship of indie-rock songwriting aces like Aimee Mann and Courtney Barnett — I’m hoping we get a whole lot more songs from Jackson soon.”
-Piet Levy for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“I really really love [Dinner With a Friend]. It’s got this 60’s bubblegum kind of feel, but it also has a melancholy vibe.”
-Matt Wild on WUWM’s Lake Effect
“Ellie Jackson brings a force all her own to her solo work, writing ’90s-meets-modern-day indie folk rock with gutsy vocals, thoughtful lyrics and plenty of distortion.”
-Erin Wolf for Milwaukee Magazine
”’Dream Girl’ is a searing statement on the male gaze — particularly in regards to a female-identifying artist and the role of “muse”, according to Jackson — and is one heck of a first single.”
-Erin Wolf, 88Nine Radio Milwaukee
“‘Dinner With A Friend’” is a perfectly poppy concoction tempered by Jackson’s slightly melancholy vocals. Frequent collaborators Barry Paul Clark, Devin Drobka, Josh Evert, and [Caley] Conway all appear here, giving the song a delirious sugar rush.”