Robert Ellis

LPA

1. Perfect Stranger
2. How I Love You
3. California
4. Amanda Jane
5. Drivin’

LPB

1. The High Road
2. Elephant
3. You’re Not The One
4. Screw
5. Couples Skate
6. It’s Not OK

Robert Ellis returns with his eponymous fourth album via New West Records. The 11-song, self-titled set is his most personal statement yet and a summation of his career thus far. 'Robert Ellis' opens with 'Perfect Strangers,' a meditation on what brings people together (and how tenuous that connection can be), and ends with 'It's Not OK,' a raw look at emotional compromise. Between those two powerful bookends are nine other songs that show Ellis' full command of a vibrant set of songwriting skills - irony, distance, character, narrative, a thoughtful relationship between sound and sense. Included is the first single, the dynamic 'How I Love You,' the pop pleasure of 'California,' the bossa nova shuffle and melodic '70s soft rock of 'Amanda Jane,' the emotional center of the record, 'The High Road,' and the breathtaking and epic 'You're Not The One;' all presenting multiple sides of Ellis' control and talent.