Indie Folk Duo OCIE ELLIOTT Share New Single “My Everything” + Announce Upcoming EP
May 19, 2022 BY Bailey Vigliaturo
Victoria B.C.-based and JUNO-nominated indie folk duo Ocie Elliott return with a deeply personal and intimate new EP titled What Remains out September 23, and today they share the first single, “My Everything,” where lightly plucked acoustic guitar underlines a soft call-and-answer response. “My Everything” is available tomorrow on all digital retailers (here).
“My Everything” delicately weaves through feelings of hurt, heartache and healing. In the midst of the duo—Jon Middleton and Sierra Lundy—composing the songs for what would become What Remains, they received the devastating news that Sierra’s dad had been diagnosed with cancer. “We had one last month with him,” she recalls. “We were able to play these songs live for him in his final days… he actually kept saying to me during this time, ‘You’re my everything.’”
LISTEN & SHARE “MY EVERYTHING”:
Ocie Elliott is currently on tour throughout Europe supporting labelmates Hollow Coves.
Ocie Elliott supporting Hollow Coves:
May 20 AT-Vienna @ Grelle Forelle
May 21 SLV-Bratislava @ Kulturák Klub
May 24 DE-Dresden ALter Schlachthof
May 26 PL-Warsaw @ Hydrozagadka
May 31 NL-Utrecht @ TivoliVredenburg – Grote Zaal
June 2 DE-Münster @ Skaters Palace
June 6 BE-Brussels @ AB Box
June 7 FR-Paris @ La Maroquinerie
June 9 UK-London @ Brixton Electric
Canadian Festival Dates:
July 7 Oakbank, MB @ Winnipeg Folk Festival
July 22 Squamish, BC @ Hendrickson Field (Squamish Constellation Festival)
July 29 Kaslo, BC @ Kaslo Jazz Festival
ABOUT OCIE ELLIOTT:
Ocie Elliott pen tunes that feel lived-in. You can hear their memories, experiences, and emotions in the dusty acoustic guitars, the sparse production, and the graceful harmonies between Jon Middleton and Sierra Lundy. Their life together plays out in the music as if projected on the big screen of an old small-town theater. The duo initially emerged with EP in 2017. Since then, they have amassed north of 85 million streams and have seen their songs featured multiple times in Grey’s Anatomy, in addition to sync placements on New Amsterdam, NETFLIX’s Sweet Magnolias, and more. Along the way, they toured with Joshua Radin, Sons of The East, Kim Churchill, and most recently, Hollow Coves. During 2022, they garnered a nomination at the JUNO Awards in the category of “Breakthrough Artist of the Year,” marking their first nod.Both of their spirits shine like never before on their 2022 EP, What Remains, comprised of five honest and heartfelt anthems.
OCIE ELLIOTT IN THE PRESS…
“Picturesque lyricism and a no-nonsense acoustic delivery bring to mind names like Gillian Welch and David Rawlings… there is no questioning Middleton and Lundy’s place amongst today’s folk echelon.” –PopMatters
“…tender and timeless…” –American Songwriter
“…a modern folk legacy in the making… stunning vocal chemistry atop a bed of soothing acoustic chords.” –Atwood Magazine
“…a timeless reflection of indie-folk splendor…” –Glide Magazine
“Sparse, choice instrumentation and gorgeous harmonies make the song instantly click with listeners searching for a light in the midst of uncertainty. Its beauty is in the simplicity of its meditative framework—one of the duo’s most recognizable and well-loved arrangements to date.” –For Folk’s Sake
