With thank you postcard from Ben.At just 23, Cardiffborn singersongwriter Ben Ellis has become one of the UK039s most quietly magnetic new voices, blending raw singersongwriter intimacy with the emotional depth of classic rock.Written across two trips to Los Angeles in the wake of a breakup, The Train Where the Time Slows traces the complexities of heartbreak, drifting between clarity and confusion. 34There was so much love still there,34 Ellis confesses. 34It039s crazy how art kind of comes from those moments.34 The EPs lead single, 34Where She Goes,34 spilled out from a journal entry written the day after the split.Produced by Grammynominated Matt Rad One Direction, AllAmerican Rejects, James Arthur and longtime collaborator James October, the EP pushes Ellis further than ever before. The sessions became a pilgrimage, from latenight listens to Damien Rices Delicate to recording live drums at Sound City Studios, where legends like Fleetwood Mac once tracked. The project expands into something layered and emotionally rich, from the searing rock of 34When It Ends34 to the Fleetwood Macinspired warmth of 34Animal.34
