Ego Ella May checks in with her fans (03/14/2022) [Newsletter]

Dear friend, so much has happened since we last connected!

First off, the time finally came for me to play my headline shows in Manchester & London with my band <3 and let me say- it was A LOT of work and long hours, but so worth it- especially meeting so many lovely people after the shows. I’m really grateful to have such a supportive and warm audience receive me every time I play.

Secondly, I’ve been in such a serious ‘show mode’ that I barely had time to even pause for a moment and pay attention to the fact that ‘FIELDNOTES PT II’ is out

now! Buy it on Bandcamp or stream on all your streaming service of choice here. I’m also proud to say that the EP has been rated 5 stars in the Telegraph!

Thirdly, I’ve been featured on two amazing albums that recently came out and I’m really honoured to be a part of them: ‘Slow Down’ with Blue Lab Beats taken from their ‘Motherland Journey’ album, and ‘Anywhere’ with Kojey Radical taken from his ‘Reason to Smile’ album. Make sure you check out these albums in their entirety because they really are magic!

On a more personal note, I’ve recently begun meditating daily using an app called ‘Balance’ (not an AD!)- as a way to settle my mind during this crazy period. So far I’ve done 12 days straight & can feel a difference- I mean, I actually look forward to doing it every morning as part of my routine (wow!) although I’m conscious that I’m also wanting to keep up my daily streak. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing but it does remind me of a quote from a book called ‘Autobiography of a yogi’ where Paramahansa Yogananda says,

“Do not mistake the technique for the goal” and I think what he’s saying is to not let the routine of the practice become more important than the actual practice itself, to not let it become some sort of checklist to tick off, so I’ll be bearing that in mind as I continue.

For the rest of this month, I want to make some sort of a plan of what to do next. Now that the shows & my EP are out of the way, I’m feeling a little lost!

Maybe now is the time to start working on album no.2?!

til’ next time – love you x