New Music for February

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New Music for February 2019

Robert Ellis | Texas Piano Man

Robert Ellis dials up the theatrics for this fifth release, Texas Piano Man. The Houston songwriter’s brash new affinity for the keys broaches weightier fare, like relationship woes in “Aren’t We Supposed to Be In Love?” (“I used to make you smile / just haven’t done it in a while / I don’t know why, aren’t we supposed to be in love?”) alongside lighter pleasures, like the fizzy pop of “Topo Chico,” with the same spirited style. “Texans fancy themselves as wildly independent, brazen, loud. They’re these larger-than-life characters,” Ellis told G&G earlier this month. “If you think about it, the classic piano men are all of those things, too.”

Essential Tracks: “Topo Chico,” “Aren’t We Supposed to Be in Love”