Release: Ellis - Mano "Here and Now" 03/05/2019

Ellis - Mano "Here and Now"

Release date: May 3, 2019
In Switzerland, the members of The Ellis Mano Band are not
unlike the Wrecking Crew or the Funk Brothers; top flight
studio musicians and elites in the bigger-than-you’d-think
Swiss music scene. Vocalist Chris Ellis was a regular on
Swiss and German television and radio and on the summer
open air concert scene.

 
Edis Mano was a stadium-flling
celebrity in the Balkans as a youth, before backing all the
top names in Switzerland. Top session bassist Severin Graf is known in Switzerland as “Mr. Groove.” And drummer Nico Looser backed Tracy Chapman and others while working in the US before serving for years in the band of Switzerland’s top late night TV show. He also played on Bob Dylan protégée and band alumnus Scarlet Rivera’s album “Journey With An Angel” (on which Dylan also appeared), and toured
with her as well. But as they spent years supporting other artists, the members never got much time to make music of their own. Now, after a year-long collaboration, the formidable foursome has developed a set of searing rock and blues-inspired songs that make up their debut album Here and Now. With Here and Now, The Ellis Mano Band presents a rich tapestry of
universal joy and sorrow; the dive into a bottle after a heartbreak in “Whiskey”, the search for home in “Where We



Belong,” and the searing sensuality of summer and new love
in the title track “Here and Now.”
Chris’s voice is like Kentucky bourbon; smooth as glass but with an addictive burn. He sings with a tense sincerity that pairs gorgeously with the lyrical ferocity of Edis’s guitar. Every track is rich with perfectly chosen detail; tasteful Hammond B3, the sweet appeal of horns that reflect the
blazing summer heat during which they were recorded, the background choirs that could have come directly in from Muscle Shoals. “Making this music was a beautiful experience and I hope we
have that many times again,” says Chris Ellis. It is a hope that

MUSICIANS Chris Ellis - Vocals Edis Mano - Guitars Nico Looser - Drums Severin Graf - Bass

Tracklist: 1. Whiskey 3:12 2. Here and Now 4:53 3. Where We Belong 3:24 4. Goodbye My Love 4:56 5. A Lifetime 4:09 6. Badwater 4:17 7. Georgia 4:48 8. Bad News Blues 4:01 9. I Want You Back 4:44 10. Jeannine 2:55

MUSICIANS Chris Ellis - Vocals Edis Mano - Guitars Nico Looser - Drums Severin Graf - Bass

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PUBLICIST
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CONTACT edis@ellismanoband.com