Listen now: Lead Single “Growing Roots” 🌱🎤
Bristol’s own Elles Bailey – the smoky-voiced blues-Americana powerhouse – is back with a bang! She’s announced her brand-new album Can’t Take My Story Away, landing 16 January 2026 via Cooking Vinyl & Outlaw Music, and to sweeten the deal she’s dropped the lush lead single “Growing Roots.”
Hit play, let that husky tone wash over you, and suddenly it feels like the candles just lit themselves and the whisky’s poured. Proper job. 🤘🔥
The New Single: “Growing Roots” 🌿
The first taste of the new record is everything we love about Elles:
✨ Warm organ tones
✨ Rolling grooves with a slow-burn swagger
✨ Lyrics about resilience and finding your place
It’s a tune that feels like sunlight sneaking through the kitchen window after a stormy night. Emotional without going soft, grounded but soaring – lush, mun. This could well be one of her most personal eras yet. 🌟
UK Tour – March 2026 Dates 🥁
Get your diaries (and wallets) ready, because Elles is hitting the road for a tidy run of UK shows. Here’s where you’ll want to be:
- Thu 19 Mar – London, Islington Assembly Hall
- Fri 20 Mar – Coventry, Warwick Arts Centre
- Sat 21 Mar – Bristol, Electric Bristol (SWX) – expect a home-turf sing-along like no other!
- Tue 24 Mar – Manchester, Band on the Wall
- Wed 25 Mar – Glasgow, St Luke’s
Ticket tip: Album pre-order presales kick off Fri 26 September at 10:00. If you want that smug front-row spot, don’t hang about. 🎟️
About the Album 🎶
- Title: Can’t Take My Story Away
- Release Date: 16 January 2026
- Label: Cooking Vinyl / Outlaw Music
- What to Expect: A fresh chapter in the studio with new collaborators, but still the beloved live band on tour bringing those big heart-punching moments to the stage.
This one feels like a record about standing firm, weathering storms, and planting yourself where you belong. C’mon butt – that’s gonna hit deep. 🌍
Why You Should Care (AKA: The Riff Report Rant) 🤘
Elles Bailey isn’t just another name on the Americana circuit – she’s one of those artists who can shut up a noisy bar just by opening her mouth. Whether it’s a sweaty club in Bristol or a festival field, her voice cuts straight to the bone.
“Growing Roots” proves she’s still levelling up – soul, grit, and hooks big enough to drag Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage into the Avon Gorge.
Final Thoughts 🎸
This new era is shaping up to be Elles Bailey’s most powerful yet – bigger songs, deeper stories, and that unmistakable voice doing what it does best.
See you in March, pint in hand, lungs ready for the big sing-along. And if you’re in Bristol? Warm up now – that gig is going to feel like a community choir at closing time.
Diolch, Elles. You’re growing roots, and we’re here for it. 🌱🖤
