Elles Bailey pays heartfelt tribute to close friend Matt Long on today’s release ‘Better Days’

ELLES BAILEY teases January’s ‘Can’t Take My Story Away’ album with today’s single and video release, ‘Better Days,’ via Cooking Vinyl and Outlaw Music, a song written by Bailey’s late friend, Matt Long.

“’Better Days’ carries such a beautiful truth, that hope is never far away,” she said. “Singing it feels like a privilege, and a way to celebrate the life and music of my late friend. We emerged onto the UK blues scene around the same time, crossing paths at festivals and on tour. It kinda felt like we were climbing this wild musical ladder together and then he got diagnosed with cancer.

“When he passed, his parents showed me ‘Better Days’ and I recorded a version with my dear friends The Cinelli Brothers as part of the tribute album to Matt ‘With A Little Help From My Friends.’ I loved the song so much I wanted it to be a part of this album story too – so I recorded another version when we were tracking for this record.”

Produced by Luke Potashnick, next year’s album was created over a three-year period using songs whose origins can be traced back almost ten years. ‘Can’t Take My Story Away’ will be launched with a series of stripped back, acoustic instore sessions, before a full EU/UK headline tour beginning February 20 in Stuttgart, full details HERE

(Elles Bailey photo (c) Rob Blackham)