“A new talent to watch” FATEA 

“One to watch” AMERICANA UK

 “A star in the making” MAVERICK MAGAZINE

 'Scotty’s Tyres' is the new single from up-and-coming British-American singer-songwriter Ella Spencer, co-produced by Jerry Joseph and Steve Drizos at The Panther studio in Portland, Oregon and released on Right Track Records.

Ella is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist raised in the English countryside and now based in London. She draws on her British-American heritage and upbringing to create a fusion of Indie and Roots music.

Accompanying herself on piano, guitar and occasionally banjo, her unique voice and distinctive songs have enchanted many at the UK's Americana hotspots and festival stages across the UK and US.  

‘Scotty’s Tyres’ is an angsty heartbreak anthem, co-written with Canadian Pop-Rock siren Poesy. With this track, Ella dives into a new place of vulnerability, power and darkness: ‘Slash your tyres, set your car on fire, and that’s something I still might do’. Her biggest sound to date, the track gives Ella space to stretch her wings vocally, a glimpse of what a future with a band could hold. It’s the furthest she’s exposed her Indie-Rock edge yet, while retaining the roots quality of her previous work with Jerry Joseph on resonator guitar and herself on acoustic and Wurlitzer piano.

“The title ‘Scotty’s Tyres’ originated from a voice memo I took of the melody of the first line, which my phone automatically named as I walked past my local tyre shop. I kept it as a place-holder, and as the song developed I ended up writing the line about slashing tyres so I decided to keep it - and use the tyre shop as the location to shoot the cover.”

Born in London and raised by British-American parents in the Suffolk countryside, Ella grew up surrounded by musicians after her father started the UK's first Americana festival. She spent her school years studying classical piano and viola, but her early twenties saw her move to London and gravitate towards the music she was raised on. Hanging around the festival from an early age she sat in with the likes of Terra Lightfoot, Andrew Duhon and, more recently, Jerry Joseph, she then began to develop her own style and venture out on her own.

Last summer, at the invitation of friend and musical mentor Jerry Joseph, she joined Jerry in Portland, Oregon, for a short run of live dates and to record at The Panther, a recording space in the home of musician/engineer/producer Steve Drizos (Steve Drizos, The Jackmormons) and Jenny Conlee (The Decemberists), which has hosted some of Portland's finest (Patterson Hood, Chris Funk, Jerry Joseph, Casey Neill, Marco Cilker). 

The first track from the Panther sessions, 'I Never Told You About Oregon', was released on October 3rd to a sold-out launch at London's Green Note and has since clocked over 100,000 views on Youtube. Ella kicked off 2025 with the release of ‘Warning Signs’, featured on BBC Introducing Suffolk & Norfolk and swiftly followed up by a debut showcase at the UK Americana Music Association’s Americana Week and performances at Folk Alliance in Montreal with British Underground.

The release of ‘Scotty’s Tyres’ comes ahead of festival appearances at Folk on the Pier, Red Rooster and The Gate To Southwell, with more recording in Portland on the horizon.

Live Dates:

https://ellaspencermusic.com/live/

25/04 ‘Loose Music Nights’, The Betsey Trotwood, London

27/04 ‘Josienne Clarke Sings The Songs of Sandy Denny’, Whitstable

10/05 Folk On The Pier, Cromer, North Norfolk

14/05 Southeastern Sessions, St Richard’s Centre, London

30/05, Red Rooster Festival, Suffolk

03/07 Gate To Southwell Festival, Newark

20/07 Saturday Sun, Whitstable Sessions