Ella Hooper Announces New Album 'Overnight Success', Shares Single 'When The Shit Went Down'

It's an exciting day for Ella Hooper fans, with the Killing Heidi frontwoman announcing the release of her third studio album, Overnight Success, out Friday 2 October, sharing new single 'When The Shit Went Down' and revealing a run of album tour shows kicking off in October.

Switching things up, Hooper's new album wades into country music territory and takes inspiration from legends of the genre like Linda Ronstadt, Sheryl Crow and Lucinda Williams.

"I've been itching to announce and release this album," shares Hooper, "trying to stay calm through delays, changes of team, a few one step forward two steps back moments; which I'm learning are just par for the course for an independent self-managed muso… but I'm ecstatic that it's coming into focus now and that in a few months the people who have been following along will get to explore the whole Overnight Success world, and hopefully a few new folks too."

Following the release of singles 'Growing Up Is Hard To Do' and 'I Got Eyes (On You)', Hooper's latest taste of her upcoming album is 'When The Shit Went Down'. Recorded in Nashville and produced by Australian-born, Nashville-based LOLLIES, the track is based on Hooper's personal experiences.

"It feels scary and amazing to be sharing such a personal track as a single," Ella shares, "a blow-by-blow of some of the crazy shit me and my family went through in the last few years. I feel liberated, exhilarated, proud, wobbly, emotional, staunch. Yes, that's a real mixed bag! But it's the vibe I was trying to nail. It might just be my favourite song off the album..."

"Recording 'When The Shit Went Down' with my producer LOLLIES at the helm was a ride!" continues Ella. "She had access to some of the coolest players and studios, where a lot of the alternative country and Americana that I love is made - like working with Jon Estes at his studio, he also engineered and played bass on the track - and recording at the Bomb Shelter in East Nashville where all the hip cats hang. The track really came alive to my ear when Trevor Bahnson added the Byrds-esque 12-string electric guitar line, I love how wonky it is."

"I'm always chasing an aesthetic that I call 'shitty shimmer', which basically means that the sound or song is rough but beautiful," Ella adds, "and Trevor nailed it with that guitar line. I literally jumped for joy. When a song cracks open for you, in the studio, there's no better feeling."

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Excited to share the album with fans, Hooper has announced a seven-date tour with support from Ruby Mae.

Hooper's Overnight Success tour begins in Eltham at The Eltham on Thursday 1 October. Hooper then performs shows at Brisbane's Black Bear Lodge (Friday 2 October), Melbourne's Brunswick Ballroom (Saturday 3 October), Adelaide's Trinity Sessions (Sunday 4 October), Newcastle's Stag & Hunter (Thursday 8 October) and Sydney's Petersham Bowlo (Friday 9 October), with the final date of the tour taking place on Saturday 10 October at Smiths Alternative in Canberra.

Tickets for all shows are on sale now via ellahooper.com.

"Playing live is my happy place and what I feel I do best," shares Ella. "I'm definitely a seasoned road dog now, but when I have a brand new album to tour, create a detailed world with and really curate the evening to reflect that, that’s the best version of touring to me."

"I can't wait to hit up old venues and new ones with this music that I'm so incredibly excited to play," Ella continues. "Every gig's going to feel like an unboxing! My kick-arse live band have been with me for a while now, and we've been itching to bring this album to life. We're in a purple patch as a live outfit thanks to playing so much these last few years and we always make it a party.. which is kinda the theme of Overnight Success, tinsel curtains and mirror balls oddly make the perfect background for some deep and personal sharing, and of course for the party tracks and midtempo rockers that we love to pepper throughout to keep a set humming.” someone called my live aesthetic 'Shambolic Fairy Prom', and I’ll take it.."

‘When The Shit Went Down’ by Ella Hooper is out now. Listen here. Overnight Success is out Friday 2 October. Catch Ella Hooper performing at Trinity Sessions on Sunday 4 October. Tickets on sale now via ellahooper.com.