-
Bite My Tongue 3:090:00/3:09
-
Colorado 3:430:00/3:43
-
Ghost Ranch 3:290:00/3:29
-
Eyes in the Dark 3:410:00/3:41
-
Set Up Song 3:240:00/3:24
-
Fire Breathers 2:580:00/2:58
-
Survivors 4:450:00/4:45
-
High Road 3:290:00/3:29
-
Search for Life 4:330:00/4:33
-
Build Me A Boat 4:390:00/4:39
-
Suffering Soul 3:410:00/3:41
-
52 Pick Up 2:250:00/2:25
-
Streetlight Glow 3:010:00/3:01
-
Over the Fence 3:120:00/3:12
-
Everyday Heroes 2:590:00/2:59
“Like the surprise of opening of a Christmas gift, each of Emily’s songs presents unexpected delights in backing harmonies, instrumental embellishments, and gentle acoustic and electronic touches.” - Andy Bargerstock
Emily Shirley’s brand of thoughtful songwriter pop/rock is as finely tuned and brightly colored as the graphic design projects she works on for her day gig. Ghost Ranch, her latest release now available as a limited edition disc, is a genre-bending hybrid of indie-pop melodies woven over thoughtful, grounded lyrics and continues Shirley’s presence as a vibrant writer who has come into her own in the Austin, Texas scene. Produced and engineered by Taylor Tatsch at Audiostyles in Fredericksburg Texas, Ghost Ranch features Shirley’s signature earworm melodies and indie-pop arrangements. Shirley tells life stories through song, revealing interesting characters and settings in a way that the listener still finds relatable. From the richly melodic Bowie-esque "Search for Life", to the western noir feel of "Eyes in the Dark", to "Everyday Heroes"—a song written as a "soul-o-gram" for health care workers during the pandemic—Shirley keeps us engaged and on our toes. Her single, "Survivors" about 2021’s Texas Freeze, was the KUTX Song of the Day. 2023 saw Emily team up with Producer Andrea Perry (Universal, Kaliyo) for her latest singles, “Seven” and “Bite My Tongue”.
In addition to performing in and around Austin solo and with her own band, Shirley is also as part of Austin-based bands, Sister Golden Hair and The Belle Sounds. In addition to Ghost Ranch (2022), Emily has two previous releases, Courage Up (2017) and Duotone (2015), both produced by Mark Hallman (Carole King, Ani DiFranco) and engineered by André Moran at The Congress House Studio in Austin.
“Like the surprise of opening of a Christmas gift, each of Emily’s songs presents unexpected delights in backing harmonies, instrumental embellishments, and gentle acoustic and electronic touches.” - Andy Bargerstock, Fringe Toast Music
Listen
Press Links
KUTX Song of the Day (Jack Anderson)
"Like the surprise of opening a Christmas Gift" (Fringe Toast Music
"Emily Shirley 'Everyday Heroes': So beautiful that my eyes well up every time I hear it" (Austin 360)
"Emily Shirley 'Eyes in the Dark': How to nail old school songwriting" (mp3hugger)
"Emily Shirley 'Search for Life": Bowie-esque exploratory, inquisitive songwriting (Stereo Stickman)
"Emily Shirley 'Streetlight Glow": a rare find (Ear to the Ground)
Worth Mentioning
The 15th annual Independent Music Awards Nominee:
Dolores (Story Song) and Duotone (Pop EP)
The 16th annual Independent Music Awards Nominee:
Build Me A Boat (Folk/singer-songwriter song)
Inquiries
eshirley@gmail.com