Love Ellie. Been following her for a while since she was mentioned on the Neon Gold blog (which is a treasure chest of new artists). Her cover of Black And Gold is exquisite and Guns + Horses is brill.
Besides the whole Hoover thingy... Is she releasing a single and album anytime soon? I like her. But then again, I also liked Polly Scattergood, at least a couple of songs. I hope Ellie does better than Polly.
probably not Starry Eyed for the Neon Gold single I'm afraid, as that will probably be held back for the big major label hit. just choosing between a few other tracks at the moment, rest assured they're all a few different kinds of amazing though.
I like Starry Eyed. I definitely think it's distinctive enough to do separate her from the pack. It could, if the other material is like this, actually push the sort of Frankmusik production / James Yuill folk-tronica far further commercially than either of those artists managed.
I'm sort of a little bit worried for her - I don't want it to be another Little Boots situation in 2010 where the hype and 'name' is so far removed from how well she's actually doing. It seems to be gathering so much momentum already, press-wise.