Rising singer-songwriter, Rowan Drake has released his debut EP, Dear Ella, today via Arthouse Records/Atlantic Records. The EP is the work of a young artist beginning to discover himself amidst major life changes, from leaving his hometown to pursue his career across the country in Los Angeles, to an experience as universal as losing his first true love.
Including the heartbreaking new single “How Do I Love Again,” reflecting on what love might look like after having your heart broken in two, as well as eight over vulnerable tracks. As the EP’s title suggests, it serves as a deeply intimate personal letter to a past love named Ella, further cementing Rowan Drake’s ability to convey emotion and stories through song. Listen to it now below.
This is how the EP would read as a letter:
Dear Ella,
It is no small thing to be loved as much as you have loved me. At first, it terrified me and drove me away. I longed to see the world and to be ‘free.’ I dragged you along, let you in just enough to make you stay. I will never forgive myself for that.
I miss so much of who we were. I hope it’s true that paths that cross are destined to cross again. I know you’ve changed, and I promise to meet you where you are, to learn the new sides of you while still cherishing the old.
Forever yours,
R