Warm and sensual downtempo / trip hop with outstanding female vocals and a dark, retro feel…#1 on the Myspace Trip-Hop charts for over a year, with over a million plays, already featured in Vogue and on the cover of Grove magazine, rising UK singer-songwriter Ella Montclare releases her debut album Ella Trip, a truly global collaboration with producers from all over the world, including the legendary Dan The Automator, producer of The Gorillaz, and Kasabian. “I Surrender” is the first single release from Ella Trip, a quirky, sensuous mash-up of tripped out beats and down-tempo soul, with a film noir, retro feel, already in rotation on KCRW in Los Angeles and radio stations across the UK. Ella has been described as: Sade meets Florence + the Machine, a powerful and flamboyant performer who transcends the stage. In short, Ella Montclare is one of the most original and exciting artists to come out this year. www.ellamontclare.com http://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/ella-montclare/id307914215 www.youtube.com/ellamontclare www.facebook.com/ella.montclare "Nothing short of incredible, Ella has a stunning voice that oozes emotion and class" rbfanzine.co.uk "A star-in-the-making" Daily Music Guide. I Surrender to you surely should make you feel like the capturer, not the captive. Yet these words are to my detriment. Advantage Ella. A white flag has never felt so threatening." Whisperin and Hollerin "An absolute babe of a track that coos and purrs with an unreal seduction, indelibly grafted to a sumptuously sophisticated noir trip hop frame" Losing Today The Sunday Experience a lot of talent, who would bet against Ella Montclare becoming one of the breaking stars of 2011." Room Thirteen Forget the rubbish you hear on X-Factor ….give Ella a listen to discover the next big thing!" Street Voice "Ella Montclare’s rich, soulful voice is perfect" Dieshellsuitdie "Ella has the sweet, subtle voice that helps captivate you as Skye did when Morcheeba burst through in 1999….how decadent and sublime these lazy, sexy tunes are" The True Joe 90