Instead of having the pressure of trying to do everything myself, I’m asking, “How can I have people that I love help me put this project out into the world?” To have her shoot the cover for the song was really, really exciting for me, but I also feel like that collaboration in general has been a fun part of my process. Even just getting to have her shoot the cover felt like a really intimate and beautiful thing because she often shoots inside people's homes as a way of looking inside their hearts and finding who they really are. But something that’s really inspired me recently was having my friend Emily Battaglini shoot the photos for “Let's Try This Again.” She’s a medium-format photographer in Canada, and I've been a big fan of her work online for a long time. As a musician, I'm not a photographer, I'm not a graphic designer. LUNA: Who else would you say is part of your creative network?ĮLLIOTT: One of my favorite parts of making songs - and I think the hardest part - is creating visuals. I feel like, for the past two years, that’s kind of been our collaborative process. And then my producer has a shared studio space in my same neighborhood, so after I get to a point with certain songs, I'm like, “Okay, this feels like I have enough structure to demo it out.” We’ll typically run up a demo in his studio, which is just five or so blocks from me. My creative process is very lyric-heavy - I’ve been a big journaler ever since I was a kid, and even now I’m always just writing down parts of my day because I want my lyrics to really feel like storytelling. LUNA: Walk me through the cycle of your creative process these days.ĮLLIOTT: I write most of my songs on my own, typically. In Brooklyn, people do film, people do photography… Overall, there’s a nice variation of creative types. I felt like in Nashville I would be looking around at the bar, and a musician.

So it's been pretty organic here, and it's kind of cool to be in a creative scene where people aren't just only doing music. I met him at a show, and after that we just started making music together and meeting other people and writing with them, too. So I’m still always meeting new people, you know? But early on I met my producer and friend William Smith IV, who has recorded all of my music since I've moved here. I think it’s still a process, of course, especially with COVID - things closed up and then opened up again.

How have you found New York City since you’ve moved there?ĮLLIOTT: I feel like I've definitely found my people here. LUNA: You started your career in Nashville but relocated to Brooklyn after the release of your first EP, Out of the Blue. Read below for her reflections on the success of “Let’s Try This Again,” her love for her creative collaborators, and the pressure for artists to perform online in the TikTok age. We sat down with Elliott over Zoom to talk about the evolution of her career, sound, and influences. Since its release in January, “Let’s Try This Again” has boasted 75K streams and climbing, as well as coveted promotional spots on several Spotify-curated playlists. This remains true in her most recent release, “Let’s Try This Again,” a whimsical ode to the vulnerability of new beginnings, perhaps with someone from a past relationship. When Elliott sings, it somehow feels as though she is reading a note written especially for you.

The through line of all of her releases, however, is her earnest, insightful lyricism. Influences from the worlds of R&B, electronic, synth-pop, and more are woven into the fabric of her music, making each new track she puts out a delightful surprise. SHE MAY RELEASE SONGS UNDER THE INDIE POP UMBRELLA - but Brooklyn-based artist Eliza Elliott truly cannot be pinned down.

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