Ellysse Mason drops new single 'I Don't Wanna Dance'

Local independent singer-songwriter Ellysse Mason has released her second single from her forthcoming untitled album, the 80s-inspired ‘I Don’t Wanna Dance’.

‘I Don’t Wanna Dance’ is the uplifting feel-good follow-up to ‘Something Good’ which soared into seven different international New Music Friday playlists on Spotify. Synth-driven from the very first note, the driving beat kicks in after the first few lines of vocal and carries you right through to the hook-laden chorus.

Ellysse said: “It’s like when you’re at a party or in a club and the music is blaring and everyone is going at 100 miles an hour and shouting over each other. You’re with someone, but you can’t connect with them in that environment. You just want to be alone with them, get on a train and run away somewhere you can be yourself.”

The video – released today (Friday 17 July) - accompanying the song is a sparkling dreamscape which delves into Ellysse’s fascination with all things outer space.

“I basically want to be an astronaut,” she laughed. “So if I can’t do it in real life, I’m just going to try and live out my dream in all my videos.”

The video for 'I Don't Wanna Dance' was shot in an old converted Victorian Bath House in Hastings by James Oldham (also from Rochdale).

 

 

Ellysse, who moved to Manchester two years ago, won Rochdale’s Got Talent in 2010 when she was only 14-years-old, having written and performed her own original track, before performing at the Rochdale Feel Good Festival later that year.

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She then recorded her first EP ‘I’ve Been Thinking’ in her bedroom, released in 2015.

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The self-released lead single on Ellysse’s last EP 'Hunt Me Down' reached 2.5 million streams on Spotify, leaping straight into number 10 on the platform’s New Music Friday playlist.

Her first release in 2020 ‘Something Good’ is quickly racking up streams at the same rate as her debut release. The video for 'Something Good' was shot in lockdown and released in May. Ellysse plans, through her upcoming singles over the rest of the year, to take her listeners on a journey into another of her big influences, the 80s.

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The former Falinge Park High School pupil said: “The 80s set the tone for so much of what we listen to today. It was one of the best decades for music, everything was hopeful and it was the dawn of the feel-good era. It also seemed like a really innocent time and for me – whenever I’ve felt lost or down – the 80s inspired me to make music that not only moves people, but also uplifts and excites them.”

She added: “I was so happy with the response to the last single but I’m even more excited for people to hear ‘I Don’t Wanna Dance’. I think this song really represents me as an artist right now and clearly shows the direction I’m taking my music in.”

Ellysse has sold out headline shows at The Deaf Institute and Academy 3, in Manchester, recently supported Tom Walker on his UK tour and featured at Off The Record (Manchester), as well as multiple live performances on BBC Introducing Manchester, Soho Radio and other local North West radio stations.

She has also been picked up by the international artist agency Paradigm and is now represented by Sol Parker.

‘I Don’t Wanna Dance’ was released on Friday 10 July.