The Elle King EP

The Elle King EP
EP by
ReleasedJune 12, 2012 (2012-06-12)
Length11:19
LabelRCA Records
Elle King chronology
The Elle King EP
(2012)
Love Stuff
(2015)

The Elle King EP is an EP by singer-songwriter Elle King, her debut release, released June 12, 2012.[1][2] The song "Playing for Keeps" was used as the theme song for Mob Wives Chicago.[3][1] The second song written by King on the banjo, "Good to Be a Man", resulted in her receiving a recording contract with RCA Records.[4]

King mixed up various styles on the songs on her EP, from a defiant growl to mournful to lascivious. She doesn't believe that "people listen to albums as a kind of whole, cohesive record anymore, anyway." She thinks that "the one thing that ties through all my different sounds is my voice, and I think we're all just trying to figure out how to tie everything around that."[5]

  1. ^ a b Jolicouer, Todd (June 29, 2012). "Elle King - The Elle King EP". The Rockpit. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  2. ^ Courtois, Christian (July 29, 2012). "Elle King - The Elle King EP Review". (IX) Daily. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "Review: Elle Kings self-titled EP to be released June 12th". Find Your Fav.com. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  4. ^ Arnold, Chuck (February 17, 2015). "Singer Elle King on Her Former 'SNL' Star Dad, Being a 'Badass Bitch' and Her Debut Album". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  5. ^ Freeman, Doug (March 8, 2013). "SXSW Interview: Elle King". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved March 22, 2017.