The Canadian star teams with a Nashville-based rock band
Lindsay Ell releases “I Shouldn’t Call You,” a new collaboration with Nashville-based indie band Nightly. The track is available now via Universal Music Canada.
Written by Ell and Nightly and co-produced by Ell and Doug Schadt, the song sonically mirrors the emotional journey between heartache and closure. The track opens with sparse instrumentation, haunting reverb, and Ell’s vulnerable vocals before shifting gears with prominent percussion, increased tempo, and a freeing guitar solo. Lyrically rooted in the search for self-love, “I Shouldn’t Call You” continues Ell’s artistic journey of channeling pain into power.
“‘I Shouldn’t Call You’ is the perfect follow-up to love myself, because when you start to love yourself, you can see what you are worthy of and the things that don’t fit become clearer,” shares Ell. “I wrote this song to be the soundtrack for the honest struggle of coming to terms with realizing someone doesn’t fit in your life anymore.”
Widely admired for her talent as a guitarist, Ell closed out 2024 with an electric performance alongside Shania Twain on New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen. With her role as lead guitarist for Shania Twain’s Come On Over Las Vegas residency and tour continuing into the summer and her full album expected to arrive later this fall, 2025 is set to be another landmark year for the Canadian musician.
