Edit history

Melbourne’s Eijsma makes her debut single release a confident one - a synth-pop bop in ‘Even If It Kills Me’. A reflective track that sees Eijsma eschew restriction and the notion of compliance when it comes to her creativity, ‘Even If It Kills Me’ is a hit of vibrancy that has the listener muttering the same question after first playback: “Why must I be ever so complying?” Recorded by Eijsma during the weird and unpredictable year that has been 2020, ‘Even If It Kills Me’ takes on extra impact when perceived through a lens of someone who has lived out most of the year in lockdown, wanting to break out and just get back to normal. The music is spirited, with Eijsma’s vocals delivered with a rich depth that evokes a mix of sounds from Kate Bush to MARINA and St. Vincent. A classically trained musician, Eijsma (aka Ella Blackburn) has been brought up in a family of creatives however with this project, she embraces a new side of her artistry. “‘Even If It Kills Me’ is a diss at the