Elise Davis’s fourth album, The Same Vein, marks a new beginning in her talents as a dynamic songwriter. Her music until this point has shown a softer side as she grew both musically and emotionally through the years. The new album introduces new twists combined with her signature style of songwriting, a bit edgier and amped up. “I have always kept a journal and when I was trying to figure out what to title this album I was reading through my entries and noticed I kept repeating the phrase “the same vein" and then it hit me" she explains. “All of the songs on this album were written in the same five or so months and to me they all mark a period of my songwriting that is within the same vein of emotions and musical style. As the years go by my songwriting changes and this album captures what my songwriting has currently become in its truest form.”
Davis began writing and singing songs at age 12 in Little Rock, AR. Her high school band (the Sandbox Lizards) entered the annual Arkansas Showcase in 2006 and was selected as a semi-finalist in the competition for the best new bands in Arkansas. "Elise Davis was the star attraction .... (her) acoustic guitar songs especially made an impression on the judges". ARKANSAS TIMES 2/16/06
In 2006, Elise joined with a group of local musicians (Scott Sides, Mike Mosley, and Mike Hollis) to produce her debut EP "Love and Leaving", and in 2007 she recorded her second CD, "Just Like Sugar", seven songs recorded at Blue Chair Studios in Austin, AR. In 2008, Elise recorded a new LP "Another Lonesome Romance" with Brandon Alanis, Jordan Trotter, and Darian Stribling.
"Judged only by her rich voice and breezy, open-road arrangements ...... Davis sounds mature well beyond her years. And judged even by her resume — two albums already under her belt and a third, “Another Lonesome Romance,” — she's farther down the road to Sheryl Crow-dom than virtually all her 19-year-old peers. ARKANSAS TIMES 7/31/08
In 2009 and 2010 Elise performed with her band at Little Rock's annual Riverfest Music Festival. In 2010, the band was runner-up in the Arkansas Times Musician Showcase.
The Same Vein offers new sounds with the introduction of new band members- bass player Trevor Ware, drummer Joshua Tate and her long time guitar player Jordan Trotter. For Davis, the album marks a transition towards a more rock infused sound mixed with her melodically driven acoustic songwriting. After debuting her first album Love and Leaving in 2006, Just Like Sugar in 2007, and Another Lonesome Romance in 2008, Davis has continued to grow in her strengths as a prolific songwriter and there’s no sign of her stopping. Currently the band is preparing for their CD release and a supporting tour. “For me, this record is a collection of all I have learned until this point as a songwriter and performer; now it’s time to get on the road.”
