Ellis King Releases New EP 'All That Comes After'; Featuring New Single 'Hold My Breath'
Melbourne-based folk-pop songwriter Ellis King releases her sophomore EP All That Comes After, a quietly devastating body of work shaped by the aftermath of her first long-term relationship ending. Written in real time during a period of personal upheaval and creative momentum, the five-track EP captures the emotional residue that is left behind once something significant has come apart – the uneasy, but necessary, process of change.
Following a decade spent refining her craft before releasing any music at all, All That Comes After marks a shift for Ellis. Where her debut EP Better Luck drew from years of accumulated writing, this record was created in the immediacy of lived experience. "I had a big breakup, a big life event, and this EP was all me actually writing in real time, which I hadn't really done before," she explains. "Once I had some distance from it, I realised there were very distinct chapters in the tracklist – kind of like the stages of grief."
Written and recorded in Sydney alongside acclaimed songwriter and producer Alex Burnett (Thelma Plum, Alison Wonderland, Hockey Dad), the EP was shaped during a brief pocket of calm between storms. The result is five tracks that see Ellis facing it all head on – from love and anger, to heartbreak, grief, indifference, blame, self-reckoning and resilience.
"The songs dive into the messy feelings that come with the stages of grief. There's love and loss, but also confusion, frustration, and moments of clarity. Almost half a decade with someone changes you in ways I didn't expect, and I wanted to explore how that transformation felt; how you grow and evolve for better or for worse. It's a process of change and trying to understand who you were, who you are now, trying to find your old self and new self, and what happens when a long-term connection begins to unravel," Ellis shares.
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Opening track "Nosedive" drops listeners straight into the beginning of this chapter, Ellis' voice steady and unflinching against chugging guitar as she interrogates the quiet compromises made to protect someone else's ego. "Emergency Contact" captures the administrative mundanity of heartbreak – the symbolic act of replacing your ex's number with your mum's – its gentle, country-leaning arrangement evoking a sense of home that no longer exists.
On "Hold My Breath," Ellis' voice reaches new heights, balancing fragility and resolve as she delivers one of the EP's most incisive lines: "you've been going through a lot of change, but only you can rearrange the mess inside your home." The EP's most uptempo moment, "fitymi," introduces a sharper pop edge – underpinning a meditation on fake it till you make it, and the emotional cost of appearing put-together while quietly unravelling. Closing track "The Blueprint" offers a tender sense of resolution, its sweeping acoustic guitar evokes the nostalgic feeling of a warm campfire singalong, as Ellis works to restore her faith in love after the wreckage – not as something guaranteed, but as something earned.
Ellis describes All That Comes After as "exactly what the title implies – it's about what follows the end of something big, all while approaching a new decade of life; examining my own struggles up to this point and, finally, moving forward – finding love, tranquility, and structure again amidst the mess."
Ellis first introduced herself with her debut EP Better Luck (Jan 2025). Produced by Grammy-nominated Steph Marziano (Hayley Williams, Cassandra Jenkins), the EP earned praise for its lyrical honesty, cinematic production, and emotional depth, with Wonderland calling it "an emphatic and unforgettable entrance on the music scene," and support from BBC Radio 1's Future Pop, Clout, Pop Passion, and more. Now, All That Comes After positions Ellis King as a songwriter unafraid to sit in discomfort, trusting that meaning will reveal itself in time.
Following a decade spent refining her craft before releasing any music at all, All That Comes After marks a shift for Ellis. Where her debut EP Better Luck drew from years of accumulated writing, this record was created in the immediacy of lived experience. "I had a big breakup, a big life event, and this EP was all me actually writing in real time, which I hadn't really done before," she explains. "Once I had some distance from it, I realised there were very distinct chapters in the tracklist – kind of like the stages of grief."
Written and recorded in Sydney alongside acclaimed songwriter and producer Alex Burnett (Thelma Plum, Alison Wonderland, Hockey Dad), the EP was shaped during a brief pocket of calm between storms. The result is five tracks that see Ellis facing it all head on – from love and anger, to heartbreak, grief, indifference, blame, self-reckoning and resilience.
"The songs dive into the messy feelings that come with the stages of grief. There's love and loss, but also confusion, frustration, and moments of clarity. Almost half a decade with someone changes you in ways I didn't expect, and I wanted to explore how that transformation felt; how you grow and evolve for better or for worse. It's a process of change and trying to understand who you were, who you are now, trying to find your old self and new self, and what happens when a long-term connection begins to unravel," Ellis shares.
LISTEN & SHARE: ELLIS KING – ALL THAT COMES AFTER
https://ellisking.ffm.to/allthatcomesafter
Opening track "Nosedive" drops listeners straight into the beginning of this chapter, Ellis' voice steady and unflinching against chugging guitar as she interrogates the quiet compromises made to protect someone else's ego. "Emergency Contact" captures the administrative mundanity of heartbreak – the symbolic act of replacing your ex's number with your mum's – its gentle, country-leaning arrangement evoking a sense of home that no longer exists.
On "Hold My Breath," Ellis' voice reaches new heights, balancing fragility and resolve as she delivers one of the EP's most incisive lines: "you've been going through a lot of change, but only you can rearrange the mess inside your home." The EP's most uptempo moment, "fitymi," introduces a sharper pop edge – underpinning a meditation on fake it till you make it, and the emotional cost of appearing put-together while quietly unravelling. Closing track "The Blueprint" offers a tender sense of resolution, its sweeping acoustic guitar evokes the nostalgic feeling of a warm campfire singalong, as Ellis works to restore her faith in love after the wreckage – not as something guaranteed, but as something earned.
Ellis describes All That Comes After as "exactly what the title implies – it's about what follows the end of something big, all while approaching a new decade of life; examining my own struggles up to this point and, finally, moving forward – finding love, tranquility, and structure again amidst the mess."
Ellis first introduced herself with her debut EP Better Luck (Jan 2025). Produced by Grammy-nominated Steph Marziano (Hayley Williams, Cassandra Jenkins), the EP earned praise for its lyrical honesty, cinematic production, and emotional depth, with Wonderland calling it "an emphatic and unforgettable entrance on the music scene," and support from BBC Radio 1's Future Pop, Clout, Pop Passion, and more. Now, All That Comes After positions Ellis King as a songwriter unafraid to sit in discomfort, trusting that meaning will reveal itself in time.
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