[ :: Press :: ] :: Sep 25th, 2007, 6:48pm * Winner of 2007 Mountain Stage NewSong International Songwriting Contest.   * Nominated for three 2006 Cincinnati Entertainment Awards: Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, & Best Folk/Americana Artist   * A live Ellery concert, taped for PBS in March 2007, is currently airing across the country   * Nominated for the Indie Acoustic Project's Best CDs of 2006   "Tasha and Justin Golden combine skillful, melodic instrumentation, intelligent but unassuming lyrics, and captivating vocals to make engaging indie pop on Lying Awake." (Paste Magazine)   "The twosome's airy yet organic pop has a soul-tickling emotional weight that many bands would die for. Starry-eyed yet also very grounded, Ellery's sound is romantic, dreamy, moving and flawlessly executed." (Cincinnati CityBeat)   "each song is supported by expert arrangements and instrumentation... Even familiar themes like loneliness and love flourish with a new-found freshness." (Performing Songwriter)   "Husband and wife duo Tasha and Justin Golden just wafted out of Cincinnati with Lying Awake, a project that seems aimed at bringing the foreplay back to song... You can almost hear the collective sigh coming from romantics everywhere, whether they like the breezy folk or not." (San Diego CityBeat)   "Singer Tasha Golden has a stirring, delicately soulful voice that guides the listener through the album with a gentle yet assured hand, delivering the towering melodies with a snug intimacy... If this is just an introduction, keep an eye on Ellery: few local acts have ever mustered such a commanding first step." (Cincinnati CityBeat)   "Its unique blend of folk, indie, rock and alternative is a fresh and soulful experience. Tasha's voice trickles beautifully over her piano and Justin's guitar... Check them out before they're on the cover of Rolling Stone." (Savannah Morning News)   "Their full-length debut...is filled with beautifully broken-in songs of affection and forgiveness. In the Goldens' folk-rock compositions, love doesn't conquer fear - it just creates new worries to replace the old ones. People doubt (Inside My Head), they fight (Song for Lovers), and they run off (The Simple Things). And Arizona is a gentle reminder that every long, happy marriage ends in death. But even when things look bleak, Tasha can't hide the hope in her voice..." (Philadelphia City Paper)   "One of the few acts to come across my desk in a long while whose recorded work actually lives up to the hype surrounding it, this married duo of Tasha and Justin Golden make passionate, spiritually invigorating postmodern folk-pop that is as memorable as it is easy to swallow... the songs are as good as anything you'll hear from major Adult Contemporary stars." (Connect Savannah, GA)   "hypnotizing vocals" (Charlotte Observer)   "a smartly crafted, gorgeously sung collection of alt-folk pop" (Between the Lines, Detroit)   "their sound is rich, intricate and iced with a voice no less than mesmerizing" (Mountain Xpress, Asheville NC)   "Fitted with a voice made to sing poetry, Tasha Golden's sound is unmistakably original..." (Florida Today)   "[Ellery] have released a marvelously written and thickly textured CD" (Cincinnati Post)   "singer/pianist Tasha Golen has a simply beautiful voice" (Rochester City Newspaper)   "the Goldens make heartfelt, soul-stirring indie-pop songs...[Tasha] belts out her worldly lyrics in an eerily beautiful voice" (CiN Weekly, cover story)   "The husband-wife duo has been done before, but rarely with such grace and style as in the music of Ellery." (Columbia Free Times)