The Pressing In: Australian Indie Christian Singer-Songwriter Eliza King to release debut album
Press Release for the debut album of devotional worship and indie artist, Eliza King | Release Date: March 1st, 2024.
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About Eliza King
Eliza King is a singer-songwriter and worship leader from Brisbane Australia. She writes devotional worship music with strong scriptural references, exploring themes of peace, healing, repentance, and intimacy with God. Eliza’s goal as an artist is to release an authentic sound of worship that glorifies the Lord and connects to people.
With a background in classical music, Eliza grew up learning piano, singing in choirs, and performing from a young age. She began to write music as a way to enrich her devotional times with the Lord and soon found opportunities to share her music with her local church community as a way to encourage others in their faith.
Since teaming up with the UK-based distribution company Wings in 2021, Eliza has been able to share her music with a broader audience, gaining an international following from those who desire faith-based music that offers something different to the standard Sunday worship sound. She has seen significant growth in the last 12 months, sustaining an average Spotify monthly listener base of 160K, with 4.7 million total streams of her music in 2023.
Some of her more congregational releases (‘How Deep,’ ‘I Shall Not Want’) feature regularly on local Christian radio station 96.5’s Sunday morning segment. Eliza also works part-time as a secondary English teacher at a Christian high school in Brisbane, sharing her love for language and passion for the gospel every day.
About The Album: Eliza King
The Pressing In, the debut album from emerging Australian Christian artist Eliza King, is set to release on March 1st 2024. Eliza has partnered with local Brisbane film composer and worship producer Brett Shaw (who has previously produced music for Yaz Williams, Kingdom Culture Worship, Jessie-Rose Rayner, and Jack Field) to craft an 11-track devotional worship album that explores the concept of beauty born through suffering. With songs intended to help steward a personal connection with God, The Pressing In describes what it means to live in friendship with Jesus, aware of the costs of following Him, and yet fully alive to the lasting joys such a life brings.
“These songs paint scenes of ‘pressing in’ moments - of olive groves, narrow roads, alabaster jars, trees planted by the stream, and scars that speak of healing.”
As her first full-length project, this album follows the release of two EPs (Receive Him; A Fire Making Holy Ground) and several singles and collaborative projects released since 2020.
Known for her vulnerable vocal performances and scripturally rich lyrics, Eliza’s previous releases have drawn a broad following from those who desire faith-based music that offers something different to the standard Sunday worship sound. Attracting an audience both locally and overseas (US and UK), Eliza’s music has connected to listeners from diverse denominational backgrounds, featuring on the popular Jesuit prayer app Pray As You Go, the meditative music project Verses, as well as regularly featuring on the playlists and podcasts of the US-based Indie-Christian community ‘One Big Family.
The Pressing In is reflective and intimate in tone, with Shaw’s cinematic string arrangements and ambient textures building on Eliza’s unique sound as a songwriter. Four of the tracks feature collaborations with fellow Indie Christian artists, Tenielle Neda, Wilder Adkins, Ben Potter, and Kate Gurren, with Neda also co-writing ‘Save Me’ and Adkins ‘All I Have Left.’
‘Foolish & Ruined,’ out February 2nd, was the last of four singles to be released ahead of the album and represents the more intimate, worshipful side of the project. Listeners can also expect the album to feature more of the indie-folk influences of ‘Narrow Road’ [single 1], scripture-centred lyrics like that of the Psalm 121-inspired ‘My Help Comes’ [single 2], and intricate piano melodies and lush strings heard in ‘Olive Grove’ [single 3].
Eliza crowdfunded a significant part of the album’s production through a Kickstarter campaign launched earlier in 2023, and successfully raised $15,000 (AU) in 30 days through the generous support of her listeners. This investment has been well worth it so far, as the music Eliza is releasing continues to establish her as a valued artist in the devotional worship space.
Summary Details
Artist Name: Eliza King
Album Title: The Pressing In
Release Date: 1st March 2024
Genre: Indie Christian, singer-songwriter; devotional worship
Release formats: Streaming platforms, digital download, YouTube
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