Kris Barras’ British blues-rock collective Hollow Souls release their fourth single ‘Burn It To The Ground‘, this time featuring the unmistakable vocals of chart topping, multi-award winning, Bristolian-Americana heroine Elles Bailey.

 

The single is available on all streaming platforms – here

 

Kris and Elles have maintained a close working relationship over the years, with Kris directing several of Elles’ music videos and the pair often comparing notes during their ascent through the gauntlet that is the music industry.

On new single ‘Burn It The Ground‘, the chemistry between the two is evident, as they finally release something they have written together away from any industry pressures, during Elles’ several trips to Devon.

 

“This genuinely feels like such a treat to be collaborating with the one and only Kris Barras,” says Elles. “I’m so excited that we are finally on a track together and I was invited to be a part of this really special project!”

Once Kris, Elles and producer & multi-instrumentalist Josiah J Manning nailed the demo for the new song, the Hollow Souls band tracked the instrumental live in the studio, with everything bar Elles’ vocal. Hollow Souls resident vocalist Phoebe Jane’s backing vocals and guitar solo overdubs were tracked in one take.

Kris commented, “I’ve been friends with Elles for a good few years now and it’s been great to see her career go from strength to strength. Fans have often asked when we are going to record a song together. Now seemed like the perfect time. It’s a perfect project for Elles to be involved in. She absolutely nailed the vocal on this track, and we had great fun writing the lyrics together.”

Hollow Souls anthology of singles already demonstrates real alchemy, with their guest stars ranging from American guitar hero Jared James Nichols, Jon ‘Marv’ Harvey of Monster Truck and Chris Tapp of The Cold Stares.

Hollow Souls secret set on the main stage at this summer’s Maid of Stone Festival set the incendiary tone for this Autumn’s first ever Hollow Souls headline tour, boasting 20 dates across the UK with special guest, Troy Redfern. Tickets for Hollow Souls’ Autumn UK tour are available from The Gig Cartel.

 

‘Burn It The Ground‘ promises to be the fourth and final single to drop prior to Hollow Souls’ hotly anticipated eponymous debut EP ‘Hollow Souls‘ which is released on 10^th October on limited edition 10” vinyl, CD and digital.

 

Pre-order the ‘Hollow Souls‘ EP now – here

 

Tour Dates:

October

Thu 16^th – Bedford, Esquires
Fri 17^th – Chesterfield, Real Time Live
Sat 18^th – London, Camden Underworld
Sun 19^th – Stowmarket, John Peel Centre
Wed 22 – Shoreham, Ropetackle
Thu 23 – Cardiff, The Globe
Fri 24^th – Leek, Foxlowe Arts
Sat 25^th – Gloucester, Guildhall
Sun 26^th – Norwich, Waterfront Studio
Wed 29^th – Grimsby, Docks Academy
Thu 30^th – Huddersfield, Parish
Fri 31^st – Birmingham, Castle & Falcon

November

Sat 1^st – Stockton, Georgian Theatre
Sun 2^nd – Carlisle, Old Fire Station
Tue 4^th– Glasgow, Oran Mor
Wed 5^th – Edinburgh, La Belle Angele
Thu 6^th – York, Crescent
Fri 7^th – Blackpool, Waterloo
Sat 8^th – Southampton, Suburbia
Sun 9^th – Tavistock, Wharf 

From humble beginnings in Torquay, Devon, to trading licks with the likes of Joe Bonamassa and Billy Gibbons on the world stage, Kris has already lived a hundred lives that defy his youth and exuberance.

Kris’ own project Kris Barras Band had a mammoth 2024. From selling out headline shows in British castles, headlining Planet Rockstock, and a Top #5 UK album with ‘Halo Effect‘.

Inspired by the U.S. supergroup Supersonic Blues Machine in which he also performed and energised by the wealth of British talent around him, to create Hollow Souls, Kris put together a homegrown jam band to serve as a creative sparring exercise during his downtime.

Hollow Souls is a dream project for Kris. Together with long-term collaborator, multi-instrumentalist and producer Josiah J Manning, using Josiah’s Plymouth-based Momentum Studios as their base, a studio band consisting of drummer Joe Harris (Toby Lee, Lack of Afro) and bass player Leighton Allen (Callum Scott, The Hoosiers) became more than the sum of its parts.

When Kris invited in former KBB backing singer Phoebe Jane to jam, the floodgates of creativity truly opened. In writing for her dexterous range and astonishing power, Kris and Josiah knew they had found a singer with which their musical palette could continue to evolve; the spark that ignited a whole new band into existence with Hollow Souls.

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