Ellise Saved the Best for Last With the Release of Her New PRETTY EVIL DELUXE Album
Dark-pop artist Ellise has been making quite the splash in 2025, but she's not one to rest on her laurels. After releasing her fan-favorite sophomore album, PRETTY EVIL, in March, she dropped the expanded PRETTY EVIL DELUXE last week on Friday the 13th—a date that couldn't be more appropriate to her ghostly musical aesthetic.
PRETTY EVIL DELUXE builds on the theatrical yet vulnerable narrative Ellise established with its original 12 songs, diving even deeper into her personal struggles with a twisted and ethereal edge. It's rounded out with four new tracks, including her viral June single "KILL4ME," plus "END ALL BE ALL," "LOSER" and "KEROSENE" to create an even more complete collection of hauntingly infectious pop tracks.
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"PRETTY EVIL DELUXE is a closing chapter on this era for me musically," Ellise revealed in a press release. "These new songs represent the aftermath of what PRETTY EVIL stands for, and sprinkle new details throughout the album. I've saved the prettiest and most evil tracks for last, positioned deliberately throughout the project. With PRETTY EVIL DELUXE, the full story will finally be on display."
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PRETTY EVIL DELUXE is a true standout, not just in its evocative sound and its message, but also in its composition. While most deluxe albums simply tack the new tracks onto the end of the preexisting album as a kind of addendum, this album is supplemented differently, with the new songs layered in between the originals, further building the emotional resonance of the narrative, without ever disrupting its flow.
North American fans are also in luck, because Ellise is gearing up for the PRETTY EVIL TOUR. It kicks off on July 31 at Thunderbird Music Hall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and that's just the first of 15 dates across the U.S. and Canada, supported by special guest performer Ella Red. There truly never has been a more exciting time to be an Ellise fan, so be sure not to miss her—and these exciting new songs—on tour.
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For more on Ellise, click HERE to learn all about her 2023 track "Pretty in the Dark."