A powerful, blues-based guitarist who also has a gift for melodic country, Lindsay Ell defies any easy genre classification. Nominally a country artist, Ell does have a knack for sun-kissed acoustic numbers, yet she also underpins her music with soulful rhythms and wraps everything in shiny, inviting package. This combination is showcased on The Project, her 2017 breakthrough album, and reached fruition on Heart Theory, a 2020 album that gave Ell her first number-one hit in Canada with "Want Me Back." Its success propelled Ell into Canada's Got Talent, which she hosted in its ...