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It took a world-shaking breakup for Amelia Day to find her true sound — and herself. "I knew you then, before all of this…but you left me for your ego trip," she sings to her ex-girlfriend on "Ego Trip," the title track from her newest EP. Stacked high with alt-rock guitars, pop hooks, and swooning keyboards, the song is more than a genre-bending kiss-off to a no-good lover; it's also a reminder that true artists remember where they came from, honoring their roots instead of chasing after trends.For Amelia, those roots began growing in her childhood home of Sumner, Washington. Raised in the Pacific Northwest, she leaned into the music of her parents' CD collection — from folk icons like Simon & Garfunkel to rock pioneers like Queen and Creedence Clearwater Revival — before falling in love with the empowered, electrifying frontwomen of the 1990s. Songwriters like Alanis Morissette and Sheryl Crow would eventually inspire the gritty, rock-influenced textures on EGO TRIP, but not before a cross-country move took Amelia to Nashville. There, she did more than strengthen her storytelling skills by earning a college degree in English; she discovered a new world of house shows and open mic nights, too. Those performances were formative experiences, showcasing Amelia's ability to blend her chops as a wordsmith with her decades-spanning range of influences.
"I'd grown up listening to different kinds of music, so it felt natural to lean into all of those sounds once I started playing shows," she remembers. Whenever aspiring managers or booking agents came calling, they'd often push her to narrow her approach by choosing a single genre. Amelia refused, building a national audience on her own terms with diverse tracks like the soulful, jazz-influenced “Skippin' Down the Sidewalk" and the indie folksong "Eastward of Eden."
"If you're writing material that feels very true and personal, you'll develop a sound that's signature to you, regardless of genre," she says, speaking with a perspective that belies her 23 years. "And it's affirming to hear that people like that material, because it means they like your music, not just a style."
"It’s at once precisely curated, each note and lyric accounted for, and eagerly committed to the maximalist extremes of whatever genre’s playground she’s found herself in." - Washington Post
"Gracing Spotify playlists with titles like 'Narnia vibes for reading,' 'goblin core' and 'sapphic songs for your talking stages,' Day's music is upfront about what it is: honest and relatable storytelling." - Inlander
Sunday, August 2nd, 2026
Doors 7:00pm | Starts 7:30pm
$12 ADV (+fees) | $15 DOS (+tax)
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22 Kirk Ave SW, Roanoke, VA, United States, Virginia 24011
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