Ellen Birath’s “Mother of Pearl” Swings Away the Waking World - Glide Magazine

Ellen Birath’s “Mother of Pearl” Swings Away the Waking World - Glide Magazine

Ellen Birath grew up in Lund, Sweden, in the late 1990s, hiding in trees and humming Britney Spears. She promised herself she was going to be an artist. At 11, she entered music school, discovered Queen and Freddie Mercury, and started writing songs, stories, and poems. Her musical upbringing was shaped by everyone from Billie Holiday to Pink Floyd. At 18, she moved to Paris, and at one important open mic, the stage became home. She emerged on t…