Katie Ellen is a collaboration of longtime friends Anike Pyle and Dan Frelly (of the late Chumped) and Eric Sheppard and Anthony Tinnirella (of Adult Dude). Katie Ellen is an adaptation of the stage name of Pyles great grandmother (Kaytee Ellen), who was a successfull radio personality at KTLN in Denver, CO until sued by the station for attempting to take her alias and adopted namesake to television. The band is an emotional exploration of the shifting nature of identity and personhood. The songs range from bare bedroom numbers, to dynamic indie power ballads, to snotty power punk jams. For fans of: Chumped, Radiator Hospital, Swearin, Waxahatchee, Hop Along.