▁the ▁world . ▁With ▁each ▁performance , ▁E rel li ▁gives ▁himself ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁song ▁and ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁simply ▁following ▁along ▁and ▁learning ▁from ▁where ▁the ▁song ▁takes ▁him . ▁Back ed ▁by ▁Sam ▁K ass ir er ▁on ▁piano , ▁Charlie ▁Rose ▁on ▁ped al ▁steel ▁and ▁ban jo , ▁and ▁Z ack ▁H ick man ▁on ▁u pr ight ▁bass , ▁E rel li ▁also ▁wel comes ▁backing ▁vocals ▁from ▁the ▁area ' s ▁fin est ▁sing ers : ▁Rose ▁C ous ins , ▁K ris ▁Del m hor st , ▁Jeff rey ▁Fou ca ult , ▁Ana ï s ▁Mitchell , ▁Peter ▁Mul vey , ▁and ▁Rose ▁Pol enz ani ." ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁E rel li ▁announced ▁a ▁second ▁K ick st arter ▁campaign ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁For ▁A ▁Song ▁- ▁his ▁first ▁solo ▁album ▁of ▁original ▁material ▁in ▁six ▁years . ▁One ▁month ▁later , ▁E rel li ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁successfully ▁fund ed , ▁having ▁raised ▁more ▁than ▁$ 3 6 K ▁from ▁ 4 6 9 ▁back ers . ▁ ▁For ▁A ▁Song ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁April ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁In ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁For ▁A ▁Song ▁for ▁No ▁De pression , ▁Red ▁Line ▁Ro ots ▁compared ▁E rel li ' s ▁songs ▁to ▁those ▁of ▁Paul ▁Simon ▁or ▁Jackson ▁Brow ne ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁say : ▁" For ▁A ▁Song ▁reflect s ▁E rel li