Author: Elicit Magazine

Madrid’s own Hinds have been on a meteoric rise since the release of their breakout debut album Leave Me Alone in 2016, which was followed by last year’s critically acclaimed I Don’t Run. Smashing all expectations for a band from Spain, Hinds have earned praise from the likes of The New York Times, NPR Music, Pitchfork and Rolling Stone, performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, won over crowds at festivals like Coachella and Glastonbury, and have even started their own limited edition cruelty-free makeup line, all while working harder, smarter and faster than their male contemporaries to break the ceiling. Now, the band returns to end the year on a high note, releasing…

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Packed bags and long goodbyes, exchanging the comforts of home for a rumbling tour bus or solitary hotel room, often for months at a time. This is reality for Mighty Oaks as well, and since all the band members of the Berlin-based trio have become fathers they find it especially tough to leave home. “Playing live is definitely something we thrive on as a band. The energy of a live show, the immediate feedback from the crowd: those things made us the band that we are today, and are the reason why we play music“, says singer Ian Hooper. “But…

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Sam Fender is pleased to share the video for his new single, “Saturday.” Directed by James Slater in London, the video features a starring role by Matt King (Super Hans in Peep Show). “Saturday” sits at the heart of his debut album Hypersonic Missiles, an ode to the misery of an excruciatingly slow working week, a bank account that remains resolutely empty, a landlord not returning calls on a problematic flat, and the minor solace of the weekend forever just out of reach. It’s a typically sobering, wholly relatable lyrical lament that Sam has quickly become renowned for telling. Sam describes “Saturday” as “An anthem for the everyman about…

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London based band Night Flight today announce the release of a new EP, ‘White Noise’, due for release February 28th 2020 via CRC Records. The follow-up to their widely praised self-titled debut released in 2018, the songs on ‘White Noise’ individually explore the nuances in specific pockets of life; disillusionment, isolation and self-reflection in the midst of personal recovery. Stream ‘David’: SoundCloud / Spotify Night Flight (aka Sam Holmes, Dan Webb, Harry Phillips and Oliver Halvorsen) are a band whose strength and appeal lies in their ability to construct affecting, relatable songs – pairing meditative, honest lyrics with high-reaching folk-rock instrumentals. New single ‘David’ is a…

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Amsterdam based Ruben Pol today releases new single ‘Painting Mirrors’, the first music to be heard since his breakthrough ‘Infused Romance’ EP released earlier this year. Ruben Pol’s brand of celestial electronic pop music is one that has already captured the hearts of many across Europe and further afield. SoundCloud / Spotify / Apple Music New single ‘Painting Mirrors’ finds Pol moving through the gears, both from a songwriting and production standpoint. Carried by a crisp, organic drum pattern, its blend of warm synths and reverb-glazed guitar work is the perfect backdrop to his crystalline vocals. ‘I’m holding back the truth / now I’m back to…

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