Author: Elicit Magazine

Tel Aviv trumpeter Sefi Zisling releases his sophomore album, Expanse today via Tru Thoughts. Building on his debut LP Beyond The Things I Know, released on Raw Tapes – Tel Aviv’s leading collective, and championed by the likes of Gilles Peterson (BBC 6Music), Stamp The Wax, Toshio Matsuura (Worldwide FM), NTS, FIP, Radio Nova, Twistedsoul – Expanse is fronted by lead-single “Happy Solar Return ft. Kutiman”, a nine-minute afro-beat voyage and “Flip Mode” a free-funk Sun Ra homage. The project so far has garnered support from Bandcamp Weekly, Cerys Matthews (BBC 6Music), Jazziz, Worldwide FM, Music is My Sanctuary, KCRW, KEXP, Ruth Fisher, Tim Garcia (Jazz FM), Twistedsoul, alongside playlist support from ‘Spotify’s State of Jazz’. ENJOY VIA YOUR FAVORITE DSP Inspired by his childhood heroes…

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Today, Maggie Rogers shared the new track “Love You For A Long Time,” a love song for her fans. It’s a joyous reflection from Rogers, honoring the astonishing journey she and her followers have shared since the release of her full-length Capitol Records debut, Heard It In A Past Life, which has sold more than 600,000 adjusted albums to date. The song celebrates this monumental chapter of Rogers’ career – which culminated with a GRAMMY nomination for Best New Artist earlier this week – while simultaneously turning the page and preparing for what comes next. She penned the heartfelt lyrics and wrote the music with Doc McKinney and Michael Sonier. Ricky…

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Today, multi-platinum Canton, OH, rapper and singer Trippie Redd releases A Love Letter To You 4 (10k Projects/Caroline), the highly-anticipated fourth installment of his A Love Letter To You mixtape series. The release includes collaborations with DaBaby, Juice WRLD, Lil Yachty, Smokepurpp, YNW Melly, Tory Lanez, Young Boy Never Broke Again and more.  Listen to A Love Letter To You 4 HERE. Trippie also announces his Love Me More Tour hitting the US and Europe in 2020 with dates in LA, NY, Chicago, Atlanta and more cities. The 20-year-old has achieved multiple gold and platinum singles and racked up a staggering 5 billion streams since he hit the scene two years ago,…

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One of the most exciting young rappers in the UK right now J Fado drops a serious statement of intent with his new track “Elevate.” Born and raised in Oxford and only 20 years old, J first started to make waves off his ‘No Idea’ video that dropped on MIXTAPE MADNESS a year and a half ago and was building up consistent heat dropping Instagram freestyles that has seen his socials skyrocket, even before his viral Insta video last week that’s on 6 Million views and counting. Confidently announcing himself with a moody, minimal instrumental courtesy of Evince, Fado raps…

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Photo Credit: Tatiana Belanich Written By Kelly Holm Some musicians search the world to find their bandmates. Others share parents with them. Matt and Andrew Como, a duo who hail from Long Island, have been active since 2012, though needless to say they’ve known each other for much longer! Their tunes have been featured on Keeping Up with the Kardashians and MTV’s The Real World, and their discography is compiled of several singles, a number of EPs and two full-length albums. Despite being a dynamic duo right now, the two brothers weren’t initially teamed up. Andrew actually started entertaining crowds…

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