Author: Elicit Magazine

Nashville native Soccer Mommy (a.k.a. Sophie Allison) released “lucy,” her first new song since her 2018 breakout debut album Clean, earlier this fall. Showcasing a bolder sound, more advanced production, and Allison’s masterful songwriting and wordplay kicked up a notch, “lucy” is now followed by a 7+ minute epic called “yellow is the color of her eyes.” “‘yellow is the color of her eyes’ is a song that is really important to me,” Allison explains. “The song was inspired by a time when I was on the road constantly and I felt like I was losing time – specifically with…

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Steven John Simon, rising country artist released his debut EP “Story To Tell” for pre-order on November 15th. Steven John Simon’s debut EP rounds out his first full year as a new country artist. The Debut EP will be released on December 13th 2019. The EP “Story To Tell” is composed of five tracks including his first release Tongue Tied written by Brenda Kornblum which debuted at #68 on iTunes. Next on the EP play list is Eyes Closed written by Bryce Mauldin and Casey Carpenter followed by Life Is Good written by John Spears. The Title Track Story to Tell written by Rob Carona was pitched to Heart Songs Records by…

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Today, Brisbane, Australia’s Hatchie is sharing a video for “Her Own Heart,” a stand out from her acclaimed debut album, Keepsake. Keepsake has been nominated for the 2019 Australian Music Prize and the Triple J ‘Album of the Year.’ Of the video Harriette Pilbeam says: “With this being the final video from my album, I wanted to close the year with something natural and stripped back in comparison to the studio sets and intense lighting we’d worked with for earlier releases. ‘Her Own Heart’ is about moving forward and being happy with yourself, so we thought the video should just be me,…

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Today, alternative-blues rock duo, The Blue Stones, shared a futuristic music video for their latest single “Shakin’ Off The Rust”, out now on Entertainment One. The clip finds the band and their fans jumping into the virtual world for a concert that evolves into a dance party with a strange twist. Meticulously layered with cannon-esque percussion and electrifying guitars, “Shakin’ Off The Rust” culminates in an inspiring chorus focused on fresh starts. Working with producer Paul Meany (Mutemath, Twenty One Pilots), guitarist/vocalist Tarek Jafar and drummer/vocalist Justin Tessier managed to sonically create an emotional intensity that sets the table perfectly for…

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Boniface is pleased to share details of their highly anticipated debut record, to be released February 14th, 2020 on Transgressive. The self-titled album was recorded between Winnipeg and London by Boniface themselves, and producer Neil Comber (Charli XCX, Glass Animals, M.I.A). “This summer, I finished my debut record,” Boniface explains. “It is a collection of stories about coming of age in a small town. An intimate series of vignettes from my youth that only came to be through collaboration with a handful of the kindest, most talented people I’ve ever met.From the beginning, I have only been able to tell my stories because I was surrounded…

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