New Jersey experimental psych-pop outfit Blood Cultures craft music that’s centered on true aural immersion and stimulated by the stark disparities within today’s culturally crestfallen era.The individuals of Blood Cultures remain shrouded in mystery in order to remain encumbered by societal demands and the spiritual vacancy behind social media acceptance. Today, the band shares the Saleem Barbados-directed music video for “Broadcasting,” a track taken from their sophomore LP Oh Uncertainty! A Universe Despairs released earlier this fall. Like the album itself, “Broadcasting” is wrapped up in genre-bending electronics, alluring vocals, and an enigmatic narrative of cultural identity. The video illustrates the question of identity faced by those who feel pulled between…
Author: Elicit Magazine
Born from a toxic relationship, ‘Hard To Love’ is the new and endlessly playable track from Bad Kid (Parisa Louvel). Slick production and dreamy vocals translate a manipulative experience into a pop banger to keep on repeat until you’ve forgotten your ex. Listen to Hard To Love on Soundcloud now: https://soundcloud.com/badkidhq/hard-to-love Speaking more on the track Bad Kid says ‘Hard to Love is a soft boi song. It’s about projecting romanticism on to a relationship that was toxic. Instigated by someone who manipulates you emotionally into believing they love you but the reality is they never see your worth, but…
Today, Hey Violet debut the performance video for a special stripped-down version of their new single “Clean”. Watch the video HERE. “This stripped performance video was so fun to shoot, says frontwoman Rena Lovelis. “We filmed the entire video in our home studio in the valley. Nia, Casey, and I actually went to the craft store and got candles, feather boas and whatnot to help with the art direction. it really came alive with the lighting.” Hey Violet recently released the official video, directed by Ariel Lofaro along with a stop-motion animation lyric video for the track which the band filmed and directed themselves over two days. Billboard premiered the video and deemed the song,…
Hop Along’s Frances Quinlan has made a name for herself as one of the most prominent songwriters with one of the most distinct and inimitable voices in the indie rock space over the past decade. The Philadelphia-based musician recently announced her stunning solo debut Likewise last month, sharing its first single “Rare Thing,” and today she returns with a new song. Listen to “Now That I’m Back,” featuring a gorgeous visualizer of Quinlan’s own artwork, HERE. Frances Quinlan on “Now That I’m Back”: I find it mystifying that my idea of love has aged and changed right alongside me. I’d…
50 years ago, in the summer of 1969, the only group in pop-culture that could claim to be bigger than John, Paul, George and Ringo were Neil, Buzz and Michael. But 50 years down the line, in 2019, only ONE of those SEVEN names is actually in danger of going extinct in the collective imagination of the public at large. “FORGOTTEN ASTRONAUT” Inspired by the writing of NASA Astronaut Michael Collins, Matt Sharp’s lyrics for The Rentals new single “Forgotten Astronaut” – out today – read like an imaginary, inner-conversation the Command Module Pilot of Apollo 11 may have had with himself during the 21 hours Collins spent alone…