Author: Elicit Magazine

Com Truise has announced a remix for Australian indie-electronic band Gold Fields’ “Waterfall.” Set to drop on July 12 via Haven Sounds, the original track is lifted from Gold Fields’ recent album Dalawa. Com Truise needs no introduction, with a discography spanning over nearly a decade and remixes for the likes of Daft Punk, El Ten Eleven, Charli XCX, Neon Indian, Digitalism, Deftones, and Deadmau5. Releasing on Ghostly International alongside label mates Matthew Dear, Dabrye, Tycho, Gold Panda, and Shigeto, Com Truise has seen support from a host of tastemaker publications including Pitchfork, Resident Advisor, BBC Music, Exclaim!, The 405,…

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Write Up By Kelly Holm As an emerging country/pop star, 25-year-old singer-songwriter Chloe Caroline admits to wearing a lot of hats, a necessity for life as an independent artist. From creative work to social media promotion to business and scheduling arrangements, trying to make a name in the music industry can be a full-time job that doesn’t always pay well and is a matter of, as Caroline says, “trial and error.” Yet, Caroline “still [has] to pay rent like any other 25-year-old.”  Most 25-year-olds, however, have not starred in a Hallmark movie featuring six of their original songs, something that…

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Having made serious noise already with the release of his most recently released album Otherland, Berliner by way of New Zealand Noah Slee looks to captivate listeners once again with the timely release of his newest single “Soulflower” Check out “Soulflower” HERE Experimental in its approach, Slee is in fine form with his own unique style of contemporary R&B. His smooth, soulful vocals are the centrepiece of this latest offering, complemented with lush harmonies and beautiful falsetto. “Soulflower” is progressive and left-leaning with its genius mix of shifting rhythm patterns and synth melodies – a staple with the ‘future bounce’…

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Just days ahead of the release of her new album, III, BANKS shared the haunting track “Contaminated.”  Zane Lowe debuted the song earlier today as a World First on Apple Music’s Beats 1. BANKS recorded “Contaminated” in Los Angeles, collaborating with producer BJ Burton (Bon Iver, Francis and the Lights). Download / stream “Contaminated” HERE. “‘Contaminated’ is about being addicted to a toxic relationship. The more you give, the less of yourself you become,” says BANKS. Harvest Records will release III on Friday, July 12. Tomorrow night, BANKS will preview material from the album during her sold-out show at House of Vans Chicago. The evening is the latest in the Vans House Parties series,…

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Written by Hero Magnus “I love the way she moves, yeah / when she’s watering our garden / with her headphones / singing off-key Ariana through the window / and I can’t help but hum along,” begins Devin Kennedy in his latest comfy hit, “No Worries.” At first, I want to know how someone can water a garden with a pair of headphones; but after this momentary brain malfunction, I’m very much in love with Devin as well as his girlfriend, and I’m ready to start humming along.  Devin Kennedy started his musical journey when he was two years old after…

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