Author: Elicit Magazine

Photo Credit: Vanessa Heins Toronto, Ontario’s PUP are psyched to release their newest video for the song “Sibling Rivalry,” one of the standout songs on their critically acclaimed new album, Morbid Stuff, out now on Little Dipper/Rise. Animated by Martin MacPherson, the “Sibling Rivalry” video tells the story of lead singer Stefan Babcock’s camping adventure with his sister which — in typical PUP tradition — goes horribly, terribly wrong… WATCH “SIBLING RIVALRY” HERE Says Babcock about the video, “My sister and I go on pretty wild camping trips every year. Each year they get crazier and crazier, because we’re constantly trying to out-dumb one another. This song is about a…

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Photo credit: Alexander Aitken Chela stands out as an oasis at a time when skin-deep instant gratification is demanded from the performers we admire. Simultaneously uncompromising, expressive, and eloquent, the Australian/Filipino alt-pop artist Chela (Chelsea Wheatley) has stayed true to her vision since she erupted through our collective speakers with her breakout single “Romanticise” in 2013. Her kinetic silhouette, garnished with a distinct tangerine mane, has been burned into our retinas ever since. Sifting through Chela’s music, one can hear the work of someone who has applied painstaking perfection to her craft. “Romanticise,” “Zero,” and “Full Moon” all reflect a knack…

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Written by Hero Magnus As soon as the vocals kick on The Man Who’s “Natural Villain,” I’m already charmed. The lead singer has a rich voice which adds to the song’s energy and dynamism. It reminds me of Fall Out Boy or Panic! At the Disco, emo-pop-punk band-like that by the time you reach the soaring chorus, it makes you want to whip your hair back and forth, no joke. There’s the punchy snare of The 1975, but only if Matty Healy were a little more commanding and a lot less angsty. Am I name-dropping too much? Suffice it to…

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Allday has cemented himself as one of Australia’s most interesting young songwriters and in demand performers. He is set to release his new album Starry Night Over The Phone–a cheeky take on Van Gogh’s “Starry Night Over the Rhone”–on July 12 via Ultra Records. The album was recorded in Los Angeles, executive produced by Simon Lam (Kllo) and features a rollcall of Australian talent including Japanese Wallpaper and Lonelyspeck. Today, Allday has released the latest video from the album for new single “Restless” which features Australian pop icons The Veronicas. Watch the video, directed by Rory Pippan, via NYLON and…

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WATCH“I LOST A FRIEND”Apple | iTunes | Spotify 21-year-old chart-topping, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and artist FINNEAS returns with the stunning music video for “I Lost A Friend.” Directed by Sam Bennett and shot in Lancaster, CA entirely in one take, at dusk, the video provides a beautiful backdrop for a song that Billboard described as “intimate” and “emotional,” and Consequence of Sound hailed it as “thoughtful” and “heartfelt.” Watch the video for “I Lost A Friend” HERE.To date, the song has racked up more than 5 million streams globally on Spotify. Filled with poignant lyrics, “I Lost A Friend” perfectly showcases FINNEAS’ knack for effortless, heartfelt storytelling, paired his simplistic and rousing signature production. Talking about the…

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