Author: Elicit Magazine

(June 14, 2019 – New York, NY) Atlanta trap royalty Trouble returns this summer with the scorching “She A Winner” (featuring City Girls), his Def Jam Recordings debut single with Grammy Award®-winning super-producer Mike Will Made-It’s Ear Drummer Records. LISTEN TO “SHE A WINNER” HERE “She A Winner” is acclaimed rapper Trouble’s long awaited follow up his Edgewood album project of 2018 with Mike Will, homage to Atlanta’s Edgewood project in which Trouble grew up, as detailed through the album’s skits.  The 37-minute Edgewood film treatment (directed by Derek Schklar) received unanimous tastemaker raves across the board, and has picked up over 530,000 YouTube views to-date. Trouble, who has won the admiration of Drake, the Weeknd, Young Thug, Yo Gotti, and Waka Flocka Flame to name a few, first stuck his head out…

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Brooklyn-based quartet Plastic Picnic’s music shares sharp reflections on the intricacies of life. Originally having roots in the Pacific Northwest, vocalist/guitarist Emile Panerio, guitarist Lincoln Lute, drummer Gordon Taylor, and bassist Marshall Hunt craft music that seamlessly blends spirited 80’s pop, celestial synths, and invigorating indie rock. Today, Plastic Picnic shares “After You,” the first single off their sophomore EP Vistalite out July 19th. Crafted with the help of Sub Pop staple and producer Trevor Spencer (Father John Misty, Fleet Foxes), Vistalite pays homage to Plastic Picnic’s origins in the Pacific Northwest. At the crossroads of dreamy synth-pop, warm guitar-driven rock, and thoughtful songwriting, “After You” embraces a developed soundscape for the quartet.…

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Grapefruit Sound Lab (aka Robert Cotnoir) and Amuka have announced the release of a collaborative single, titled Don’t Fall For It. The single is being released on June 14th on Howe Records. It was premiered exclusively via CelebMix. This is the lead single from the upcoming full-length Grapefruit Sound Lab LP Eight Days Across America. Recorded where Aretha Franklin and Eurythmics created their smash hit Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves, Amuka and Robert Cotnoir first made each others’ acquaintance at the world famous United Sound Systems recording studio in Detroit where their poignant and timely hit Don’t Fall For It came to life. Inspired by events both…

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GRAMMY-nominated, multi-platinum selling singer, songwriter and producer JHart (AKA James Abrahart) returns today with a deeply personal, uplifting and inspired new single, “Temporary” – out everywhere now. Speaking about the song’s origin, JHart reveals, “I wrote ‘Temporary about the nature of pain, how you have to walk through it one day at a time, reminding yourself to keep pushing forward with the comfort that one day won’t feel like today does.” He continues,“I got to write the song with some of my friends and some of the most talented, well respected names in the business, Ilsey Juber, Ian Kirkpatrick, and Sizzy Rocket. German (of The Monsters and…

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BOSTON, MA | JUNE 14TH, 2019 – Boston-based alternative pop artist Hazel Bloom is back with an energetic new EP, “Spaces Between Words on a Page,” out on all digital platforms NOW. After gaining prominence on Spotify with his two singles “I Loved You, Once” and “Nobody’s Nothing,” Hazel Bloom continued to expand his artistry through the creation of “Space Between Words on a Page,” layering pop melodies and R&B beats to create an infectious collection. Dave Carlin, the singer/songwriter behind Hazel Bloom, impresses on all 5 of the EP’s tracks; he is insightful, creative, and incredibly skilled. About the EP, Hazel…

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