Author: Elicit Magazine

Out today! Mattiel, the already critically lauded Atlanta-based band fronted by charismatic 26-year old frontwoman Mattiel Brown, have released Satis Factory, co-produced by Randy Michael and Jonah Swilley. Today the band also share the dazzling video (featuring both Mattiel and her mom!) for the dazzling third single from the album, the impressive talking blues number “Food For Thought.”  An art director for a tech company prior to focusing on the band full time, the video was co-directed by Mattiel herself and oft-collaborator Jason Travis. Mattiel said: “We shot the video in a suburban home in Alabama, and I stayed up late the night before making these colorful jello platters…

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Uppermost x Juani have released their new single ‘Pure’ on 14th June via Uppwind Records. The track sees a dynamic collaboration by French producer Uppermost, alongside young up-and-coming producer Juani, born in Bordeaux, France, and currently based in Los Angeles. Uppermost’s prolific string of releases includes tracks on Sony BMG and Ministry Of Sound, and his own label Uppwind Records is fast becoming synonymous with high-powered collaborations and skillfully curated compilations – such as his recent release Uppwind on Air with official remixes by legendary french-touch producers Digitalism and nu-disco artist Satin Jackets.  Uppermost has garnered support from acclaimed publications…

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ORIGIN is an album that is overtly inspired by dystopian visions of our future, with many of the album lyrics exploring technological growth and how it affects our sense of humanity. The new album from preternaturally talented songwriter, producer and live performer JORDAN RAKEI is available now via Ninja Tune and features well received singles “Mind’s Eye,” “Say Something” and the soulfully psychedelic & funky “Rolling into One.” Stream Origin HERE: Since signing to Ninja Tune and releasing his debut album Wallflower, Jordan Rakei has cemented his worldwide rep as a modern soul icon in the making. The London-based, New…

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Julie Aagaard, better known as Danish noir-pop supernova Kill J, releases her highly anticipated debut album ‘Superposition’ today, via Nettwerk Records.Following the recent release of her single ‘Moon Sick’, which saw support from the likes of Earmilk – who praised its “inimitable production”and KIll J for transcending “the artist label into a realm of a glorified queen,” and The Line of Best Fit for who applauded her “whistle register on the wordless vocalisation that stands in for a chorus,” cheering her jaw-dropping performance for avoiding replicating ideas used in radio-friendly hitmaking.Working with UK producer Liam Howe(FKA Twigs, Lana del Rey, Ellie Goulding), ‘Superposition’ is a science-inspired record, it’s a theatrical sonic page-turner: all fiery electronics, booming drums, glass-shattering vocals and…

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June 14, 2019 – Hollywood, CA – The self-taught singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist known as BAD CHILD drops his groovy new single “Desert Island Lover” today with 21 Entertainment and Universal Music Canada alongside Capitol Records stateside and Virgin Records in the UK. The release of the track is accompanied by the picturesque video playing off the lyrics and showcasing BAD CHILD running through the streets of France, a feverish, modern-day Romeo. Watch the video HERE. Despite the lyrics of “Desert Island Lover” illustrating feelings of imprisonment in a relationship, they are seamlessly juxtaposed by the breezy guitar melodies and a bouncy percussion line. On the track, BAD CHILD explains, “’Desert…

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