Author: Elicit Magazine

Melbourne, Australia’s Oh Pep! have now released their new album I Wasn’t Only Thinking About You… via ATO Records. Last week, NPR shared an advance stream of the album. “‘I Wasn’t Only Thinking About You…’ not only creates a rare space for nuance, but does so with artful, dance-worthy tracks,” says NPR. Today the band also release a new video for their track “Truths.” I Wasn’t Only Thinking About You… marks the follow up to Oh Pep!’s critically acclaimed debut Stadium Cake. The return at once captures their spirit, their curiosity, their imminent likability. Throughout, the new LP thoughtfully explores the melody-rich expanse between indie pop and alt-folk, while coming…

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Montreal-based artist Sara Diamond has released her anticipated debut EP, Foreword. The EP is about crossing the barrier of fear into the unknown and includes four of her previously released singles in addition to three new tracks. Sara has spent the past year releasing music about the ups and downs of love. Those songs have amassed over 13 million plays and landed her in the Spotify Viral Top 50 Chart. She’s now following with a fully formed idea via Foreword. Of the new EP, Sara says: “My brain had a lot of processing to do over the past year. When…

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With two very special and intimate North American tour dates around the corner, Australian/Swedish duo Say Lou Lou share their long-awaited second album Immortelle, out on Cosmos Music/á Deux today. The 7-track record marks a new era for the sisters, with their creative direction increasingly knowing no bounds by any one medium. Offering a blend of signature dark pop choruses with new inspirations found across art and film, the record is a captivating exploration into identity and roles played consciously and subconsciously by women. The remaining piece to the puzzle that is Immortelle lies within a 7-minute cinematic piece, bringing to life the complexities behind their 7-track feminist…

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CONGRATULATIONS to Dean Wareham and Cheval Sombre on the release of their collaborative effort Dean Wareham Vs. Cheval Sombre. The album is out today via Double Feature Records. Comprised of 10 tracks, Dean Wareham Vs. Cheval Sombre is a walk through the 60s and 70s as the duo cover songs made famous by Marty Robbins, Bob Dylan, and Merle Haggard, among others. To date they have shared the singles “Wayfaring Stranger” (a traditional song that has been covered by many, including Dusty Springfield and Neil Young), their take on Blaze Foley’s “If I Could Only Fly” and “Grand Canyon,” aMagnetic Fields song. LISTEN TO DEAN WAREHAM…

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October 26, 2018…Miami, Florida… City Girls today release their video for “Not Ya Main” off their acclaimed album PERIOD (Quality Control Music / Motown / Capitol Records). Shot in Miami and directed by Video God, City Girls let it be known that “I’m that bitch, but I am not your bitch.” PERIOD. Watch the video HERE. Known as JT and Yung Miami, City Girls are brash, raw, uncensored, unapologetic and with a swagger rooted in the queens who came before them (Foxy Brown, Salt N’ Pepa, Khia and friend/Miami-based and mentor Trina). Most recently they caught the ear of Drake, an early fan who recruited them for his 10-week chart topping song “In My Feelings.” It’s…

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