Swedish alt-melodic metalcore pioneers Set Before Us have revealed a new music video for the song “Avalanche”. The video was directed by Liftamountain and shot on location in Nynas Slott, Sweden. Watch it right now at this location. “We wanted to do something we never did before with the video for Avalanche”says guitarist Niklas Edstrom. “We shot this video indoors, with each member being isolated in different rooms. Thanks to the dynamic camera work of Liftamountain, it feels as if you are soaring through the different rooms of the house!” Bassist Hampus Andersson continues, “We filmed on the hottest day of May, and despite soaking through our cloths, towels, and drinking…
Author: Elicit Magazine
San Francisco-based newcomer ZOLA has revealed a vertical lyric video to accompany her debut song, “Too Fast, Too Soon.” ZOLA’s debut – which was released on July 20th – has already been praised by tastemakers such as High Clouds, I Heart Moosiq, MissBish and Pop Dust. The much-deserved buzz also led “Too Fast, Too Soon” to be added to Spotify’s influential ‘Fresh Finds’ playlist. “Too Fast Too Soon” is the first single from ZOLA’s debut EP – set to be released this Fall – and marks the beginning of a new era for the 22-year-old artist. Writing the majority of the EP…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee— Daniella Mason thrives in the in-between. A Nashville-based singer-songwriter who’s penned hits for Nick Jonas and toured with the likes of Demi Lovato and DNCE, she’s no stranger to pop commerciality— her debut full-length record even dropped last October to some nice commercial buzz of her own, earning spots on Popjustice’s “Top Singles of 2017” list, V Magazine, and Billboard, to name a few. But it’s Mason’s left-of-center musicianship and distinct powerhouse vocals that afford her credit in tastemaker and alternative spaces, as well. And it’s within that spectrum that Mason unveils her latest musical project and newest single, “Human.” Premiering with a retrofuturistic short released on Refinery29, the Motke…
THIS TIME, Donna Missal’s debut album, will be released on September 7 by Harvest Records. Produced by Tim Anderson (Solange, BANKS, Halsey), it spotlights the elegant collision of elements at play in Missal’s music: a poet’s command of tone, a soul singer’s boundless intensity, a bedroom musician’s willful embrace of intimacy and experimentation. Today, as the album pre-order launched, Missal shared the track “Transformer,” a fiercely charged anthem she describes as being about “having the courage to take what you want from life, without apology.” Fans who pre-order the digital album will instantly receive “Transformer” plus the four tracks Missal released in the lead-up to the album announcement – “Keep Lying,” “Girl,” “Driving” and…
Review by Emily Smith In the past few years, some excellent R&B have hit the charts and captivated the music scene. One artist that has recently seen overwhelming success is London singer-songwriter Ella Mai. With her 2017 single “Boo’d Up” peaking at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and a music video that currently has over 175 million views, Ella Mai’s latest single “Trip” will clearly gain attention from fans and major music acts. “Boo’d Up” leans more in the mainstream pop direction, though some smatterings of that classic R&B sound still pervades the track. In her latest track…