Author: Elicit Magazine

Written by Hero Magnus Drea Rose is a Los Angeles musician who has released more than a dozen singles + covers in 2020 alone. Previously, we reviewed her sultry song “Intuition.” But, Rose has only grown from there. Her new single, “Good,” is a stylish masterpiece perfectly suited for her own quirkiness and surrealism. In “Good,” Rose matches complex melodies and rhythmic melisma with a funky electronic soundscape. The bouncy fishbowl sounds give off an 80s vibe, the kind rarely matched with vocals that are so serious and earnest. “Hard to hear but it’s for the best / I wanna…

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Written By Kelly Holm Nashville native Riley Clemmons has long been rooted in her community. A songwriter from the age of six, she’s starred in community theatre productions, headlined local music venues and was discovered performing in a pageant at school. “I wanted to be an artist from as early as I can remember,” Clemmons shares. “When I met my manager at age 13, it started feeling like something I could really hone in on and pursue.” Since then, she’s risen to prominence on the Contemporary Christian charts, beyond just her place of origin— but, as many of us have…

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Today Sody teams-up with Cavetown to go full emo on their latest single “Is Your Bedroom Ceiling Bored?” which documents where alone time can take a person. ““Is Your Bedroom Ceiling Bored?” is for my fellow overthinkers,” she explains. “It’s when you’re staring at your ceiling at 4am looking for answers and wondering what someone is thinking. It’s when you write paragraphs to someone over text but then delete it and respond ‘I’m okay’. I imagine so many of us are experiencing this in isolation which unites us all!” Sody has been building a strong discography of tracks that consistently…

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Hailing from the North East of Scotland, Rachel Jack is one of the most exciting emerging singer-songwriters in Scotland. Winner of the University of the West of Scotland’s inaugural Paolo Nutini Songwriting Scholarship, her debut EP The Calgary Tapes is an acoustic odyssey, showcasing her raw vocal talent and lyrical craft. Recorded at the enchanting An Tobar Studios on the Isle of Mull, the 5-track EP is as introspective as it is up-lifting. Singles “Nowhere,” “The Hardest Part,” “Bring Me Down,” & “Equalised,” have been released this year to much acclaim including, Jim Gellatly’s track of the day, BBC Scotland…

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Written By Kelly Holm  At age 11, singer-songwriter, Anna Graceman dazzled a national audience as a finalist on the sixth season of “America’s Got Talent.” Now, nine years later, she’s soon to capture an international one: she claimed victory on a recent episode of “Songland,” and her original song “Gold” will be recorded by Bebe Rexha and used by NBC in promotion of the Tokyo Olympics. “I learned that even the most successful artists and songwriters that I idolize and look up to are still human beings,” she says of her experience appearing on the show. “At one point they…

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