Alternative pop singer/songwriter, Emma Zander, has released her new single and music video for, “America’s Favorite Tranquilizer.” “‘America’s Favorite Tranquilizer’ is a bold, quirky anthem for the disillusioned,” shares Zander. “It’s a playful ode to the numbing devices — from social media to Xanax to candy — that get us through the day.” The corresponding video, which marks Zander’s directorial debut, was filmed completely in quarantine using dollar store props. The clip playfully challenges the notion of “safer at home”, as Zander elaborates, “Are we really safe at home? Left to our devices? Alone with our vices? In some sense,…
Author: Elicit Magazine
Icy Lando’s artistic journey is one of hard work and persistence. Growing up in Nairobi, Kenya, the rapper, singer and producer teams up with Sean Kingston on his pulsing club hit “Options.” Produced by Blanq Beatz and Mike Gee (Rich The Kid, Snoop Dogg), Icy collaborates with one of his musical icons to create a track overflowing with summer soaked rhythms. “In 2007 when Sean Kingston released ‘Beautiful Girls’, I had just joined our high school band and we did a rendition of the song”, Icy recounts. “I loved the vibe of the track and it inspired me to be…
Written by Kelly Holm Even at a time when live stages sit dormant, 2020 is proving to be a whirlwind of a year for Houston-based “poetic pop” artist Deza, and it’s only halfway over. January saw the premiere of her single “Boy Violet,” and within the span of the last two months, she’s written, produced and filmed the music video for her latest release, titled “June.” “I started writing ‘June’ in April of this year, in the middle of falling in love during the quarantine,” Deza said. “I just spent the past year studying music in Lillehammer, Norway. Because of…
Llargo, led by Italian songwriter, guitarist and producer Christian De Cicco, is an open ensemble that explores a common ground through down tempo / ambient reminiscences, jazz vocals, electronic beats and folk guitars. Influenced by the work of Bon Iver, The Cinematic Orchestra and Massive Attack, he manages to create dreamy and captivating soundscapes through his music. Christian says: “I’m always searching for new ways into music and sounds, always pushing outside of my musical comfort zone.” Recorded in London and Milan, alongside musicians Ivan Segreto (synths, arrangement, programming), Lele Garro (double bass), Evita Polidoro (acoustic drums), and featured artist…
Nowadays everybody wants to be a trapstar for a couple of coins, yet fail to see the other side. Kwazi Cort, a rising star in the UK Grime scene, serves a notice to all the non-believers who’ve been too quick to dub the genre as a thing of the past. Using his latest single “Trapstar II” as a means of showcasing his multi-faceted artistry, he quite literally navigates the space between Rap and Grime to craft his own original sound, knotting together the kerrangs of Rock with the soulful harmonies of RnB. Written as a diary of experiences, “Trapstar II”…