Indie-pop singer/songwriter James Quick reveals the name of his upcoming EP ‘Make Sure Your Friends Are Okay’ alongside the release of his latest music video titled “I’m Fine.” The somber video, shot and directed by Hunter Moreno (Tana Mongeau, Mod Sun), leads the way sonically and thematically into James’s forthcoming EP, which explores the many facets of mental health. Accompanying the announcement of his EP, James is unveiling his collaboration with mental health awareness brand, Make Sure Your Friends Are Okay. James has dedicated a portion of the proceeds from his EP sales to be donated to the JED Foundation, a nonprofit that protects emotional health and prevents…
Author: Elicit Magazine
Emerging Toronto singer/songwriter, Jayde, confronts the inevitable pain of a love gone cold in somber new single “Sad AF.” The mellow, dark-pop track resembles a heartbreak lullaby as Jayde pulls the shiny facade back, revealing a broken and drawn-out relationship holding on by a thread. By facing her true feelings, she is led to healing through acceptance. “When you start drifting apart from someone, you start going out to things without them and a bunch of people ask you “Oh, where is so and so”… so you make it seem like everything is great when in reality you’re not talking as much…
Written By Kelly Holm Jordan Mackampa is no “foreigner” to the music business. Nearly a decade ago, the soul-pop singer-songwriter got his start performing at open mic nights in Camden— the footage of which, he promises, “will never see the light of day.” “[I’ve known I wanted to be a musician since] I saw a video of James Brown dancing on TV,” he says. “His music made everyone so happy. I wanted to do that, be him.” He has released two extended plays, Physics EP in 2016 and Tales from the Broken in 2017, but 2020 marks the release of…
Following the release of her silky smooth single “Indulge”, South East London’s Laolu returns with the sensual new cut “Show & Prove,” Seeking emotional honesty and respect from a partner, “Show & Prove” is imbued with Laolu’s honeyed lyrical inflections and a soft smattering of R&B melodies. Glossy rhythms and bold brass accompaniments float over the rich soundscape as she questions the sincerity of her partner’s declarations of love. “‘Show & Prove’ is about feeling uncertain when someone wants to take things to the next step,” she explains. “You’ve heard that they’re a bit of a player and now you’re…
Many new artists struggle to get just a few songs fully finished to put out for the world’s ears to ever hear. Rini K is on a different page with three successful singles already released and her full 10-song album dropping on May 29th. 6n7 has been a labor of love since 2017 when Rini was just 11. She spent one year writing the songs and then began recording them on Apple’s GarageBand. Later on, she re-recorded all of the tracks using Logic Pro X and, by then, had also added to her repertory of instruments purchased using birthday and…