Author: Elicit Magazine

Photo credit Judith Florent-Lapara. Magic post-rock duo FIRST DRAFT to hit the Spanish and Portuguese roads in November: all the dates below! Including a show recorded and broadcasted on Portuguese public radio & television. Creative post-rock/shoegaze duo FIRST DRAFT are currently working on a new album to be released early 2025. Meanwhile, they are touring the Iberian Peninsula this November and will record a CLAV Live Session for the Portuguese radio and television media RTP. French duo FIRST DRAFT transform sharp sensibility into raw energy, depicting a poetic and painful modern world, full of contradictions and genuine humanity. They craft…

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(Photo credit: Olivia Arthur) Marcelo D2 & Sambadrive Share New Single ‘A Maldiçâo Do Samba (http://lnk.to/MarceloD2SambaDrive) ‘ Recorded Direct-to-disc and produced by Mario Caldato Jr. (Beastie Boys) Out Now Today, trailblazing Brazilian rapper Marcelo D2 shares new single ‘A Maldiçâo do Samba’ recorded with electrifying live band Sambadrive. Taken from the newly announced direct-to-disc album via Night Dreamer on 2nd November 2024. The album revisits some of Marcelo D2’s most important tracks, mining 25 years of ground-breaking music from the Brazilian legend and capturing his now timeless ‘samba hip-hop’ sound in full flow. Opening out into expansive jazz samba solos…

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Photo l-r: John Espy, Josh Burke, Ronnie Winter, Joey Westwood, Nadeem Salam, Randy Winter (Photo Credit: K Enagonio) 5X Platinum-certified alternative rock mainstays THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS are excited to announce their signing to premiere independent music label Better Noise Music. Formed in 2004 in Jacksonville, FL, the band has accrued Gold and multi-platinum singles—including their massive 5x Platinum hit single “Face Down” and “Your Guardian Angel”—and 2X Platinum-certified debut album, Don’t You Fake It, alongside numerous high-ranking radio chart positions and a robust digital history of 1.4 billion career streams. BETTER NOISE MUSIC President / COO Steve Kline remarks on…

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Photo by Marie Beaufils Durand France-based prog-rock trio LIZZARD has released a lyric video for their track “Mad Hatters,” featured on their fifth studio album, Mesh, which is now available on Pelagic Records. Mesh captures the energetic optimism of the late ’90s post-punk and art-rock scene while infusing it with fresh, empowering creativity. The song “Mad Hatters” critiques those in power as society faces collapse, blending mellow polyrhythms with poignant melodies. Watch the lyric video for “Mad Hatters.” LIZZARD, comprising drummer Katy Elwell, guitarist/vocalist Mat Ricou, and bassist Will Knox, has spent eighteen years honing their unique rock sound through…

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The viral indie harmony trio Tiny Habits recently appeared as special guests alongside Kacey Musgraves on the latest episode of Audible’s The Energy Music Curfew Hour, now available on Audible and podcast platforms. Hosted by Grammy-winning musician Chris Thile and The Punch Brothers, this multi-episode variety show features renowned musical guests, including Madison Cunningham, Jason Isbell, Jon Batiste, Norah Jones, and James Taylor. This episode marked the first meeting between Tiny Habits and Kacey Musgraves, which led to a creative collaboration. The trio contributed their harmonic expertise to “Perfection,” a track from the deluxe edition of Kacey’s 2024 album, Deeper…

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