Author: Elicit Magazine

August 06, Miami…Today you will have a chance to get to know J.T. and Yung Miami of the most provocative female hip-hop duo in years, City Girls, as they share a new video for “Period” from their recent project of the same name (Quality Control Music). The duo are the next generation of female rappers out of Miami, and you get to run on their turf when you WATCH HERE. A trailer for a City Girls’ documentary (Quality Control / Mass Appeal) also surfaced today. Watch HERE. Set to premiere later this month, and directed by Marcus Clarke, the documentary Point Blank Period follows Quality Control’s newly signed artists…

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26 year-old Tyler Childers of Lawrence County, Kentucky has announced details of the physical release of ‘Live On Red Barn Radio I & II’, out via Thirty Tigers on August 31, 2018. This new physical release follows Tyler’s semi-autobiographical debut album, ‘Purgatory’, which outlined Tyler’s development from wayward youth to married man, and was launched to critical acclaim in January 2018. ‘Live On Red Barn Radio I & II’ will be supported with a date at London’s Dingwalls on September 4, 2018 – tickets available for the UK date here. With Volume I recorded on May 29, 2013, and the subsequent Volume II recorded on November…

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Born and raised in North London, rapper Stratz creates a vibrant sonic palette through his collective fusion of modern hiphop and Jamaican dancehall. His fresh and spicy sound, combined with his lyrical craftsmanship and honest narratives are putting Stratz at the forefront of his genre. Stratz draws his verbal inventiveness through past experiences, having spent his youth in a neighbourhood where you find yourself having to constantly look over your shoulder. The rapper reveals, “It is funny to think this is how most of us used to live and scary to know it carries on and worsens”. Having lost his friend,…

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New Jersey-based indie pop-rock duo Brick + Mortar are thrilled to release their new single “Saturday Night” after partnering with Billboard to unveil it one day in advance just yesterday. Billboard went on to dub the track “…a song that has the power to send shivers down your spine and simultaneously make you tap your foot to the beat.” The band is no stranger to this acclaim, having found the perfect medium for their raw, gritty lyrics and upbeat instrumental charm. Additionally, the track has been featured on Spotify’s official ‘New Noise’ playlist alongside Bishop Briggs, grandson, Joywave, and several other buzzing artists. When asked about the “Saturday Night,” frontman Brandon Asraf said: “Live…

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Anna Shoemaker returns today with the release of “Liquor Store,” an intimate and instantly enchanting indie-pop gem. idobi Radio got the first listen of “Liquor Store.” “This was my first time writing a song with another person (my friend Jesse Fink),” explains Shoemaker to idobi Radio. “I usually write alone from a pretty vulnerable place so learning to do that with someone else was cool. Jesse sent me a voice note he had come up with and I was into it so we finished it up together on FaceTime. I’m a big believer in feeling your feelings. If you’re hurting, you need to let yourself hurt otherwise…

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