LUKE ELLIOT - heute neues Album und neues Video
Hier das brandneue Luke Elliot Video zur heutigen Albumveröffentlichung:
LUKE ELLIOT - "I (Who Have Nothing)": https://youtu.be/HuomhitQi_s
19.05. LUKE ELLIOT - "Let ’em All Talk" (Icons Creating Evil Art/Rough Trade)
Wizard Promotions bestätigt ein exklusives LUKE ELLIOT Deutschland-Konzert in Hamburg am 17. Juni 2023 in der Nochtwache.
Tickets: https://wizpro.com/luke-elliot/
While the permanent darkness of the polar region still holds the Nordic countries in an icy gray choke hold, a new alliance is concluded between the master of twisted gothic Americana and the Swedish torch bearers of alternative music as Luke Elliot signs with Icons Creating Evil Art.
LUKE ELLIOT - "William Tell"
https://youtu.be/h4VyAThay24
LUKE ELLIOT - "What It Is"
https://youtu.be/lOnmcijn4UQ
Rolling Stone France (Album Of The Month, May 2020): "An undeniable talent combined with a truly stunning voice."
MOJO Magazine UK: "…a master of accessible, twisted, gothic Americana."
eclipsed 8.5/10: "Es ist ein Unding, dass dieser Mann schon zwei Alben veröffentlicht hat, ohne damit größere Aufmerksamkeit erzielt zu haben. Das muss sich mit „Let 'em All Talk" ändern - einfach, weil es so gut ist. Neun Stücke zwischen Orchester-Pop, Country, Electronica und New Wave, mal temporeich, mal gefühlvoll oder sinfonisch-opulent, aber immer melodramatisch und morbide werden hier geboten. …Umwerfend."
Stereoplay (Music 9/10, Sound 8/10): "Auch dank großer Crooner-Stimme ist „Let ’em All Talk“ absolut umwerfend."
Sonic Seducer: "Cool, clever und smart: Ja, das ist der mit vielen Talenten gesegnete Americana-Barde sicherlich auch. Aber sein stels souveräner Auftritt sowie sein raum- und herz(er-)grei-fendes Intonationsvermögen können nicht darüber hinwegtäuschen, dass sich Luke Elliot nicht nur vom Hörensagen mit den Schattenseiten jeglicher Lebensträume auskennt."
Legacy 12/15: "Ein intelligentes, stimmungsvolles Album mit Seele!"
The critically acclaimed artist Luke Elliot (US) has held audiences spellbound by skilled songwriting filled with cinematic sensation and explosive, yet elegant, live performances since the release of his debut album in 2016. Born and raised in New Jersey (US) Luke Elliot fell in love with Northern Europe during a visit and settled down in Oslo (Norway), and Northern Europe fell in love with him and grew a solid fan base. Still his passion for performing and meeting his fans has taken him to sold out venues all over the world. Since the release of the previous album The Big Wind (2020) Elliot has been touring and writing new songs for the forthcoming third album.
Luke Elliot's journey began the old-fashioned way — working his way up from playing small bars in the Lower East Side of Manhattan to some of the most legendary clubs in the country, such as NYC's Mercury Loungeand Webster Hall, and Philadelphia's World Café Live. Through his critically acclaimed recordings and mesmerizing live shows, the fledgling artist caught the attention of film director Paul Cantagallo, who asked Elliot to compose the music for his film, Benny the Bum, which won Best Local Film at the 2012 Philadelphia Independent Film Festival.
An introduction to Rihanna's original manager, Christa Shaub, led to a meeting with an influential Norwegian journalist that would send his career on a fast-track trajectory. And though the New Jersey-bred Elliot had never been out of the country — or even owned a passport — he found himself spending a whirlwind two years in Europe. He fell in love with Northern Europe and settled down in Oslo (Norway), and Northern Europe fell in love with him – a fan base started to grow. In Norway he formed a band and recorded the debut album Dressed for the Occasion (2016), which was produced and mixed by John Agnello (Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., Kurt Vile), who fell for Elliot's EP, Provisions (2014). "The first time I heard Luke's voice," recalls Agnello, "I knew he was super talented. Then when I saw him play piano and sing, I saw that he was a force of nature. And watching him grow as an artist has been remarkable."
Luke Elliot’s passion for performing live has taken him to sold-out venues all over the world, playing to thousands of new fans, appearing on major TV shows, and drawing the praise of the European press. Dressed for the Occasion hit #7 on iTunes in Norway, received more than 2 million streams on TIDAL/Spotify in Europe, and Elliot was named one of the world's five best new artists by TIDAL.
Germany's Rolling Stone compared Luke Elliot to some of the greatest sonic storytellers of our time: ”Luke Elliot's style is timeless, his songs tell stories and comparisons to Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, or Tom Waits are therefore not uncommon."
Luke Elliot’s evocatively second album The Big Wind (2020) came out of a turbulent time in his life. It is a boldly textured and instantly immersive album with a film noir-ish touch that is simultaneously sleek and modern at the eye of the storm. “These songs have to do with a pull to come into a stable existence,” Luke explained. “While writing them, I had no permanent residence, but I scrambled to get this record done.” Rolling Stone France picked The Big Wind as its Album Of The Month upon release and referred to Luke as an "undeniable talent combined with a truly stunning voice." MOJO Magazine in the UK called him “...a master of accessible, twisted, gothic Americana.”
Musically, an eclectic mix of influences pumps through Elliot's veins that range from John Coltrane, Duke Ellington and Dylan to The Cramps, Gun Club and Mink DeVille, to films by spaghetti western inventor, as well as Badlands, Pulp Fiction, Natural Born Killers. His interest for film hasn’t stayed with music, it has also taken him to the big screen. It turned out the multitalented Elliot has acting skills as well. He performed his song “All On Board” in the Norwegian TV-series hit “Exit”, Norway’s most streamed series ever, and he played against Carrie-Anne Moss from The Matrix in crime series “Wisting”.
Quelle: cmm - consulting for music and media