Elsie and The Vibe
Brooklyn, NY | Established. Jan 01, 2016
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"ELSIE AND THE VIBE IS AN EXHILERATING SOUL ARTIST TO BE RECKONED WITH"
BEAT MAGAZINE
"ELSIE AND THE VIBE ARE UNABASHEDLY A RETRO-INSPIRED COLLECTIVE WHO ARE REKINDLING THE MAGIC OF MOTOWN" THE REVUE
"SOARING VOCALS THAT COME FROM DEEP IN THE POCKET"
ADOBE AND TEARDROPS
"A DEPTH OF RAW EMOTION CREATES A LEVEL OF AUTHENTICITY WHICH IS MISSING FROM SO MUCH MUSIC THESE DAYS"
MUSIC JUNKIE PRESS
"DEEP SOULFUL VOICE WITH SOME INCREDIBLY CATCHY HOOKS" SPEAKER TV
"CATCHY AND UTTERLY ADDICTIVE TO LISTEN TO"
INDIE BAND GURU
"WITH VOCALS LIKE THAT, THIS IS ONE SHOW YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS"
SALUTE
"SHE'LL TAKE YOUR EARS UNDER FIRE WITH AN INESCAPABLE FEEL-GOOD VINTAGE SOUL ATTACK"
KICK ASS INDIE JAMS
"I'M A SUCKER FOR STRONG FEMALE VOCALS THAT ARE FULL OF SOUL AND THAT IS WHAT I GET FROM ELSIE"
MUSIC IS MY LIFE
"A SULTRY THROWBACK OF SOUL AND R&B THAT BUILDS SLOWLY TO A CALVACADE OF AURAL DELIGHTS"
FLEA MARKET FUNK
"ELECTRIFYING AND MONUMENTAL"
OHESTEE
"COMPELLING"
UNRECORDED
"SOULFUL AND EMOTIONAL"
SOLOVIBES
"PREPARE FOR FUNK N' SOUL POWER"
PENS EYE VIEW -
Rousing opener Riverside is a signal that Elsie and the Vibe is an exhilarating soul artist to be reckoned with. Everything about this nostalgic tune is electrifying – from its propulsive guitar chord strikes to its blaring horn sections, to Elsie’s absolutely thrilling belting in the song’s chorus.
With incredibly tight, soulful instrumentation, Elsie’s voice is the highlight. Her voice is charming and playful on the delightful Stop. Her wide-ranging vocals are consistent and don’t waver under the pressure of her vocal acrobatics. The intoxicating duet between bass and lead guitar on Take Me compliment Elsie’s fierce vocals. This is also a great component that must be stressed about the EP – it’s utter, catchy fun. This is proven further on EP standout, Just Don’t, which has a chorus hook that is hilariously memorable.
The EP’s atmosphere completely takes a 180 on the cripplingly, beautiful closer, Naked. With her lyrics as exposed as her voice against a small string section and her piano, the ballad explores confidence and beauty standards with grace and elegance. If anything, this closer exemplifies just how talented Elsie is, showing how fully in control of her vocals she is. - Beat Magazine
Today’s piece of soul comes from the Melbourne born and Brooklyn raised soul singer/ songwriter Elsie and her band, The Vibe. They come correct with a track “Riverside”, off of their upcoming EP due out on November 22nd.
Produced by producers/musicians Jonathan Dreyfus (Gretta Ray, Lama) and Robert Upward (emaar, Shelley Segal), The band includes Rob Muinos (Saskwatch), Olaf Scott (Saskwatch, Dorsal Fins), Justin Olsson (LANKS, Oh Pep!) Louis Gill (the OMG’s, Noah Earp) and Lulu McClatchy (Supergirly) as well as a bastion of talented musicians on board.
“Riverside” is a sultry throwback of soul and R & B that builds slowly to a cavalcade of aural delights, only to return back to a smoke filled room of uncertainty. Weaving back and forth between influences such as Gospel, Stax, Motown, and Rhythm and Blues, it’s haunting but powerful effect throughout is definitely a winner. Elsie’s voice mirrors the pain she has gone through, and as the smoke clears, the song dissipates. A powerful track with a story behind it, we are looking forward to hearing more from this band. She is also launching a blog, Higher Vibration, which will focus on positivity through social conscious and social good. We think that’s pretty cool as well. Check out her track below. - Flea Market Funk
Discography
Still working on that hot first release.
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Elsie is an Australian independent artist, whose music resides at the intersection of soul, Motown, R&B and pop. Performing with her band, Elsie and The Vibe, her explosive tracks have been compared with the sounds of Amy Winehouse, Joss Stone and Alicia Keys.
In November 2016, Elsie released her "electrifying and monumental" (Ohestee) debut single, Riverside. The track received strong support from Australian community radio, double J, ABC radio national, national and international media and was selected as a finalist in the Unsigned Only competition. The track is a "sultry throwback of soul and R&B that builds slowly to a cavalcade of aural delights" (Flea Market Funk) and garnered Elsie significant attention.
Off the back of the successful release of Riverside, Elsie and the Vibe toured the US East Coast with performances including Launch Music Conference and Festival (Pennsylvania), the Jersey Shore Festival (New Jersey) and Earth Day Festival (Union Square, New York). While in the US, Elsie also performed at a number of prominent New York music venues including Pianos, The Bowery Electric, Groove, Fat Baby, Silvana and the iconic Rockwood Music Hall.
Elsie and The Vibe’s live show is dynamic and full of energy, with her huge tracks brought to life with a 10 piece band. “She contrasts her set, diving between fast, pumping songs and slower, sensual ballads with ease.” (Beat Magazine)
Her debut EP was released in August 2017. It was produced by Robert Upward (emaar, Shelly Segal) and Jonathan Dreyfus (Gretta Ray, Lama), and mixed and mastered by Lindsay Gravina (Eskimo Joe, Thirsty Merc). “The Vibe” features Rob Muinos (Saskwatch), Olaf Scott (Saskwatch, Dorsal Fins), Justin Olsson (LANKS, Oh Pep!), Louis Gill (the OMG’s, Noah Earp) and Adam Rigley (The Badloves)
Elsie released the EP with a packed show at Melbourne's The Toff in Town and recently supported American RnB artist Lloyd at his Melbourne show.
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