Tag: Eli Greeneyes

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“Eli Greeneyes” EP – Eli Greeneyes

The year might be winding down, but I love that I’m still finding music to get excited about. Boorloo/Perth artist Eli Greeneyes is the latest act I can’t stop listening to. With just five songs, his self-titled EP makes a definitive statement that he’s arrived.

This is one of those EPs that leaves no doubt about the artist’s talent from the get-go. Opening track “Don’t Let Them Know” is as close as you’re going to get to the perfect piece of power pop. The vocals soar and it’s got an epic, cinematic feel. Close your eyes and you can imagine it playing over the credits of a really great coming-of-age movie. “Town of the Living Dead” is a guitar-forward track with a beat that just won’t quit. The current single “Flowers” sits in the middle of the EP. It’s super catchy, as the best singles are, with fabulous lyrics exploring gender roles and ulterior motives in relationships. After delivering upbeat pop-rock bangers in the front-half, the EP’s back-end gives Eli the chance to showcase his sensitive side. “Not Enough” and “People” are both beautiful piano ballads. “Not Enough” has a lush, layered sound while “People” is stripped back, ensuring its lyrics shine through.

As is fitting for a self-titled EP, Eli wrote, produced and mixed the EP. It sounds so polished, but it was created in a home studio in his parents’ spare room. If this is the music Eli Greeneyes makes first time up on a shoestring, I can’t imagine how his music might sound with more time and money behind him.

Eli Greeneyes’ debut EP is out now.

Images used with On the Map PR; main image credit: Ben Matei

Posted on by Lauren Katulka

Eli Greeneyes Drops “She Don’t Care” Single Ahead of Drapht Tour

If you’ve been craving some guitar-driven pop, take a listen to Eli Greeneyes’ new single “She Don’t Care.” It’s super catchy with impassioned vocals that will have you invested in his story.

“She Don’t Care is about someone from my past who came along at a time when I was having a lot of mental health issues,” Eli explained. “Their intentions were extremely different to mine and I was listening to them too much instead of trusting my own intentions and instincts! I lost myself. When I wrote it I thought it was their fault, but now I realise that I also played a part in letting it take that direction. I had to write this song to gain back my true ‘not taking shit’ self.”

While this song sonically reminded me of Oasis, the film clip takes me back to The Verve’s “Bittersweet Symphony.” Watching Eli sing directly to the camera as the woman yells in his face reminds me so much of the performance Richard Ashcroft laid down in that classic ‘90s video.

Eli is about to tour Australia with recent collaborator Drapht.

“My shows are an opportunity to meet and understand my fans with what they connect with the most about my music,” he said. “What am I saying that makes them feel heard and understood? That all comes down to singing the lyrics for me. Expressing them in that up close and personal way so the story hits straight to the heart.”

Catch Eli with Drapht at the following shows:

14 October 2021 – Freo Social, Fremantle
15 October 2021 – Wintersun, Geraldton
16 October 2021 – Exmouth Fishing & Game Club, Exmouth
22 October 2021 – Mermaid Hotel, Dampier
23 October 2021 – Pier Hotel, Port Hedland
24 October 2021 – Roebuck Bay Hotel, Broome
29 October 2021 – Settlers Tavern, Margaret River
30 October 2021 – Prince of Wales, Bunbury
31 October 2021 – Leisure Inn, Rockingham
5 November 2021 – Forth Pub, Forth
18 November 2021 – Kalgoorlie Boulder Racing Club, Kalgoorlie
19 November 2021 – Pier Hotel, Esperance
20 November 2021 – Studio 146, Albany

Image used with permission from On the Map PR; credit: James Mooney

Posted on by Lauren Katulka

Eli Greeneyes Releases Retro Single “21”

WA artist Eli Greeneyes serves up some serious Brit Pop vibes with his latest single “21.” It’s rebellious, brash, and supremely catchy. The lyrics seem targeted at millennials, but if you were blasting Oasis and Blur back in the day, this will be right up your alley. That fisheye lens video is another fantastic throwback to the glory days of the ‘90s.

I’ve got to give you a language warning though. If you’re working in an office, you might want to stick your headphones on before blasting it as loud as you’ll want to!

“I wrote it in about 15 minutes about how depressed and scared I was about living my life the way I truly wanted to at 21 years old,” Eli explained. “I was becoming my own person and for some reason the thought of that was terrifying. A lot of this song is about figuring out who I am and feeling like I realised it too late, looking back at wasted time and how I wasn’t sucking the marrow out of life like I should’ve been. I was so pent up with childhood trauma and all that bullshit that I wasn’t seeing and enjoying all the positive things in front of me.”

Since he’s based in Western Australia, hopefully we’ll see Eli playing some shows around home in the New Year. Follow his Facebook page to learn about all his gigs and new tunes as they’re announced.

Image used with permission from On the Map PR