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Eli @elienis.bsky.social · 10d

appreciate you reading/sharing! As someone who lived through all the late 2000s/early 2010s scene-core shit before getting into hc, I feel it's my duty to put my museum of knowledge on those atrocities to use lol

Eli @elienis.bsky.social · 21d

Appreciate it 🙏

Eli @elienis.bsky.social · 25d

🙏

Eli @elienis.bsky.social · 25d

Thank you so much :)

He Is Getting Real: TAGABOW's Doug Dulgarian Tells All

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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 25d

Here's @elienis.bsky.social with the definitive feature on They Are Gutting A Body Of Water

The shoegaze maverick on new album 'LOTTO,' his battle with heroin, how the Philadelphia Eagles bind his adopted hometown, and preserving the "dirty" quirkiness that made him fall in love with Philly

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Eli @elienis.bsky.social · Aug 25

Fair enough. Cranky, snarky, sometimes rude -- whatever you wanna call it, going against the grain of "niceness" and uniform positivity has worked for me. Simply just channeling the writing I grew up reading lol

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Leor Galil @imleor.bsky.social · Aug 15

Straight heat from @elienis.bsky.social on All American Rejects’ summer of “DIY shows” as viral branding opportunities www.elienis.com/chasing-frid...

A little while back, I made a couple people on Twitter sour by scoffing at some of the gung-ho responses to The Rejects' recent run of "house party" shows. A gimmick where the current Jonas Brothers tourmates turn up at a random frat party, parking lot, or, in this case, corporate gas station/fast food chain, and play a free, hastily promoted "DIY" show for people who'd otherwise never pay actual money to see the radio pop-punk stalwarts. One person in my replies was pedaling the naïve theory that it's actually a boon for DIY communities to have the band with Bionicle money cosplaying as punk-rock scamps, the idea being that it'll introduce a whole gaggle of normies and Elder Emos to the local scenes they'd otherwise never find through their strict diets of Spotify Daily Mixes and Myspace Music dance nights. Remember kids, there's nothing more punk-rock than onboarding a legion of 32-year-old Airbnb owners into your local DIY scene.

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Eli @elienis.bsky.social · Aug 19

Just now seeing this but thanks for sharing Leor 🙏 was a goofy ass event

A Conversation About Alex G’s ’Headlights,’ One Of 2025’s Best Albums

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Steven Hyden @stevenhyden.bsky.social · Jul 17

The new Alex G album is out this week and I really love it. Decided to hash out the highlights of HEADLIGHTS with the great @elienis.bsky.social.
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Two critics hash out the latest from the leading indie singer-songwriter.

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David Anthony @dbanthony.bsky.social · Jun 6

Thanks to @elienis.bsky.social for the kind words about Ritual Cross. It's been cool to see folks getting what we're going for while also hitting different reference points each time.

Chasing Fridays: FearDorian Q&A, smokedope2016, Find My Friends, more

The only newsletter uniting underground cloud-rap, regional beatdown, and whimsical indie-pop.

Sleep Token: Even in Arcadia

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Eli @elienis.bsky.social · May 14

Did my best to dismantle the notion that Sleep Token have any redeeming qualities. For @pitchfork.com

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Read Eli Enis’ review of the album.

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Eli @elienis.bsky.social · May 9

It's Friday. I wrote about:

-Loathe's overwrought dud
-Bulls Shitt's smokin' LP
-Sin Against Sin's evil demo
-Boo Boo Spoiler's rippin' punk-gaze
-Talulah Paisley's kooky garage-rock
-Maria Somerville's OK dream-pop
-Magdalena Bay's underwhelming live show

& more

www.elienis.com/chasing-frid...

Chasing Fridays: Loathe, Sin Against Sin, Magdalena Bay live, more

Eight reviews that run the gamut from severely underwhelmed to sufficiently whelmed.

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Eli @elienis.bsky.social · May 1

Fucking hell, so sorry Alex. What a criminal loss on Vulture's part.

Eli @elienis.bsky.social · Apr 19

Will be soon I believe!

Chasing Fridays: Bleary Eyed, Cortisa Star, Coma Cinema, more

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Eli @elienis.bsky.social · Apr 18

For this week's Chasing Fridays I wrote about:

-Bleary Eyed's potential to drop an era-defining shoegaze classic
-Cortisa Star's hyperpop/drill twist
-Coma Cinema's first song in 8 years
-Hotline TNT's new tune
-This Day Forward's 2000 metalcore gem

www.elienis.com/chasing-frid...

All the Chasing Sundays bases are covered: beguiling shoegaze, sad indie-rock, blown-out internet rap, and old-school metalcore.

I Worked Out to Meshuggah for 90 Days and Here's What Happened

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colon dumpsey @dempseyc.bsky.social · Apr 17

this is the most i’ve ever suffered for my writing. i put my biceps on the back burner for this piece. please make my juice worth the squeeze by reading

www.invisibleoranges.com/meshuggah-wo...

Driven by a singular madness, writer Colin Dempsey talked to other metal/meat-heads and tried a workout regime entirely driven by Meshuggah. Is Meshuggah the solution to your workout woes?

www.invisibleoranges.com

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Eli @elienis.bsky.social · Apr 18

For this week's Chasing Fridays I wrote about:

-Bleary Eyed's potential to drop an era-defining shoegaze classic
-Cortisa Star's hyperpop/drill twist
-Coma Cinema's first song in 8 years
-Hotline TNT's new tune
-This Day Forward's 2000 metalcore gem

www.elienis.com/chasing-frid...

Chasing Fridays: Bleary Eyed, Cortisa Star, Coma Cinema, more

All the Chasing Sundays bases are covered: beguiling shoegaze, sad indie-rock, blown-out internet rap, and old-school metalcore.

Improbably, Greet Death Found Some Kind Of Peace

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Eli @elienis.bsky.social · Apr 15

Greet Death's members were actually greeted by death. It finally gave them the will to live.

For @stereogum.bsky.social

www.stereogum.com/2304205/gree...

Hear "Country Girl" from new album 'Die In Love' and read our interview with the shoegaze greats.

Molly Burch Quit Music For A Good Cause

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Ed Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · Apr 15

I don’t think you can summarize the fatal problem with modern liberalism any better than “My issue with the way people are being deported and disappeared is procedural.”

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Eli @elienis.bsky.social · Apr 14

Had an inspiring chat with Molly Burch about how difficult the indie music business is, and why she's a million times happier with her drastic career pivot.

For @stereogum.bsky.social

www.stereogum.com/2304181/moll...

The singer-songwriter on the passions, priorities, and industry changes that led her to launch Picnic Studio, "a progressive art space for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities."

Improbably, Greet Death Found Some Kind Of Peace

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Eli @elienis.bsky.social · Apr 15

Greet Death's members were actually greeted by death. It finally gave them the will to live.

For @stereogum.bsky.social

www.stereogum.com/2304205/gree...

Hear "Country Girl" from new album 'Die In Love' and read our interview with the shoegaze greats.

Molly Burch Quit Music For A Good Cause

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Scott Lapatine @scottgum.bsky.social · Apr 14

@elienis.bsky.social spoke to the great songwriter Molly Burch about quitting a demoralizing indie music career to start Picnic Studio, an art non-profit for adults with IDD, focused on inclusivity and getting the artists paid.

Read: www.stereogum.com/2304181/moll...

Donate: www.picnicstudiola.com

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Eli @elienis.bsky.social · Apr 14

Had an inspiring chat with Molly Burch about how difficult the indie music business is, and why she's a million times happier with her drastic career pivot.

For @stereogum.bsky.social

www.stereogum.com/2304181/moll...

The singer-songwriter on the passions, priorities, and industry changes that led her to launch Picnic Studio, "a progressive art space for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities."

Chasing Fridays: 2hollis, Jane Remover, Turnstile, more

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Eli @elienis.bsky.social · Apr 11

For this week's Chasing Fridays I wrote about:

-Jane Remover and 2hollis's visions for a post-rage, post-hyperpop future
-Turnstile's first-ever mediocre single
-Kitchen's folky slowcore
-La Dispute's 'Wildlife' and why it still works for me

www.elienis.com/chasing-frid...

A glimpse at pop's future, hardcore's recent past, indie's now, and screamo's history.