Brighton-based solo artist and multi-instrumentalist ELLiS·D is set for his second single release of 2023, the twisted, psychosomatic art-rock number ‘Degenerate Effeminate’ on Tuesday 25th April before heading out across the continent for a first European tour in between support slots with Razorlight at Brighton Dome (8th April) and Hammersmith Apollo (12th May).

Following a prolific string of releases in 2022, ‘Degenerate Effeminate’ marks his second collaboration with producer Shuta Shinoda (Hot Chip, Jenny Beth). Underpinned by laidback, swaggering grooves and
pulsating organ lines, ELLiS·D explores a different side of himself channelling the off-beat histrionic vocal quirks of David Byrne and Cate Le Bon as the track continually shifts and evolves before striding headlong into a monstrous explosion of fuzz and Mitch Mitchell-esque drumming prowess.

Reflecting on the single, ELLiS·D had this to offer:

“Degenerate Effeminate slices your personality in half. Its an egocentric look at the part of your brain that wishes it could switch off from the world and indulge in the hollow eccentricites of modern artistic life. It’s incredibly self-invoved. It takes your anxieties and flushes them down a pair of drainpipes.”
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Tour Dates:

8 April – Brighton Dome / Brighton* UK
24 April – Green Door Store / Brighton UK
3 May – The Message / Troyes FR
4 May – La Pointe Lafayette / Paris FR
5 May – Kinnett / Kusel DE

11 May – Alternative Escape Festival / Brighton UK
12 May – Hammersmith Apollo / London* UK
13 May – Alternative Escape Festival / Brighton UK
25 May – Concorde2 / Brighton^ UK
2 June – Shacklewell Arms / London

* – Supporting Razorlight
^ – Supporting Urban Voodoo Machine
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Recorded entirely in separate live takes by ELLiS·D and produced by Maximilian (guitarist in ELLiS·D’s live outfit), the DIY approach that has encapsulated his discography so far is on show for all to see here but with a noticeable step up in production values as the pair draw upon their own self-recording experiences to create a feel that rejects trying to emulate the ‘polished’ post-punk sound that permeates alternative radio stations, but fully embraces his raw and powerful live performance.

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