Eli Smart makes a very convincing case indeed for Song of the Summer with his gorgeous new single "Cruella Deville" which premiered on Clash Magazine. Originally hailing from Kauai, where he was raised by a family of musicians and grew up on a diet of Gladys Knight, The Beatles and Prince, Smart trades in a particularly infectious and breezy strain of music he calls "Aloha Soul" - a unique blend of Tropicana, timeless guitar pop and blue-eyed soul that reaches its zenith with "Cruella Deville". At once powered by muscular melodies and topped by breezily lovelorn lyrics about mistimed romance, it makes for a perfectly formed anthem in waiting and, at 4 minutes, will leave you gasping for more.
Eli Smart makes a very convincing case indeed for Song of the Summer with his gorgeous new single "Cruella Deville" which premiered on Clash Magazine. Originally hailing from Kauai, where he was raised by a family of musicians and grew up on a diet of Gladys Knight, The Beatles and Prince, Smart trades in a particularly infectious and breezy strain of music he calls "Aloha Soul" - a unique blend of Tropicana, timeless guitar pop and blue-eyed soul that reaches its zenith with "Cruella Deville". At once powered by muscular melodies and topped by breezily lovelorn lyrics about mistimed romance, it makes for a perfectly formed anthem in waiting and, at 4 minutes, will leave you gasping for more.
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