Eli Greeneyes offers a bouquet of alt-pop in latest single, 'Flowers'
Perth artist Eli Greeneyes conjures a bouquet of alternative pop and powerful emotives in his latest single, ‘Flowers’, which also gives another glimpse at Eli’s self-titled debut EP due for release on December 12.
The new track, which is accompanied by a feel-good performance music video, is a pristine and polished delight; an introspective song, bursting with fresh pop textures.
‘Flowers’, at its core, is a cleverly-crafted contemporary alt-pop track, but there’s a lot more under the hood. While the pop beat bounce, and pub-style acoustic strumming give an overall upbeat feel, it is a beautifully bittersweet track. Eli’s production introduces interesting layers that interweave with the core instrumentation, from harmonic hooks, to deep piano chords and swooning strings far in the back, and some reverse-masking samples that tickle the right ear. All of this supports Eli’s heartfelt, emotive vocal and lyrical delivery.
Showcasing Eli Greeneyes’ genre-fluid trademark sound, ‘Flowers’ has previously been a track witnessed and beloved at live shows, drawing inspiration from the likes of Prince, Aretha Franklin, Adele and The 1975.
Written, produced and mixed entirely by Eli Greeneyes, Flowers is a raw, warm and soulful blast, equally confessional and empowered, while also showcasing a real-life experience, as Eli Greeneyes explains, “I was given flowers in a relationship which at first I felt really weird about. It seemed like there was an underlying meaning, but I pushed it aside as me being problematically masculine. So, I enjoyed the beautiful gesture only to later find out there was an underlying meaning. The person I was with bought me flowers because they thought I would mirror their actions and spoil them more.”
Having previously released a string of conceptual music videos earlier in his career, the accompanying music video for Flowers instead showcases Eli Greeneyes and his band entirely immersed in their creative element, performing and giving in to the effervescent track with fittingly cheerful surroundings for good measure. “Ben Matei (who directed Flowers), and I decided we’d done a lot of concept videos and hadn’t made a fun performance video with my band. It is essentially just that, a performance video in a cool space with my band; Madi Hanley on drums, Lachie Hanley on guitar, and me just throwing shapes and having a good time, I guess!”.
Via the swooning new tune, Eli Greeneyes has continued to showcase his energetic and immersive sonic wares, with 2022 also offering the hypnotic track People and swoon-worthy tune Not Enough. And with his forthcoming new self-titled EP, mastered by Simon Struthers at Forensic Audio, Eli Greeneyes tackles multiple genres and his own insecurities, emerging with an upbeat, deeply creative and resonating collection of songs that took him enjoyably outside of his comfort zone.
“I wrote, produced and mixed the EP by myself alone in my home studio in my parents’ spare room,” reveals Eli Greeneyes of his new EP. “It was something I haven’t done before and was a bit scared to do, but I have really enjoyed the process of being self-reliant and not asking too many people what they think of what I’m making. I feel quite free. It’s been great to get back into playing all the instruments and being, for the most part, pretty uncomfortable and freaking out if it’s good enough…..if I’m good enough. Stylistically, the EP is quite diverse, it’s all about having fun and leaning into the overall genre-blurring pop vibe that I’ve been creating.”
Recently performing a string of shows in Perth armed with his new single, the wait is nearly over to witness the magic of Eli Greeneyes’ debut EP in full. But for now, his sublime new track is out and about to charm your ears; and he couldn’t be happier. “I’s a release in every sense of the word,” Eli Greeneyes concludes of finally sharing Flowers to the world beyond the stage. “I’ve been holding onto this song for a very long time. It always gets a fun reaction at shows, and it’s so great to release Flowers and the full EP,”
Eli Greeneyes self-titled EP is out Monday December 12, but you can stream ‘Flowers’ right now on all digital platforms.
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