ELIOT EIDELMAN
PRESS
“Reconnecting with Wand's Evan Backer, Eliot delivers a rugged Americana homage to the perennial flâneur that sings benedictions for the towns, wood side streams, interstate tributaries, lonely trails, and everything the connects the spirit to the self, surroundings, and our fellow folks…
“Eliot Eidelman embodies the effusive spirit of embracing a naturalistic freedom that observes existence in all of its rollicking glory…
“The rowdy, exuberantly riled up energy recalls the vagabonds that have caravanned through the years with the spirit of the 60s flying high, fused with the DIY ethos that believes the possibilities in life truly are infinite (providing artistic exhibitions with the fervor of unfettered confidence)…
“‘Swallow Bird’ is a rock & roll hymn of sanctuary for the roadrunners of the weary world to help find respite in those special places that assuage and feed the insatiable wanderlust of the globe-spun soul.”
-Sjimon Gompers, Week in Pop
“We are in the depths of November, a terrifying second Trump administration is preparing to take over in America next year, and with this backdrop, we are debuting the uplifting new video from California outsider songwriter Eliot Eidelman for his new single ‘Avalanche of Sunshine’—a pure melodic hit of “radical optimism” off his upcoming album Silhouette. The video transports you back to carefree summers when he could rollerblade past sun-kissed shorelines... Eliot has spent the past decade travelling the US taking inspiration from all the tiny scenes that make up America and blending it all down to his own unique style that moves from optimistic pop to introspective slow-core and back again.” - Bill Cummings, God is in the TV, UK
“Eliot Eidelman has released his new video for the track titled Coronation Song. I could start this off by saying something like ‘taking hints from (insert famous artist here)’ or ‘drawing inspiration from…’, but I can’t. There is a lot here that I don’t hear anymore, or not a lot of what is being done in today’s music. There is an originality on another level here. Steel strings in the background accompanied by a voice that would never be associated with such instruments, but it fits perfectly. Rhythms and a beat that chug along easy, going with a uniquely walking bassline and percussive instruments that shouldn’t fit, but they do.
Coronation Song could be a song for a new era of music, if given the chance. It stands apart from the white noise that we’re all used to. It stands in front of the rest of what is out there, quietly. Waiting for the smart ones to follow.”
-Ryan Martin, Jammerzine
“California Blues is slow and intense, a peak behind the curtain of a depression that kept [Eliot] from creating for a couple of years… For now he is content working with like-minded musician Evan Backer, having a laugh at his checkered past and looking forward to the release of his new album Silhouette in January 2025.”
-Hans Werksman, Here Comes the Flood
“Eliot offers up a silliness that, unfortunately, seems rarer these days; he’s joyous whilst still penning a solid tune, and that’s made my day.”
-Nathan Lankford, Austin Town Hall
“Eliot is likely somewhere in his Van right now, or whichever vehicle he traded to get farther down the road to the next residency/farm stay/haunted hotel job. He’s convulsing with songs, dropping them often, then sneaking back off into the Mojave for new talks with lizards… I love the sense of distance in this tune, [Shining], and all the great film/tv references.”
-Aquarium Drunkard Lagniappe Sessions
"Today I suggest checking out "Handheld Recordings Vol. 1: The Hotel Life", the latest album from Atlanta singer/songwriter Eliot Eidelman. The songs within are by turns hilarious, ecstatic, heartbreaking, hopeful and heartwarming, sung with and played with a commitment as full as the production is minimal. Eliot has a rare musicality as a troubadour-style musician, his guitar and voice are locked in and dynamic (his skills as a guitarist are very strong, no strum-folk here), which combined with the rich imagery and personal landscape of his lyrics make his compositions stand on their own. Occasional percussion, bass, harmonica, melodica and harmonies are icing on the cake. This album gives me serious "On The Beach" era Neil Young vibes (the unplugged sections of that record, that is), minus some of the dourness. I highly recommend listening to Eliot's whole discography, and catching him live if you can...I have had the pleasure of sharing a bill with him once when he was on the road and he is an excellent performer.”
“atlanta, georgia based singer/songwriter eliot eidelman is back with an excellent new album called 'different now'. recorded in nashville on fine old equipment, this beautifully produced album gives eliot's huge, heart-on-the-sleeve songs a full early 70's, 'new morning' era bob dylan folk/gospel/rock treatment. the tones are on point; thick swirls of organ, sharp points of guitar, low rhythmic bass and drums that shuffle and stomp.
these songs are good enough that they would hit you as guitar/voice recordings, but the production here is perfectly realized. despite the tasteful restraint of the sound, the wild, emotional edge behind the jams cannot be fully held back, and the break out moments feel massive.”
“Eliot Eidelman is a rambling songwriter whose latest album is called '5 spirits'. there are a range of vibes present...lonely folk, gentle pastoral psychedelia, frenzied rock, all done in a novel way. the lyrics have a dark-cosmic-americana point-of-view. eliot's singing can go from a relaxed drawl to a frantic yelp as needed.
As much as i try to eschew comparisons, between the lap steel, back beat, and loose-slung guitars, this thing will hit some of your ditch-era neil young or palace-era will oldham (or somewhere in between) buttons. 'laura' is a heavy jam. recommended. tons of lyrical references bob dylan fans will catch.”
-j. moss, the modern folk music of america