eli.
Huntington, WV, US
alternative r&b · indie pop · bedroom pop · singer-songwriter
DIY singer-songwriter from Huntington, West Virginia who broke through in the late 2010s with honest, genre-blurring songs recorded in his bedroom. Born Eli Lucas, he taught himself guitar at age nine and later learned piano, drums, ukulele, and violin. His 2017 track "i'm sad" surpassed 50 million streams. Every aspect of his music — songwriting, recording, arrangements, instrumentation, mixing, and cover art — is entirely self-produced. He describes his sound as alternative R&B, though he also draws from punk, hip-hop, and other genres.
