Nili Hadida, formerly one half of the French folk-pop outfit, Lilly Wood and the Prick, shares the live version of recent single ‘A Lot Too Much’. It is drawn from Hadida’s forthcoming self-titled debut solo album which is due for release via Believe Digital on January 4. Produced by Christian Rich (N.E.R.D, Diddy, Lil Kim) and mixed by Jimmy Douglass (Björk, Kanye West), the album will be trailed by UK and EU dates - these to come shortly.

The live version of ‘A Lot Too Much’ finds Hadida demonstrating the new album’s expansive versatility, producing something here that turns to trip-hop and downtempo electronica for inspiration. Comprising of eleven tracks altogether, Hadida’s debut solo album scores through bold pop melodies, R&B, and glittering electronica to conjure up an eclectic, but captivating palette of sounds.

Lilly Wood and the Prick quickly rose to success over the course of a decade, releasing three albums (two of which went gold in France) along the way whilst securing a string of hit singles, including the Robin Schulz remix of ‘Prayer in C’ (a track that would receive 3.5 million sales and achieve number 1 in France). Speaking about the reason for parting ways with Lilly Wood and the Prick counterpart, Benjamin Cotto, Nili says: “I really enjoyed being part of a band, however, I have to say that it is a permanent comprise between artistic point of views and personal wishes.”

All Ears Avow have already released two killer singles this year and now they’re rounding 2018 off with an EP release comprising five brand new tracks. Skin & Bones is set for release on December 14 and the title track is out now, with accompanying new music video.

The band’s knack for writing a soaring melody and catchy chorus shines through in this single. They say it embodies the themes that run throughout the EP, “the notions of being comfortable in your own skin and not pretending to be something you’re not. It’s pretty much a celebration of being yourself and doing things for yourself, which is something that people forget the importance of.”

Elsewhere on the EP, All Ears Avow draw inspiration from unlikely sources like with ‘Got Lucky’, which is informed by the band’s parents’ record collections - Salt N Pepa, Chaka Khan, Eurythmics to Roxette and Duran Duran. The band have pushed themselves musically throughout the EP. “The music we’ve been finding ourselves digging more and more, playing out as loud as we can and singing along to in our van, is the side of rock music that’s totally blurring the boundaries between itself and pop music, hip hop, dance, r’n’b etc,” says Sutton. “Rock music seems like it’s swallowing itself whole lately - you have to do more to stand out and we wanted to do that while playing songs that we loved more than anything.” Their embracing of pop sensibilities, whilst retaining the rock drive of their roots and instruments, results in big choruses, big riffs, groove, technicality and emotion all rolled into one.

ALL EARS AVOW ON TOUR:

w/ Kill The Ideal

December 13th – Leicester – The Shed Vaults

December 14th – Ashford – The Windmill

December 15th – Bridgwater – The Cobblestones

December 16th – Swansea – The Bunkhouse