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Photo – Alice Rose Lee
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Rising singer/songwriter
ELENI DRAKE
announces new album
CHUCK
Out October 31
VIA MNRK
PRE-SAVE ALBUM HERE
+ Shares new single
& live video
‘HALF ALIVE’
LISTEN HERE & WATCH HERE
+ Sydney and Melbourne
shows this December
TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE
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PRE-SAVE ALBUM HERE
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“Enchanting” – CLASH
“Intimate, uplifting and personal” – Wonderland
“bewilderingly good” – The Line of Best Fit
“‘Dolores,’ a track that begins as a minimal acoustic ballad bringing Adrianne Lenker to mind before opening up its palette in its final moments with dampened piano.” – FLOOD
“A Gentle Triumph” – Blurred Culture
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Rising British/Greek singer, songwriter and producer Eleni Drake today announces her new studio album CHUCK, out on October 31 via MNRK. The news comes alongside piercing new single and live video, ‘Half Alive’.
Listen HERE and watch video HERE
Previously a completely self-produced and self-released artist, Eleni has worked with co-producer Frank Colucci (Ashnikko, Ethel Cain) on her full length label debut, CHUCK, which pushes her sonic palette into richer new territory as she finds revelation and growth amongst the rubble of a previous relationship. It’s a stunningly human portrait of love and pain, and how those two states can interconnect in the most disarming and sometimes destructive of ways, whilst also building a nurturing musical world to fall into and find solace within.
Speaking on the record, Eleni says: “This album is me acknowledging that all things must come to an end, and embracing this truth without resistance. Some souls cross our paths for only a fleeting moment, and in those moments, we can find joy, respect, and gratitude. Life itself is a gift, and so too are the memories we carry with us, etched into the fabric of our being.
‘Chuck’ — a word we use to discard, to relinquish without thought, as if life itself is something to be cast aside with ease. Do we, too, move through life with such carelessness? Do we give too much of ourselves, or not enough? Are we truly doing our best, or merely surviving, grasping at whatever means we have to endure? I guess I wrote it in a phase of my life, where I was questioning all these things.”
New single ‘Half Alive’ poignantly spotlights the nadir of the relationship, with Eleni placing her cards on the table in devastating fashion.
On the new single, Eleni says “It’s about the conflict between missing someone, yearning to be alone,and ultimately realising they are not right for you and understanding a situation is far moremanipulative and disappointing upon reflection.”
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LISTEN TO ‘HALF ALIVE’ HERE
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CHUCK continues Eleni’s journey from her celebrated 2024 EP, Above Deep Water; her first release on new label MNRK. Having self-released her previous projects, Eleni continues to find a devoted following for her undeniable talent. She’s earned fans along the way at tastemakers including BBC Radio 6 Music, NME, The Line Of Best Fit, Consequence, FLOOD Magazine, The Independent, The Arts Desk, CLASH, La Blogotheque and Wonderland, and last year took her intimate live set to The Great Escape and SXSW festivals.
Eleni’s hauntingly beautiful sound is at once refreshing and timeless, uplifting and introspective, inspired by a deep love of music that spans from Mazzy Star and Adrienne Lenker to Mac Miller and Cleo Sol. With over 40 million streams to date and still only just getting going, 2025 promises to be Eleni’s biggest year yet with her most personal and profound music on the way.
Following a run of US and UK shows later this year, she will touch down in Australia this December for two intimate performances in Sydney and Melbourne. Fans will be treated to the very first live performances of CHUCK, an unmissable chance to experience the album come alive on stage.
ELENI DRAKE
Australian Shows 2025
TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE
DECEMBER 12 | THE JOHN CURTIN HOTEL, MELBOURNE VIC
Tickets available here
DECEMBER 13 | THE TROCADERO ROOM, SYDNEY NSW
Tickets available here
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