Elegant fury in ELIS NOA’s soulful single

When most people get angry, a dysfunctional moment follows where the brain simply does not respond in the way you want it to. When ELIS NOA get angry, they create an orchestral masterpiece. Their latest single, ‘Mad About You’ is a vicious moment in an unhappy relationship, where you’ve reached the tipping point and everything is swaying in the balance. The single is the final piece to be shared ahead of their sophomore LP, I Was Just About To Leave which will be released next week – the 27th of May. According to their social media, the single will be paired with an official music video although, at this point, all we know is that there’s a lot of pink involved.

Stream / Download: ‘Mad About You’

ELIS NOA seem to provide an unusual grace in this day and age. It seems like most artists are focussing on the aggressive, in your face style to get their point across. It does work but in a unique way, it also highlights the difference when a carefully crafted and elegant single appears conveying the same message. While we usually tend to stay away from songs with lyrics, we’ve found ‘Mad About You’ is the perfect balance as the carefully crafted lyrics accompany the single rather than dominate it. We’re definitely counting down the days until the full album is released.

The pair give further insight to the single: “As we wandered through the very different stages of letting go, ‘Mad About You’ is a moment of anger and disappointment. I felt misunderstood, left out and pushed away. It is also a crucial song and turning point inside the album. While writing, I understood that all anger and disappointment really were an expression of myself, responding to inner insecurities and expectations. I realized that my feelings belonged to me and were my responsibility. How somebody makes you feel has a lot to do with yourself and very little with the other.“