Eli Young Band’s new single, “Turn It On,” is the title track from their latest EP, and Mike says the way the song came together was pretty cool. “It started out with the lyrical idea, and then we kind of found a groove and I think that this song was somewhere, I think as a band, we hadn’t gone before,” says Mike Eli, “and it really turned out great.”
He also loved how quickly they were able to turn the song around because he knew it would be a great addition to their live show. Mike says, “I think the moment that we finished the song we knew that it was gonna be a really fun song for the show and really fun song to play live, and that was what was really fun about it, and how quickly it went from writing it to being on the radio, it was just a matter of months. So, it’s exciting. I’m glad it was the first single.”
Eli Young Band’s Turn It On EP is available now on iTunes or wherever digital music is sold.
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Mike Eli – “You know, it started out with the lyrical idea, and then we kind of found a groove and I think that this song was somewhere, I think as a band, we hadn’t gone before and it really turned out great. I think the moment that we finished the song we knew that it was gonna be a really fun song for the show and really fun song to play live, and that was what was really fun about it, and how quickly it went from writing it to being on the radio, it was just a matter of months. So, it’s exciting. I’m glad it was the first single.”
WHAT THEY’RE DOING THIS WEEK – MAY 18, 2015 – MONDAY
Eli Young Band was nominated for a 2015 CMT Music Award last week in the Group Video of the Year category for their video of “Dust.” The guys play at the Tree Town Country Music Festival in Forest City, Iowa this weekend (5/23).
CMT MUSIC AWARDS 2015 – NOMINEE
GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR – Eli Young Band “Dust”
The 2015 CMT Music Awards will be handed out live from Nashville on CMT On June 9, 2015.
ELI YOUNG BAND – THE FACTS
MEMBERS: Mike Eli (vocals, guitar), James Young (guitar), Jon Jones (bass guitar), and Chris Thompson (drums)
HOMETOWN / ORIGIN: Texas
NEW SINGLE: “Turn It On”
CURRENT ALBUM: New EP released on March 10, 2015.
LATEST VIDEO: 2015 “Prayer For The Road”
RECENT TWEETS:
EliYoungBand @EliYoungBand · Sunday, May 17
Hanging with @cmtcody @CMT @CMThot20 at #ShakyBoots2015
EliYoungBand @EliYoungBand · Sunday, May 17
Louisville so much fun last night.
EliYoungBand @EliYoungBand · May 16
It might be raining but there are plenty of covered seats.
ELI YOUNG BAND – THE AWARDS
2012 – Academy of Country Music Awards – Song of the Year – “Crazy Girl”
2012 – MusicRow Awards – Breakthrough Artist
