Emerging from Manchester’s vibrant indie scene, Elijah Jenkins draws inspiration from the city’s rich musical heritage. His songs are full of heartfelt lyrics and intricate melodies that resonate. A Mancunian gem poised to shine on a national stage.
Having released his debut single in 2024 (Start Again), the 20 year old has released a further four singles amassing a highly impressive 105k Spotify streams across his releases, which has led to him featuring at showcase gigs with Scruff Of The Neck, This Feeling and Years End Festival.
Now he is set to return with his best single to date, with Stay Tonight.
The acoustic guitar has a warm, laid-back, and intimate feel. There’s a looseness to the playing, which adds to the song’s raw and personal atmosphere. The strumming pattern enables the chords to ring out naturally without too much force, which pave the way for Elijah’s powerful and emotional vocal to take centre stage, bringing every ounce of pain and longing to the forefront, which enhances the emotional weight of the lyrics.
Lyrically the song captures the raw unfiltered pain of a lost love and the emotions that you go go through, making this an instantly relatable song.
Elijah’s emotional delivery makes you feel every ounce of longing, regret, and bittersweet acceptance. Stay Tonight is a timeless ballad that proves the power of raw emotion in music. In releasing this song, the Manchester artist continues his upward trajectory as a solo artist to watch.
Stay Tonight is released on Friday 28th February and can be pre-saved here.
Elijah featured on episode of the ThisIsTheMusic Meets Podcast. Listen on Spotify and You Tube.
Stay Tonight was played exclusively on the ThisIsTheMusic ‘Rise Of The Indie Artists’ show on 20.02.2025. Listen here.
Gigs
02.03.25 – You Are Not Alone Festival
Elijah Jenkins Socials
ThisIsTheMusic 
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