Birmingham’s The Clause have made a habit of delivering big choruses and bigger memories, and with Elisha, they might just have crafted their most affecting single yet.
After building momentum with the punchy Nothing’s As It Seems and winning over crowds from the Isle of Wight to Mallorca, The Clause continue their charge toward their debut album Victim Of A Casual Thing (out October 17) with Elisha, a song that captures the messy, lingering ache of first love and refuses to let go.
Driven by an immediate, earworm guitar riff and shimmering synth textures, Elisha sits comfortably alongside the widescreen indie of Sam Fender and Inhaler, while retaining The Clause’s own brash yet heartfelt identity. It’s the kind of track you can already picture a crowd belting back at them, the breakdown made for festival arms-in-the-air moments they’ve been collecting all summer.
But where Elisha really hits hardest is in its lyrics, a vulnerable outpouring from frontman Pearce Macca that feels like a ripped-out diary page never meant to be seen. Written about a romance that sparked behind a Wetherspoons in Leeds. proof that the mundane can often birth the unforgettable, Pearce’s words hit that tender spot of wondering whether first love ever truly lets you go, or if you’re forever chasing a feeling that only existed in your head. His delivery carries the weight of that bittersweet tension, turning personal longing into a universal moment that will resonate with anyone who’s ever been left replaying teenage memories like a scratched record.
Produced by Matt Terry at VADA Studios, Elisha is polished without losing the raw, honest pulse that has defined The Clause’s journey from 16-year-old dreamers recording demos to an independent band with festival slots and Radio X airplay under their belt. It’s a track that shows exactly why The Clause are quietly but confidently climbing into the top tier of UK indie-rock, and why Victim Of A Casual Thing is shaping up to be one of the year’s most exciting indie debuts.
With more festival dates ahead and a full UK headline tour set to follow the album, Elisha isn’t just a single; it’s another milestone in a journey that feels like it’s only just getting started for The Clause.
Elisha is available to stream now.
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