Sputnik Faith and Arts Elisha Esquivel’s ‘From the Ground Up’ is a pop banger six years in the making

Elisha Esquivel’s ‘From the Ground Up’ is a pop banger six years in the making

The singer-songwriter's new EP pulls off no-frills pop with panache

Mon 14 May, 2018

Coventry singer-songwriter and Sputnikeer Elisha Esquivel launched her brand new ‘From the Ground Up’ EP last week. It’s a set of songs six years in the making, but it doesn’t feel overwrought – in fact it’s remarkably immediate and catchy, with production indebted to the likes of London Grammar, Ellie Goulding and Adele.

Pop music like this is a tricky thing to pull off tastefully, but Elisha manages it, particularly on the opening one-two punch of ‘Meet Me Here’ and ‘Fire and Water’ (our personal highlights). Do check out the EP on Spotify, and follow Elisha on Twitter and Instagram.

Read our previous interview with Elisha, here.

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