'Karl Eland is without doubt the most talented new singer/songwriter I have heard in a very long time. Get this man a record deal now!' Ted Elliot (Radio Caroline DJ)

Karl Eland hails from Preston, a town in the north of England that sits right in the middle of 2 other towns with a big music tradition and history – Manchester and Liverpool.

Following a string of bands in his home town of Preston, Karl went solo in 2006 and began to venture to his 2 neighbouring cities playing many gigs at such venues as the world famous Cavern Club in Liverpool and The Blue Cat Cafe in Manchester.

Following on from this he began to tour across the UK playing bigger and bigger venues to bigger crowds, including a number of festival appearances - the highlight being a headlining performance on the acoustic stage at The Stockton Riverside Festival in 2007.

In 2008 Karl took his music to the city of London playing many gigs across the capital where he became a popular favourite on the London music scene.

During this time he created a strong buzz amongst London promoters and music fans as a profound musician and songwriter.

This led to Karl performing an headlining spot at the music industries ‘In the City’ festival before the end of the year.

During the last year Karl has put all his experience into recording a collection of 12 demo tracks for what has become his yet unreleased debut album – ‘Digital Radioland’.

In January 2010 he road tested 3 of the tracks from the album and released a 3 track EP called 'Back in the Day’.

This was met with critical acclaim from both DJ's and fans from around the world.

Tracks from the EP were played on a multitude of international radio stations and podcasts in the UK, across Europe, the USA, Canada and Japan, and Karl's worldwide fan base has grown overnight.

Since the release of the EP Karl's international Myspace following has grown from 3,000 to 150,000 in just a few short months - with Myspace pages all over the world.

Presently, Karl is living in Camden London and is a regular on the London music scene.

A resident weekend act at London's premiere music venue Proud Camden, he is looking to sign a record/management deal in order to release his debut album.

REVIEWS

Bob Lawrence (Radio Caroline)
I’ve been making radio programmes for far too many years now, starting in the mid 70’s. The days of getting excited when the record company guy came in to talk about the latest “sure fire hit” are way back in the past, stored in the same place as my exhilaration on December 24th.

Every so often a song pops into my PC, or on my CD player which stops me in my tracks and makes me sit up and pay attention. When I got an e-mail from Karl Eland asking if I would listen to a couple of his songs I agreed, it’s my job after all. I clicked the button and within a few seconds I was trying to stop the hairs on the back of my neck from rising ……. Every so often I hear a song which reminds me of why I got into radio in the first place, by the time the song was three quarters of the way through I wanted to e-mail it to all my friends ……. I became almost evangelical about it. That kind of reaction has happened before but, unfortunately, far too infrequently nowadays.

Karl writes it and then plays it and it is fantastic pop music, you know the kind of thing which happens sometimes with music? The involuntary reaction to a great piece of art? That’s what I get from Karl’s music. If you believe that singer songwriters have to write introspective “bedsit” music, listen to Karl.

John J.P. Piccillo (WGRF 97 Rock Buffalo, N.Y. U.S.A)
”One of the finest new songwriters I’ve heard in many years. A refreshing sound, that is much needed today!”

The Circuit
‘Karl Eland makes music purposely built for car stereos, for arenas, for FM Radio playlists - these are big songs! Every track he writes seems to be an anthem that boasts a sing-a-long chorus that seduces the soul and raises the spirit - allowing you to fall in with great music all over again!’

BBC RADIO
"Karl was brilliant on my show .. I really love the music .. come back and see us again."
John Barnes, BBC Radio Manchester

'I am predicting big things for Karl and his music. ‘When the Wild Wind Blows’ is a great track - a really well written song.' Steve Royle (Radio Lancashire DJ)

'I listened to Karl's demo tracks a number of times and there is definite worldwide quality and appeal here'
Phil brown (BBC Music)

The Scene Fanzine
‘This is timeless, rock and roll poetry at its best – packed with rich, lush storytelling and overflowing with detail...blending a perfect mixture of sing-along anthems and folk storytelling, Karl Eland wears it on his sleeve with songs about love, friendship, broken dreams, hope, and youth - telling the same stories that we have lived, that star the same characters that we have all grown up with...’

Ted Elliot (Radio Caroline)
' Karl Eland is without doubt the most talented new singer/songwriter I have heard in a very long time. Get this man a record deal now!' Ted Elliot (Radio Caroline DJ)

PWN HITMAKERS PODCAST TOKYO (The Biggest Music Podcast In Japan)
When I span "Back In The Day" on my live show, the listeners' feedback was very positive and popped up quickly right at the beginning of the track.

Karl is a Dylan-like story-teller who makes comfortable melodies with good voice resonance and edgy rhythm. I recall the British invasion - I guess this is what the listeners reacted to on the spot.
Lucy Takakura, Podcaster & Metaverse DJ, Tokyo, Japan

Backstage Pass
‘It’s not hard for people to relate to these songs...Karl's lyrics pull the classic trick of being desperately sad and moving whilst also being intensely romantic and hopeful at the same time – in a world where it seems everybody loses, these characters at least attempt to win...and at times Eland’s lyrics make you feel like you could burst with overwhelming intensity.’

THE WRITERS CAFE (Stockton Riverside Festival Acoustic Stage)
‘Karl sang and played an excellent acoustic set on the Writers Cafe Stage, which were engaging, thoughtful and entertaining, leaving the crowd wanting more.

He is definitely worthy of hearing a second time and I am sure he will go all the way to the top with his music, and maybe if we’re lucky we can get him to come back here to the Writers Cafe and play for us again!’

Michael Angel's Cosmic Grab Bag Podcast
'Karl's endless ability and talent for writing and performing his own great music, makes it so electric that the listener hangs on every note in every tune he does and is always left wanting more.'
Michael Angel (Michael Angel's Cosic Grab Bag Podcast)

CONTEMPORARY SOUNDZ UK
'Although Karl's songwriting definitely has roots in classic singer/songwriters such as Tom Petty and U2, for me it also contains a strong country/folk flavour and as such smoothly transforms from upbeat melodic rock tracks to more melancholy reflective storytelling - very much in the tradition of folk and country music.'

PRESTON MUSO
‘Karl Eland’s music isn't entirely rock, alternative or folk music - but rather drifts somewhere between all three. Perhaps this is the reason his music is so widely appreciated by an extremely diverse audience worldwide.'

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