Party Nails (Elana Carroll) joined choir at 8, picked up the viola at 10, and the guitar at 11. By 12 she was playing original songs at open mics around her hometown of Chatham, New York, and at 17 picked up production. After moving to Los Angeles in October of 2014, Party Nails waitressed, made music and didn’t do much else. A year later Neon Gold premiered Party Nails’ first single “Break” which was followed by “No Pressure” and “Better” in 2016, and finally her first music videos and EP in 2017, the same year PVRIS took her on their North American tour (along with Canadian artist Lights). In 2018 she self-released her debut album, Past Lives and Paychecks, and in 2019 scored a few short films and continued to tour, supporting Bad Bad Hats, Eve 6, MitiS, and co-headling with PRXZM and Cannons. A frequent collaborator, she has written and provided vocals for Battle Tapes, Getter, MitiS and produces and engineers other artists between tours. She supported Australian artist Donny Benét at the top of 2020 and will be headlining a US run in support of her sophomore album You Don’t Have To Go Home But You Can’t Stay Here (Self Release, May 15, 2020).

I first saw Party Nails by chance, opening for Eve 6 at a concert in Asbury Park, NJ. I was instantly struck by her knack of creating lush pop songs with amazing hooks and her Robyn-esque stories of heartbreak and defiance. After the concert I downloaded her Come Again EP and listened to almost nothing else for a solid 3 months! She looped through DC on tour last year and we got a chance to hang out and talk and discovered we were creative kindred spirits. I’m so delighted to share with you an artist whose music has been balm for my soul during many tough times in the past year!

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