About this artist
Eli & Fur (Eliza Noble and Jennifer Skillman) are a London-based dance duo who bring a pop sensibility to club-friendly tech-house. Their songs feature slick yet minimal beats and bright melodies along with their own gentle, calmly detached vocals. Emerging in the early 2010s, they signed with Anjunadeep and built a following with singles such as “Feel the Fire” and “California Love,” and 2018′s Night-Blooming Jasmine EP. In 2021, they issued their official full-length debut, Found in the Wild.
Friends since their teens, the duo first entered the music business as pop songwriters, penning tunes for Girls Aloud and the Saturdays. Eventually they took up DJ’ing, spinning various flavors of house music around London. They began releasing their original songs on their own NYX Records in 2012, and soon they attracted attention from blogs and clubs alike, particularly for their 2013 cut “You’re So High.” In 2014, they were featured on Davidian’s single “Could Never” on Kitsuné Music, and their collaboration with Shadow Child (“Seeing Is Believing”) was released by Defected. By the end of the year, Anjunadeep had released their single “Feel the Fire” as well as Manik’s “Far Away,” which featured the duo. In 2015, Eli & Fur released their “Your Eyes” single on NYX and the California Love EP on Anjunadeep. They were tipped by Beatport as an Artist to Watch, and toured North America. In 2016, they collaborated with Tâches on a song called “Lookalike,” as well as Erick Morillo’s track “Thunder & Lightning.” Their Night-Blooming Jasmine EP followed in 2018, and the duo grew in prominence on the dance music scene, appearing at major festivals like Coachella, Glastonbury, and Tomorrowland. Their debut album, Found in the Wild, finally appeared in 2021, divided into two parts which separately showcased their pop- and club-focused songwriting strengths. ~ Paul Simpson