Eliza & the delusionals- Complete Artist Review
Complete Artist Review after listening to every record. Here you will find an overview of Eliza & The Delusionals as well as my personal rankings of their records and EPs. Also, you will find my Top 10 Songs and link to my Essentials Playlist in this pages 1st photo.
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Eliza & the delusionals
There’s something magnetic about Eliza & The Delusionals. It’s not just the punchy guitar riffs or the glittering vocal melodies—it’s the feeling. The immediate sense that you’ve stumbled into a band who get it. Who can soundtrack your best day, your worst day, your drive to work, your late-night thoughts, and somehow make all of it feel cinematic.
Formed on the Gold Coast of Australia, Eliza & The Delusionals have built their sound from the ground up, blending the nostalgic bite of 90s and early 2000s alternative rock with shimmering modern pop-rock flair. Over the span of a few EPs, scattered singles, and now two full-length albums, they’ve evolved—sonically, emotionally, and artistically—into one of the most exciting acts coming out of the Great Southern Land.
Their debut single, The Ground, laid out the blueprint: strong melodies, a driving garage rock core, and Eliza Klatt’s unmistakable vocals. It’s rawer than their later material, but it already showcased the melodic instincts and energetic momentum that would come to define the band’s output.
That early promise got a proper follow-up with their 2017 EP, The Deeper End. You can hear the band flexing different muscles here. Salt is catchy and pulsing, toeing the line between pop punk energy and alt-rock restraint. 19 and Deep End go grittier with bass-heavy punches, while Falling Out dips back into nostalgic garage rock, thick with classic filters and riffs. By the time we get to Cigarette, they’re clearly leaning toward a more anthemic, pop-hook-forward direction. It’s the moment you start to hear the future.
Then came a string of standalone singles that continued pushing the needle. Half Empty Girl was a vocal flex, a punchy display of range and singalong energy. Jackie followed suit with dynamics that played like a perfect rollercoaster—rising and falling, pushing and pulling—with harmonies that somehow made you nostalgic for a song you just discovered.
2020’s A State of Living in an Objective Reality was where everything clicked. If Swimming Pool isn’t the track that made you a fan, it’s probably the one that should’ve. It captures everything this band is about: sticky melodies, strong structure, vocal range that actually floors you, and an uncanny ability to make garage rock shimmer like it belongs on a stadium stage. It’s unrelentingly catchy without ever sacrificing edge.
Pull Apart Heart and Just Exist followed like the perfect one-two punch. If you need proof that Eliza Klatt belongs in the top tier of modern vocalists, these tracks are it. There’s sustain, control, range—and more than that, there’s soul. And the band underneath her is equally on fire, with riffs that feel both iconic and oddly timeless. Specifically with the guitar riff in Pull Apart Heart as I am officially entering it into the lexicon of best guitar riffs of the 21st Century. Alive and Feel It All (And Nothing) round out the EP with sonic consistency and emotional payoff.
This EP didn’t just solidify the band’s presence—it gave them a signature.
Then came Sentimental. One last single before the debut album, and one of their very best. It’s lush, layered, and massive. The chorus gets in your head and refuses to leave. This was the turning point. The song that proved Eliza & The Delusionals weren’t just a great band—they were something special. Something ready for something bigger.
Now and Then in 2022 was the long-awaited debut LP, and it lived up to all the promise. It perfectly threaded together the band’s early energy with a brighter, bolder, more expansive sound. From the stadium-sized Give You Everything to the aching beauty of Halloween and the propulsive power of Lonely, this record introduced a band confident in who they were, unafraid to push their sonic boundaries.
While it was just a single performance for Triple J’s Like A Version series, their cover of Motion Sickness, by Phoebe Bridgers, felt like more than a one-off—it was a statement. A quiet flex. A chance to show they could take a beloved indie ballad and make it their own without losing its emotional weight. And they did. Eliza’s voice carries such raw, lived-in emotion that even a cover feels deeply personal. It bridged the gap between eras—serving as both a nod to their influences and a sign that they were ready to stretch into new sonic spaces.
By the time Make It Feel Like The Garden rolled around in 2024, they were in full bloom—literally and figuratively. Floral interludes and lush soundscapes threaded the album together like an ecosystem, each track building upon the last. Songs like Falling For You, Another You, I Wanna Love You, and Somebody leaned into dreamy 80s synths, swirling saxophone, and atmospheric escapism, while still holding tight to the rock pulse that had always been there. It’s a record that feels like a breath of fresh air, like walking barefoot through dew-covered grass just as the sun hits your skin.
Even the interludes—normally throwaways in many records—serve a real purpose here. They’re not filler, they’re connective tissue, floral and flowing, easing you from one emotion into the next. Coming To An End is a literal invitation into the garden. Iris, Marigold, and Arabella each play their roles like musical stepping stones. And it all closes with Madison and the reflective Coming To An End Pt. II, which feels like ascension. Like you’ve arrived somewhere new, someplace soft, dreamy, and otherworldly.
Album Rankings
Make It Feel Like The Garden (2024)
Now and Then (2022)
A State of Living in an Objective Reality (2020)
The Deeper End (2017)
Top 10 Songs
(In No pARTICULAR oRDER)
Sentimental (Single)
Swimming Pool (A State of Living in an Objective Reality)
Pull Apart Heart (A State of Living in an Objective Reality)
Just Exist (A State of Living in an Objective Reality)
Give You Everything (Now and Then)
Everything That Isn’t Mine (Make It Feel Like The Garden)
Falling For You (Make It Feel Like The Garden)
Halloween (Now and Then)
Somebody (Make It Feel Like The Garden)
Hurts (Make It Feel Like The Garden)
Eliza & The Delusionals are more than just a studio band. Their live shows reportedly deliver every bit of vocal power and emotional resonance, with fans shouting every lyric right back at them. You can feel that live energy embedded into tracks like Another You and Just Exist. And as the band continues to evolve, their audience grows with them—drawn in by the emotion, the electricity, the shimmer. There’s a quiet confidence to this band. They’re not loud in the press or overly visible in flashy media campaigns, but every release feels thoughtful and necessary. Nothing is phoned in. Every track, every interlude, every vocal run feels handcrafted, infused with care. From garage rock beginnings to gardenlike dreamscapes, Eliza & The Delusionals have charted a course that feels like their own. No gimmicks. Just a band making honest, emotionally rich music that sounds as good on a festival stage as it does in your headphones at midnight. Their discography doesn’t just play like a collection of songs—it unfolds like a story. And we’re all the better for getting to listen in.