Ela Minus Unveils “QQQQ”
13th January 2025
Today, Colombian producer and singer Ela Minus releases “QQQQ,” the final preview ahead of DÍA, her new album out this Friday, January 17th via Domino. On the heels of the “zippy, futuristic” (Stereogum) “house-techno banger” (Brooklyn Vegan) “UPWARDS,” “QQQQ” (pronounced “q”) is a throbbing and mighty dance track for the end of the world. “QQQQ” captures disappointment and detachment with candor and gravity, reflecting the sense of self-reflection and private reckoning found throughout DÍA, as she sings “Lately I've been feeling / that we are all agreeing / this is the end / but if we are going to give up / might as well end it here / Let the world end now.”
Ela Minus will kick off her upcoming tour this Friday, January 17th at a special homecoming release day show in Bogotá, Colombia at Planetario de Bogotá. A full list of upcoming dates can be found below, and tickets can be purchased here
Ela Minus Live Performance Dates
Fri. Jan. 17 - Bogotá, CO @ Planetario de Bogotá - Homecoming Release Day Show
Sat. Feb. 1 - Manchester, UK @ Victoria Warehouse ^
Mon. Feb. 3 - Paris, FR @ Zenith *
Tue. Feb. 4 - Luxembourg, LX @ Rockhal *
Wed. Feb. 5 - Utrecht, NL @ Tivoli *
Thu. Feb. 6 - London, UK @ Roundhouse * [SOLD OUT]
Fri. Feb. 7 - London, UK @ Roundhouse * [SOLD OUT]
Sat. Feb. 8 - London, UK @ Roundhouse * [SOLD OUT]
Sun. Feb. 9 - Leeds, UK @ O2 Academy *
Mon. Feb. 10 - Bristol, UK @ Bristol Beacon *
Tue. Feb. 11 - Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique * [SOLD OUT]
Wed. Feb. 12 - Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique * [SOLD OUT]
Fri. Feb. 14 - Berlin, DE @ Velodrom *
Sat. Feb. 15 - Barcelona, ES @ Astin (Nitsa)
Tue. Feb. 18 - Madrid, ES @ Sala Nazca
Thu. Feb. 20 - London, UK @ Oslo
Fri. Mar. 7 - Moyston, AU @ Pitch Music & Arts
Sat. Mar. 8 - Meredith, AU @ Golden Plains XVII
Sun. Mar. 9 - Adelaide, AU @ WOMADelaide
Sat. Mar. 15 - Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon
Wed. Mar. 18 - Brooklyn, NY @ Public Records [SOLD OUT]
Fri. Mar. 21 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas
Thu. Mar. 27 - Mexico City, MX @ Foro Puebla
Sun. Mar. 30 - Bogotá, CO @ Estéreo Picnic
Sat. May 24 - Mon. May 26 - Detroit, MI @ Movement
Thu. Aug. 28 - Sun. Aug. 31 - Salisbury, UK @ End of the Road
* = supporting Caribou (Live)
^ = supporting Floating Points (DJ Set)
Ela Minus DÍA
Album | 17th January 2025
Colombian artist Ela Minus' 2020 debut acts of rebellion, felt intentionally small, as if pounding inside the club with late-night reverie, DÍA is both introspective and expansive, the wide sweep of its songs revealing more of Ela as person and producer than ever before.
DÍA is a record about becoming, from a process that entailed self-discovery at a deliberate pace to songs that seem to collectively ask where we go from here, long after we’ve been broken butlong before we intend to be broken forever. Throughout the 10 songs, mixed by Marta Salogni and mastered by Heba Kadry, the same team behind acts of rebellion, Ela seems to saddle a line between worlds of pop accessibility and experimental aplomb, her incandescent choruses always surrounded by meticulous and imaginative sonics.
Ela Minus DÍA
Album | 17th January 2025
Colombian artist Ela Minus' 2020 debut acts of rebellion, felt intentionally small, as if pounding inside the club with late-night reverie, DÍA is both introspective and expansive, the wide sweep of its songs revealing more of Ela as person and producer than ever before.
DÍA is a record about becoming, from a process that entailed self-discovery at a deliberate pace to songs that seem to collectively ask where we go from here, long after we’ve been broken butlong before we intend to be broken forever. Throughout the 10 songs, mixed by Marta Salogni and mastered by Heba Kadry, the same team behind acts of rebellion, Ela seems to saddle a line between worlds of pop accessibility and experimental aplomb, her incandescent choruses always surrounded by meticulous and imaginative sonics.
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