LOVE AND LANDSLIDES' WILL BREAK YOU (AND THAT’S THE POINT)

WORDS MAISIE JANE DANIELS

This week in May marks the most emotionally charged of my life - and I know now it always will. Grief has a way of sinking into the calendar like ink in fabric. Around this time, even listening to music can feel impossible. Everything is too loud, too soft, too much. But somehow, Love and Landslides by Kings Elliot found its way in.

From the first line, her voice brought tears to my eyes. From the first beat, my skin prickled. Sometimes, you have to let yourself be cracked open by a song. Sometimes, that’s the therapy.

Love and Landslides is a sweeping, gut-punch of a ballad - a raw, beautiful unraveling that captures Kings Elliot at her most vulnerable. The Swiss-British singer-songwriter has carved out a space for those of us who feel everything, all at once. And this single doesn’t just explore heartbreak - it goes deeper. It’s about the kind of pain that reshapes your mind, your sense of self, your entire emotional landscape.

Kings Elliot doesn’t sugarcoat pain. She sits in it. And in doing so, she gives the rest of us permission to do the same. Her upcoming debut album Born Blue (out September 26) promises more of that unflinching honesty - a kind of emotional excavation that doesn’t fear the darkness but lights a small, steady flame inside it.

What makes her stand out in an industry obsessed with image is her refusal to pretend. Her work is messy, aching, real. Mental health isn’t an aesthetic in her music - it’s the core. Her songs don’t just fill silence, they break stigma. Every track feels like a hand reaching out to say, you’re not alone.

Kings Elliot takes Born Blue on the road this October, with shows across Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria - and a much-anticipated London date on October 19. Pre-order Born Blue here: http://www.kingselliot.universal-music.de