(electricity powering down) (electricity buzzing) (gentle music) ♪ I'm cool, cool ♪ - I've always dreamed of music.

I love, love, love, love music.

♪ Seems like you was just ranting ♪ ♪ This was supposed to be refreshing ♪ ♪ Refreshing ♪ ♪ It all started out innocently ♪ - We call it roots rock.

It's a little, it's a lot of American music all jammed pack into one band.

- Let's just play whatever song comes out.

You know.

- Yeah, let's see where this song takes us style-wise.

(light music) - [Announcer] "Sounds like ATL" is brought to you by Georgia Power.

(light music) (tense music) (light music) ♪ Every time ♪ - [Performer] One, two, three, four!

- [Announcer 2] W-A-B-E. (light music) (electricity buzzing) (air whooshing) (electricity buzzing) - Yeah, let's get it with that.

- All right.

Rolling.

All right.

- All right.

- [Crew] Rolling.

- Set.

- E'lanah soundcheck.

Take one.

Common mark.

(slate clicking) - What's going on, y'all?

My name is E'lanah.

And this first song is called "Cool On You".

(soft music) ♪ I'm cool ♪ ♪ Cool ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ I used to picture us ♪ ♪ Forever being in love ♪ ♪ Now it's just pics of us ♪ ♪ Covered in dust, haven't been touched ♪ ♪ Since you lost my trust ♪ ♪ I'm full of disgust ♪ ♪ Enough is enough ♪ ♪ Enough is enough ♪ ♪ It's too easy ♪ ♪ Let me just say I'm cool on you, baby ♪ ♪ On my Janet Jack, what you do for me lately ♪ ♪ You ain't got nothing else to prove to me, baby ♪ ♪ I could really be on my, baby ♪ ♪ Hit you with the twos 'cause you shady ♪ ♪ You the type to seem to get a rise when I'm angry ♪ ♪ I'm too dope to let you play me ♪ ♪ So ♪ ♪ I'm so cool, cool, cool, cool, cool, cool, cool ♪ ♪ Cool, cool, cool off you, baby ♪ ♪ I can act a fool, fool, fool, fool, fool, fool, fool ♪ ♪ Fool, fool, I don't do crazy ♪ ♪ That's why I'm so cool off you, babe ♪ ♪ Off you, babe ♪ ♪ I'm so cool, cool, cool, cool, cool, cool ♪ ♪ Cool off you, babe ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Respectfully ♪ ♪ I ain't trying to deal with your energy ♪ ♪ Too negative collectively ♪ ♪ Can't even count the times you been there for me ♪ ♪ Then you up and leave when we disagree ♪ ♪ But you say you there for me ♪ ♪ Only believe what my eyes can see ♪ ♪ But I can't say I'm surprised ♪ ♪ I just can't deal with your lies ♪ ♪ Let me just say I'm cool on you, baby ♪ ♪ On my Janet Jack, what you do for me lately ♪ ♪ You ain't got nothing else to prove to me, baby ♪ ♪ I could really be on my, baby ♪ ♪ Hit you with the twos 'cause you shady ♪ ♪ You the type to seem to get a rise when I'm angry ♪ ♪ I'm too dope to let you play me ♪ ♪ So I'm so cool, cool, cool, cool, cool, cool, cool ♪ ♪ Cool, cool, cool off you, baby ♪ ♪ I can act a fool, fool, fool, fool, fool, fool, fool ♪ ♪ Fool, fool, I don't do crazy ♪ ♪ That's why I'm so cool off you, babe ♪ ♪ Off you, babe ♪ ♪ I'm so cool, cool, cool, cool, cool ♪ ♪ Cool, cool off you, babe ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ (soft music continues) What's going on?

My name is E'lanah.

That last song I just performed was called "Cool on You".

I was in the studio, and I just learned how to song write with my dope manager.

She's a great songwriter.

And we were going through some tracks, and my producer, EZ Elpee, he had given me that track.

And when I heard it, it was just so majestic.

And when I came up with the hook, ♪ Let me just say I'm cool on you, baby ♪ We were like, "Oh yeah.

That's it."

So that came about like that.

My origin of music and what really inspires my passion behind it is just it's my therapy.

When I was in college, I was kind of like in the COVID years.

And I had some time to really sit and listen through tracks.

And it just gave me a peace of mind.

So, I did grow up playing sports.

I played lacrosse and I played volleyball.

And just, like, being on a team, you know, you have to be very dedicated and disciplined.

And that also carries over into my music.

Because you can't lie.

It's not a competition, like, you know, you very much are inspired by your peers and the other artists and the greats who have done it, but you have to have that discipline.

Like, that's just key.

My next song that I wanna play for y'all is called "Patience".

And I think the title kind of speaks for itself.

I don't know if y'all know about Atlanta traffic, but I be running out of patience.

So this is for y'all.

(light music) ♪ Trying to have a chill conversation ♪ ♪ But you just seem so disturbed ♪ ♪ Seems like you was just ranting ♪ ♪ This was supposed to be refreshing ♪ ♪ Refreshing ♪ ♪ I'd rather be reminiscing ♪ ♪ Rather be missing your kisses ♪ ♪ Instead, I'm dealing with a man ♪ ♪ That's ruthless in a disagreement ♪ ♪ Running out of patience ♪ ♪ 'Cause you got me ♪ ♪ Watch what you say next ♪ ♪ You know you got me ♪ ♪ Running out of patience ♪ ♪ 'Cause you got me, know you got me ♪ ♪ Watch what you say next ♪ ♪ You must take me as a joke ♪ ♪ Not saying it's gonna get physical ♪ ♪ Get physical ♪ ♪ You acting like you want this smoke ♪ ♪ You about to choke ♪ ♪ Have you gone mental ♪ ♪ Been run out of patience, I won't even lie ♪ ♪ This the way you lie ♪ ♪ You lie ♪ ♪ You had me fooled all right ♪ ♪ A pretty old mess in disguise ♪ ♪ What you blushing for ♪ ♪ Caught you in the act, now you clueless ♪ ♪ What you laughing for ♪ ♪ You just fumbled me, playing with fire ♪ ♪ Running out of patience ♪ ♪ 'Cause you got me, 'cause you got me ♪ ♪ Watch what you say next ♪ ♪ You know you got me ♪ ♪ Running out of patience ♪ ♪ 'Cause you got me, know you got me ♪ ♪ Watch what you say next ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Mm, babe ♪ ♪ 'Cause you got me, 'cause you got me ♪ (light music) ♪ Running out of patience ♪ (light music) Some insight on my song, "Patience", right there, I was going through a relationship.

And I was at that point of, "Uh-uh".

Like, "Listen, I'm running outta patience.

You got one more time."

I've always dreamed of music.

I love, love, love, love music.

Like, I've loved it as a little kid.

I always dreamed of performing.

I was always dancing in the computer room to ♪ I'm a Barbie girl ♪ Like, you know, like, that was my jam.

So now that I get to actually do it, it's so exciting.

I process my emotions as an artist just through my music and through my writing.

That, like I mentioned earlier, that music is my therapy, so once I sit down and I get to writing in my pad and I get to go express that on a microphone and I find a melody, it just, I feel calm.

I'm glad I get to vent and just get it out.

So that's how I get my emotions out.

Music is emotion.

I see myself within the R&B space by standing out and making a difference in the aspect of just coming with a different tone, coming with a different vibe, and allowing that to be my own lane.

You know, I'm not quite sure if I sound like anyone in the industry as of right now, but I'd like to make that my own lane.

And the others that come behind me, I want them to flourish.

I kind of wanna write the blueprint in my own lane.

So that's where I see that.

This last song I have for you guys is called "Salty".

(smooth music) ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Salty ♪ ♪ Why you mad ♪ ♪ Thought you say you ain't want me ♪ ♪ But that ain't my problem ♪ ♪ Now it ain't so funny ♪ ♪ You seem to think that ain't fair ♪ ♪ But I don't care ♪ ♪ Sweet and sour relationship ♪ ♪ Why you always bugging ♪ ♪ Things you do just turn me off ♪ ♪ Think you may have lost your sauce ♪ ♪ Ooh, you mad ♪ ♪ Who you fooling ♪ ♪ I don't care ♪ ♪ Keep it pushing ♪ ♪ What you take me for, you must be out your mind ♪ ♪ Oh, you salty ♪ ♪ Don't give a, don't wanna ♪ ♪ Oh, you salty ♪ ♪ Don't wanna chill, don't wanna ♪ ♪ So you can hit the door ♪ ♪ I don't even care what it's hitting on, for real ♪ ♪ 'Cause, baby, you ain't the real deal ♪ ♪ Like I is ♪ ♪ Oh, you salty ♪ ♪ Don't give a, don't wanna ♪ ♪ Oh, you salty ♪ ♪ Don't wanna chill, don't wanna ♪ ♪ So you can hit the door ♪ ♪ I don't even care what it's hitting on, for real ♪ ♪ 'Cause, baby, you ain't the real deal ♪ ♪ Like I is ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ No ♪ ♪ Toxic ♪ ♪ Now you got me feeling so exhausted ♪ ♪ You and your problems ♪ ♪ Steady causing all these arguments ♪ ♪ Ain't even got no evidence ♪ ♪ Ain't we trying to solve it ♪ ♪ Beginning to think you love it ♪ ♪ I don't like ♪ ♪ The way you lie ♪ ♪ Pulling the wool over my eyes ♪ ♪ Like I'm dumb or blind ♪ ♪ It's a good thing that you ain't mine no more ♪ ♪ Too bad 'cause that's your loss ♪ ♪ You gonna miss this ♪ ♪ Your cash, I don't want it no more ♪ ♪ Oh, you salty ♪ ♪ Don't give a, don't wanna ♪ ♪ Oh, you salty ♪ ♪ Don't wanna chill, don't wanna ♪ ♪ So you can hit the door ♪ ♪ I don't even care what it's hitting on, for real ♪ ♪ 'Cause, baby, you ain't the real deal ♪ ♪ Like I is ♪ ♪ Oh, you salty ♪ ♪ Don't give a, don't wanna ♪ ♪ Oh, you salty ♪ ♪ Don't wanna chill, don't wanna ♪ ♪ So you can hit the door ♪ ♪ I don't even care what it's hitting on, for real ♪ ♪ 'Cause, baby, you ain't the real deal ♪ ♪ Like I is ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Why you so salty ♪ That song right there was called "Salty".

My name is E'lanah, and this is "Sounds Like ATL".

(air whooshing) (electricity buzzing) (light guitar music) - I think that's good.

(light guitar music) - [Crew 2] Run Katie Run.

Soundcheck take one.

(slate clicking) - Hi, I'm Katie.

- I'm Corey.

- I'm Adam - And we're Run Katie Run.

This first song we're gonna play is called "No Cure for Jerk".

(light music) ♪ This must the millionth time ♪ ♪ I've heard you apologize ♪ ♪ I can even admit ♪ ♪ I see you're trying ♪ ♪ But this time, while you were away ♪ ♪ Losing bad habits and finding your faith ♪ ♪ I worked up the nerve to finally say ♪ ♪ There's no cure for jerk ♪ ♪ Ain't no vitamin to make you a gentleman ♪ ♪ There's no pill you can swallow ♪ ♪ To make your insides unhollow ♪ ♪ Oh no ♪ ♪ And there's no vaccine for mean ♪ ♪ And no pollen from Holland that'll make you unrotten ♪ ♪ You can try smoking dope or drink elixir to fix you ♪ ♪ It won't work ♪ ♪ 'Cause there's no cure ♪ ♪ For jerk ♪ (light music continues) ♪ Your medicine cabinet ♪ ♪ Contains no aide for your real ailment ♪ ♪ Because no tincture, lozenge, or syrup ♪ ♪ Can arrange your mind to change ♪ ♪ And there's no cure for jerk ♪ ♪ And no vitamin to make you a gentleman ♪ ♪ There's no pill you can swallow ♪ ♪ To make your insides unhollow ♪ ♪ Oh no ♪ ♪ And there's no vaccine for mean ♪ ♪ And no pollen from Holland that'll make you unrotten ♪ ♪ You can try smoking dope or drink elixir to fix you ♪ ♪ It won't work ♪ ♪ 'Cause there's no cure ♪ ♪ For jerk ♪ (light music continues) ♪ 10,000 steps forward ♪ ♪ 10 million steps back ♪ ♪ It may be bad luck or some skills that you lack ♪ ♪ And I still want to believe ♪ ♪ But then you remind me ♪ ♪ Oh, there's no cure for jerk ♪ ♪ And no vitamin to make you a gentleman ♪ ♪ There's no pill you can swallow ♪ ♪ To make your insides unhollow ♪ ♪ Everybody ♪ ♪ Oh no ♪ ♪ And there's no vaccine for mean ♪ ♪ And no pollen from Holland that'll make you unrotten ♪ ♪ You can try smoking dope or drink elixir to fix you ♪ ♪ It won't work ♪ ♪ And you can talk to a counselor ♪ ♪ But you'd still be a scoundrel ♪ ♪ No steroid injections ♪ ♪ Could make you less wretched ♪ ♪ And antibiotics won't make you less idiotic ♪ ♪ And ketamine treatments can't strengthen your weakness ♪ ♪ I handed out my last chances ♪ ♪ I burned in your crashes ♪ ♪ And I'm sick of getting hurt ♪ ♪ 'Cause there's no cure ♪ (light music) ♪ For jerk ♪ ♪ No, there's no cure for jerk ♪ ♪ Oh, no, no, no, no ♪ (light music continues) Spin move.

(light guitar music) (everyone laughing) So, "No Cure For Jerk", it's heavily about one person, but it really is kind of like an amalgam of people who have wronged me.

I was sitting there by myself, and if anybody ever walked by, they probably thought I was, like, a lunatic because I was just like, (laughs).

'Cause these lines kept coming to me and coming to me.

Like, you know, "There's no vaccine for mean."

And "You could talk to a counselor, but you'd still be a scoundrel."

Like, they just kept coming.

So I was like, "Okay, the song's longer now."

'Cause I had to, I just wanted to keep using it.

But we actually released a live version of it last year of us playing it live in the studio.

It's on YouTube.

And we're putting out a vinyl later on this year that this song is gonna be on.

So I'm very proud of it.

It's just super fun song to play.

Let's switch over for the next song.

- All right.

- Okay, you're up.

- You gotta lose your guitar.

I stay the same.

- Gotta go.

(light guitar music) - I'm the same.

Play the same guitar every time.

(light guitar music) - This next song is called "Red Handed".

And I actually didn't write this one.

Adam wrote this song.

- Yes.

- So I don't know if you have, like, a specific thing that it's about necessarily, but tell any story you want about this.

- Well, I didn't know what it was about until I brought it to you and Corey.

So, I was listening to a lot of Muse and watching the news.

(Corey laughing) So that's why it sounds like... - That's dangerous.

- Yeah, that's dangerous.

- Yeah.

- But besides that, yeah, I think you guys helped me figure out what it was about.

- I think we all kind of found our own meaning in it.

Like, and I think that's why I love the song.

And I was very excited when he showed it to me.

I was like, "This song is amazing."

I really, I think it's one of your masterpieces.

Adam's a great writer.

And you're about to find out how good.

(Corey laughing) This is "Red Handed".

(light music) ♪ Chaos doesn't follow me ♪ ♪ It waits ahead so patiently ♪ ♪ That's why lately I try to move real slow ♪ ♪ Soaked in my naivete ♪ ♪ Now I know that better days were better ♪ ♪ Because I didn't know ♪ ♪ I've caught you ♪ ♪ Red handed ♪ ♪ I've shattered your plans ♪ ♪ Stay right where you're standing ♪ ♪ And don't you lie, you're not my friend ♪ ♪ Your time is coming to an end ♪ ♪ Don't you call me crazy now ♪ ♪ I'm the one that brings it down ♪ ♪ Sincerely as a heart attack ♪ ♪ Don't come crawling back ♪ ♪ I'll put up with much more than you'd expect ♪ ♪ But when the dam breaks, say goodnight ♪ ♪ Everyone has drowned, and it's all right ♪ ♪ They push too far, and now the line is at your neck ♪ ♪ One degree at a time ♪ ♪ Till they've boiled you alive ♪ ♪ I've caught you red handed ♪ ♪ I've shattered your plans ♪ ♪ Stay right where you're standing ♪ ♪ And don't you lie, you're not my friend ♪ ♪ Your time is coming to an end ♪ ♪ Don't you call me crazy now ♪ ♪ I'm the one that brings it down ♪ ♪ Sincerely as a heart attack ♪ ♪ Don't come crawling back ♪ (light music) ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Ah ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ I've caught you red handed ♪ ♪ I've shattered your plans ♪ ♪ So stay right where you're standing ♪ ♪ And don't you lie, you're not my friend ♪ ♪ Your time is coming to an end ♪ ♪ And don't you call me crazy now ♪ ♪ I'm the one that brings it down ♪ ♪ Sincerely as a heart attack ♪ ♪ Now don't come crawling ♪ ♪ Don't come crawling ♪ ♪ Don't come crawling ♪ ♪ Back ♪ ♪ Don't come crawling back ♪ ♪ Don't come crawling ♪ ♪ Back ♪ (light music) We were just talking yesterday.

We have fiddle, banjo, two electric guitars, bass, and drums.

And it's like, is pop grass a thing?

Like pop rock grass?

'Cause we're kind of like a little bluegrassy with a lot of rock, though.

And a little bit of funk sometimes, too.

So it's kind of hard to put it on 'cause we, song to song, we don't try to fit it into a genre.

We're like, "Oh, what does this song wanna be?"

You know, sometimes we have a blues song.

Sometimes we have a super country song.

And we're kind of all over the place in that way.

And I love that about us.

I like that It's hard to label us.

Our publicist did not like that.

(laughs) But it's just, it makes it more fun and interesting for us.

So the child that Run Katie Run is derived from artist-wise, I have no, I mean, I definitely think The Chicks is one of them.

'Cause we have a lot- - The Chicks.

- Of harmonies and stuff like that.

- The Grateful Dead looms large in some of our, yeah, like it's that, their ethos more than maybe stylistically.

- Mm-hm, but that like, yeah, come on.

Like, let's make music and... - Let's just play whatever song comes out.

You know.

- Yeah, let's see where this song takes us style-wise.

- Yeah.

- Mm.

(everyone laughing) - Adam concurs.

- Mm.

(Corey laughing) We're Run Katie Run, and this is "Sounds Like ATL".

(Katie laughing) ♪ Made in Georgia ♪ (electricity powering down) - [Announcer] "Sounds Like ATL" is brought to you by Georgia Power.

(light music) - [Announcer 2] W-A-B-E. (upbeat music)