About

Chasing Sundays is a blog and newsletter run by me, Eli Enis.

I'm a writer, editor, and podcaster who lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

My first book "When the Sun Hits: The High-Volume History of Shoegaze" will arrive March 30, 2027 via St. Martin's Press. Pre-order here.

I was an editor at Revolver Magazine from April 2021-April 2024. Before then, I was a news writer at Consequence of Sound, and I've freelanced for dozens of outlets including Pitchfork, Stereogum, The FADER, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Entertainment Weekly, VICE, MTV News, and elsewhere.

You can view a selective portfolio of my writing outside of Chasing Sundays here.

I've been a guest on the New York Times Popcast and Anthony Fantano's YouTube channel (here and here).

I co-host the "indie-rock" podcast Endless Scroll and previously co-hosted the hardcore podcast Violent Treatment, which is now a zine.

What is Chasing Sundays?

A blog where I publish music criticism, essays, and interviews. My weekly newsletter is called "Chasing Fridays": an assortment of music reviews, live show recaps, and a Q&A with a featured artist.

Why is it called Chasing Sundays?

Chasing Sundays was the name of my shoegaze column at the music blog The Alternative. The words are taken from the song "Guilty of Everything" by the Philadelphia shoegaze band Nothing.

Why subscribe for $5 or $10 per month?

Writing about music has been my full-time career since 2019, though making a living in this field becomes more difficult every year. With the collapse of traditional media outlets and ever-shrinking freelance budgets at legacy publications, writers like me have to create new outlets to be properly compensated for our work. Otherwise, music journalism as a practice will go fully extinct.

If you value real, honest music criticism that's uncorrupted by advertising dollars and the backdoor politics that plague all corporate media, then you can show your support by subscribing to Chasing Sundays for just $5 or $10/month. That money allows me to put many hours per week into this website, covering all sorts of music with the voice, style, and fearlessness that I pride myself on.

In return, you get access to: weekly Q&A's, longform interviews, subscriber-only playlists, lists, and more. Tap in or die.

Follow Chasing Sundays on Instagram

Follow me on Twitter // Instagram // Bluesky // Spotify

Email me here: elijenis1994@gmail.com

I look like this btw