Some songs slip quietly into the background, and then some songs stop you in your tracks, demanding that you sit with them. Eyal Erlich’s music belongs firmly in the latter camp. Based in Tel Aviv, he doesn’t shy away from the difficult corners of life—grief, longing, complicated love—but instead turns them into moments of reflection that feel empowering. With his band beside him, he carries those emotions into live performances. Here, we explore four live tracks, his influences, his bandmates, and the creative path, drawing listeners in.
The Artist
Eyal Erlich’s journey into music runs through The Beatles spinning endlessly on his dad’s stereo, the grandeur of Puccini’s operas, and the haunting harmonies of Renaissance a cappella. Those early and later influences carved out a musician who refuses to sit neatly in one box. His work mixes classic lyricism with a deeply human perspective, always more interested in truth than polish.
On stage, that truth is amplified by a band that feels like an extension of him. Guitarist and producer, Omer Hershman shapes arrangements with both edge and tenderness, while Adi Gigi and Barak Kram bring balance and drive, a rhythm section that keeps the songs grounded and alive. What makes their sound hit harder is the sense that they actually enjoy being on stage together. It’s music built on friendship as much as craft.
All in All
The first of these tracks, All in All, shows how deeply personal his writing can be. Eyal wrote it after the death of his partner, and that grief runs through every line, but not in the way you might expect. Instead of collapsing into despair, the song carries a kind of clear-eyed reflection, moving between memory, love, and the strange stillness that follows loss. It’s raw without being unsteady, cathartic without ever tipping into melodrama.
On stage, the band gives that vulnerability a framework strong enough to hold it. Together, they shape a performance that not only tells Eyal’s story but also creates space for the listener’s own. All in All is less a performance than a conversation with loss itself.
Jenny
Jenny brings intimacy in a different form. There’s a tenderness in it that feels almost like stumbling across someone’s private letter and being allowed to read it aloud. The way Eyal delivers the lyrics is unguarded, like he’s letting the audience lean into a memory that still matters. It’s storytelling at its simplest and most affecting.
What makes it land is how familiar it feels. Anyone who has ever been caught up in love, or felt the ache of watching it slip away can find their own thread in the song. The band gives the song exactly what it needs. Space. They let the story breathe. That’s why Jenny comes across as one of Eyal’s most human, most accessible moments on stage.
Already In
The mood shifts again with Already In, a track that feels more layered and introspective. Listening feels like being invited into a room you weren’t sure you were allowed to enter, only to realise you’ve been there before in your own way. The song circles love and longing, not with grand declarations but with a kind of quiet observation, as if Eyal is holding up a mirror to those fleeting moments we rarely put into words.
There’s a sadness threaded through it, but it’s reflective, almost contemplative, as it sits in that space between yearning and acceptance. The live performance deepens that mood as the audience is being drawn into the private corners of Eyal’s world.
I Wish I Knew
There’s a particular ache in songs that look back on relationships long gone, and I Wish I Knew sits right in that space. Eyal wrote it about an intense love that no longer belongs to his present, and you can feel that tension in the way he performs it. The words are delivered as echoes of wounds. Still sharp, still resonant, but softened by time.
Hearing it live is a strange experience, almost like watching someone step back into an old version of themselves. For Eyal, that might carry a touch of strangeness, but for the listener, it’s powerful. The emotion on stage sparks memories of our own. Those moments we wish had played out differently, or the words we wish we’d said.
Conclusion
What makes these recordings stand out is how genuine they feel. No gloss or overthinking. Just a songwriter unafraid to sit with big emotions, and a band that knows exactly how to carry them. That honesty is what makes tracks like All in All, Jenny, Already In, and I Wish I Knew linger long after they finish.
If hearing them online leaves you wanting more, there’s good news. Eyal and the band are heading out on an Israeli tour from September through December 2025.
Follow along on Instagram and YouTube for updates, and if you get the chance, go see them.
These are songs best experienced not just through speakers, but shoulder-to-shoulder with the people who wrote them.
Georgia Austin
