Amelia Rivas and Christian Pinchbeck don't just sing about feverish, frayed and  fractured romances – in the three years since forming  Elephant, they've been living one.

Their first recordings, recorded in the strung out early mornings after the night before, were delirious and light-headed. Rivas’ stream of conscious lyricism combined with Pinchbeck’s innate melodic nous to create vignettes of delight and wonder.  A debut single followed, 2011’s woozy Ants, followed by the Assembly EP.   But before they had a chance to capitalise on the growing acclaim around them the duo’s relationship broke down, almost to the point of no return.

That seemed to be Elephant’s graveyard.  Yet an unexpected rapprochement in late 2012, and a renewed musical hunger saw Rivas and Pinchbeck reconcile.  The first fruit was this year’s gauzy single Skyscraper, which announced their return in spectacular fashion, with Rivas’ swooping vocals allied to a spectral chorus creating an eerie, lens-flared 3 minute wonder of song.

Now, new release Shapeshifter provides confirmation that Elephant are truly back as a force to be reckoned with. “I flew to the moon to mirror you and I saw the future” sings Rivas, with a raw melancholy and nostalgic longing. A sumptuous missive of love lost and lessons learned, that sparkles with charm, optimism, and the sort of lush swoonsome string arrangements that reach into your chest and wring your heart dry. 

Backed by the sparse and stretched out Snowday, as icily cool as it sounds, full of chiaroscuro contrasts and flickering atmospherics, it’s a release that suggests their debut album is set to be one of the standout albums of 2014.

ELEPHANT LINKS: 
 
Facebook - www.facebook.com/elephanttheband    
Twitter – www.twitter.com/ElephantTwit  
Label -  www.memphis-industries.com


Elephant - Shapeshifter

Buy @ Cascine: http://bit.ly/yz-ep-vinyl

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Yumi Zouma & Cascine unveil a deluxe 12" that bundles both of the band's celebrated EPs together on one record, along with a previously unreleased outtake and their popular cover of Air France's "It Feels Good To Be Around You". Side A of the record features EP I, the outtake and AF cover. Side B features EP II. Original pressings of both EPs are sold out.

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Yumi Zouma - The Brae

Don't Ask, Don't Tell

From TOPS' LP "Picture You Staring" 
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Released September 2nd

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outside, you don't know why
tell each other in the middle of the night
talk about it like you really want to know 
what she running around for?

rat-tat the door unlatch
someone here to take you back
outside in the middle of the street
are you getting what you need?

thoughts of you 
running through my mind
open door but it doesn't feel right 
you look at me as if you know what it's like 
in the shadows of the streetlight

now i know 
I can't go back
you're with her and she doesn't deserve that
but when I look into your eyes
you see something I'm trying to hide 

thoughts of you 
running through my mind
open door but it doesn't feel right 
you look at me as if you know what it's like 
in the shadows of the streetlight
shadow, why's it a shame for me to love?

Picture You Staring

Outside

TOPS "Outside"

Taken from the debut album 'Ain't it Time?

Distance

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A Walk with You

The sea's serenade,
As we stroll through the fresh forest,
Hand in hand along the connected trail,
Learning the language of love from nature.

Exploring the mystical world beneath the forest,
At the end of the trail, the blue sea welcomes us.

Under the sunlight, your laughter,
Shines bright, mingling with the waves,
Our footsteps engraved on the white sandy beach,
Marking the precious moments.

As the sunset stretches the shadows long,
We smile on this beautiful day,
Here, where the forest meets the sea,
Love grants rhythm to our steps.
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그대와의 산책(A Walk with You)

바다가 들려주는 노래,
상큼한 숲속을 거니네,
이어진 숲길,손에 손 잡고,
자연이 가르쳐준 사랑의 언어.

신비한 숲속의 작은 세계 탐험하고,
그 길 끝에서 푸른 바다가 맞이하네.

햇살 아래 그대의 웃음은, 
파도와 어울려 빛나고,
하얀 모래톱에 새겨진 우리의 발자국, 
소중한 시간을 새기네.

석양의 빛, 그림자를 길게 늘이며,
이 아름다운 날에 미소 짖고,
숲과 바다가 만나는 이 곳에서,
사랑은 우리 발걸음에 리듬을 부여하네.

A Walk With You

Intent

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Clay

'Decay' is the lead song from CYMBALS second album, Light In Your Mind, released on 25th August. Available on CD, black vinyl, cream vinyl for indie stores only and a very limited yellow vinyl pressing with a fanzine which is only available through the Tough Love shop.

Pre-order Light In Your Mind
http://radi.al/LightInYourMind

CYMBALS on tour
May
2nd - Glasgow, UK @ The Hug and Pint*
3rd - Leeds, UK @ Headrow House*
4th - Manchester, UK @ Soup Kitchen*
7th - Birmingham, UK @ Hare & Hounds*
8th - Bristol, UK @ The Louisiana*
9th - Brighton, UK @ The Green Door Store*
10th - London, UK @ The Lexington*
* w/ Hoops

Light In Your Mind - MP3

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CYMBALS - Decay

'Nocturne' will be out August 28th in North America on Captured Tracks.

Wild Nothing // Paradise

The newest track from
Tea Leigh & Luke Reed

Color Theory

Alternative pop label based in Los Angeles.

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