I'm listening to this from your website right now. Your band came up when I was searching for alternative folk music. It's always a pleasure to find music that combines psychedelia, folk, baroque and authentic emotion. It's right up my alley. Hope to catch you guys live someday. :)

2014 has been a bit of a tough year, though I've been trying to avoid my songwriting turning into a mush of self-pity and crotchety reflection. Sometimes, there's no way to help yourself though. I was obsessed with this song for weeks and just couldn't write anything else until it had been finished

I Didn't Want To Write Something So Personal But Couldn't Write About Anything Else

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Jared Wolff: Acoustic guitar, didjeridoo, djembes, keys and lead vocals
Nina Florence and Sarah Rae Meharg: Back up vocals
Aaron Cassidy: Lead guitar and harmonica
Kenneth Weaver: Bass guitar
Chris Andrews: Drums

All songs, lyrics and music, written by Jared Wolff

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Back from Blue

Loiter and linger… Lick at wounds…

Blush or burn… Become a better you.

Songwriting and storytelling lie at the core of Brisbane-based alternative folk group, Elbury.  Born in a brick-and-concrete pillbox on the side of Red Hill, as an acoustic folk duo.  Awkward tunes in minor keys; awkward lyrics, obscure themes – the standard output of any new band trying to mark out a piece of original territory.  Through the churn of the low-profile/no-profile original music scene, Elbury persisted – knowing that a band can find their own sound and beat a path forward on their own terms.  

With the introduction of bass, drums and synth in recent years, the band have shifted from traditional acoustic folk to a darker alt-folk-rock sound, including progressive and ambient elements.  But the music, at heart, remains the same:  honest observations, translated into verse, and multiple musical elements jostled into occasional cooperation.  The band defy easy categorisation, shifting between mellow jazz interludes, rollicking folk-rock triumphs and intricate Baroque passages.  Winsome melodies take centre stage, with three-part harmonies and a close weave of organic and digital textures wrapped around.  Without the power and bombast of harder styles of music, the beauty of the phrase and the arrangement becomes make-or-break.

In concert, Elbury’s music is energetic, constantly surprising and always engaging.  Songs (and sets) that lead the listener through moods, through lightness and darkness, through lush warmth and brittle emptiness.  Deceptive complexity that rewards close attention.  And even the odd danceable number!

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