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

The former Wu Lyf member launches his bright, bold first official single on Dazed Digital. 

http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/18292/1/francis-lung-a-selfish-man

A Selfish Man 7" is out on Jan 16 on Atelier Ciseaux b/w “Tsunami Blues (Cause of Me)”

Francis Lung – A Selfish Man

'Young' from our new EP, 'Cyclical'. 
Single track available as free download, with EP available now on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/cyclical-ep/id998532957

Young

Memory House

Over Sands - Memory House

Spotify: http://smarturl.it/JunaSpotify
Apple: http://smarturl.it/JunaApple
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Beloved Swedish act The Mary Onettes release single "Juna," their first new music since track "Ruins" in the spring of 2015. "Juna" is currently the centerpiece of a major TV campaign for Oxford in Europe titled, Cool Robot. The spot was directed by Drake Doremus who recently directed films including Equals (starring Kristen Stewart and Guy Pearce), Like Crazy, Breathe In and others. "Juna" was produced by Dan Lissvik. 

Watch the trailer to 'Cool Robot': http://bit.ly/2cJ4yre
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The Mary Onettes on FB: http://bit.ly/2eBxWUn
Cascine on FB: http://bit.ly/2bQlpYL

Juna - Single

Ruins - Single

The Mary Onettes - Juna

Taken from the upcoming 2017 album 'Trials & Truths', available now for pre-order via Bella Union...

CD/Vinyl: https://bellaunion.greedbag.com/buy/trials-and-truths/
iTunes: http://geni.us/TrialsTruthsHTDL

Horse Thief - Another Youth

lacking forth, an ace in the hole, drilling like a mole
seriously facing it all, nationwide adored
i would take, a wander through the city streets into darkening edge
festy race, faeces into my face, i forfeit the race

head first into night air, break forth, you were not there,
heartbreak again
slump down sink to the knees, becoming easy to please
heartbreak again

I’m not getting off easy, so to speak, needn’t you worry bout anything further
and i’d take it or leave it, poison if i do but not if not 
i made life so convoluted, in my world, the pleasure rolls in endless bouts and bounds
forgiving the method, was the easiest i’d brought upon myself

atoned into black death, taking in a full breath, 
your thighs around my neck i miss so bad
taken from the parking lot, safely in the oldest form 
nothing to say anymore without a sake anymore

Maintain

Music & Lyrics by Dean Valentino
Produced by James Freeman & Dean Valentino
Engineered & Mixed by James Freeman at Big Sky Audio
Mastered by David Walker at Stepford Studios
Artwork by Sarah Ujmaia

Guitar: James Freeman
Bass: Daniel Paroissien
Drums: Davin Johnston
Synth: James Seymour
Vocals / Guitar: Dean Valentino

Pillars Of Salt

Info: www.topshelfrecords.com/roster/wild-ones
Purchase: tpshlf.co/tsr178

"Invite Me In" from the album Mirror Touch by Wild Ones — available October 6, 2017 on cassette, vinyl, CD, and digitally from Topshelf Records.

Wild Ones - "Invite Me In"

From the upcoming album 'Something Familiar' out on March 2nd, 2018.

Follow Hibou at the links below.
https://www.facebook.com/hibouband/
https://twitter.com/hibouband/
https://hiboumichel.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/hibouband/

Fall Into

Here's "Gypsy" performed by Gardens & Villa off the anticipated upcoming album "Just Tell Me That You Want Me: Tribute To Fleetwood Mac." The new album will be available everywhere August 14th, 2012. International street dates vary.

Buy at iTunes

Gypsy | Gardens & Villa

Follow Thomas' new Project over at:
https://soundcloud.com/vildemusic

Young

Kins