You do what you want

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

"Lonely Richard" appears on Love, out now. 

LP/CD: http://www.sacredbonesrecords.com/products/sbr113-amen-dunes-love
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/love/id820487768?ign-mpt=uo%3D4

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Bandcamp: https://amendunes.bandcamp.com/
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Tourdates: https://www.facebook.com/amendunes/app/123966167614127/


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Amen Dunes - Lonely Richard

VANIISH - "Search And Replace"

Washed Out on Sub Pop subpop.com/​artists/​washed_out 

"Amor Fati" from the 7/12/11 release Within and Without
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Within and Without

Amor Fati

Washed Out - Amor Fati

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This is the second single of my EP on Kitsuné, which features vocals from the mysterious Australian act "Hoodlem"! Make me happy and grab the whole release here on iTunes: http://bit.ly/1xorRZK

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Tobtok ft. Hoodlem - Free

Outfit - On The Water On The Way

Out on digital and 12" vinyl. 
www.labrador.se // info@labrador.se

The Radio Dept. - Occupied

Tearjerker's new album 'Stay Wild' is available everywhere on July 17.

Purchase Stay Wild on iTunes here: http://smarturl.it/staywilditunes

www.tearjerkerband.com

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Under My Skin

2nd single from the EP "Medication" (out on Oct 2, 2015).
Cover photo by Glenn  http://bit.ly/1DXEnrt

Produced by Palace Winter
Mixed and mastered by Caspar Hesselager


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MENTON

Horses at Night

New single from Pale Honey
Out February 10, 2017 on Bolero Recordings

www.palehoney.com
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/517eiWMFCyIEpUXl5ycLVE
Apple Music: https://itun.es/se/3uGmhb
Contact: mail@bolerorecords.se

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