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.

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Elephant - Shapeshifter

Recorded and partially mixed by MixMonsterMark.  

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Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)

"Down the Line" from 2007's "In Our Nature"

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March
2 Berlin, Germany @ Heimathaften* SOLD OUT
3 Berlin, Germany @ Heimathaften* SOLD OUT
4 Prague, Czech Republic @ Lucerna Music Bar*
5 Vienna, Austria @ Ottakringer Brauerei* SOLD OUT
6 Munich, Germany @ Muffathalle* SOLD OUT
7 Zurich, Switzerland @ Kaufleuten*
8 Frankfurt, Germany @ Mousonturm* SOLD OUT
9 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg Oude Saal* SOLD OUT
10 Paris, France @ Cabaret Sauvage*
11 London, UK @ Scala* SOLD OUT
12 London, UK @ Scala* SOLD OUT
13 Coventry, UK @ Warwick Arts Centre*
14 Manchester, UK @ Academy 2* SOLD OUT
16 Brussels, Belgium @ Cirque Royal*
17 Hamburg, Germany @ Uebel & Gefarlich* SOLD OUT

April
6 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer*
7 Washington, DC @ 930 Club* SOLD OUT
8 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg* SOLD OUT
10 New York, NY @ Webster Hall* SOLD OUT
11 Boston, MA @ Paradise* SOLD OUT
12 Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre*
13 Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre*
14 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall* SOLD OUT
15 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall* SOLD OUT
16 Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center* SOLD OUT
17 Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center* SOLD OUT
18 Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre*
20 Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre*
22 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot*
24 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater* 
25 Vancouver, BC @ Imperial* SOLD OUT
27 San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo's 365 Club* SOLD OUT
28 San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo's 365 Club* SOLD OUT
29 Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent* SOLD OUT
30 Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent* SOLD OUT

May
22-24 Mannheim, Germany @ Maifeld Derby
22-25 Quincy, WA @ Sasquatch! Festival
28 London, UK @ Shepherd's Bush Empire 
29 Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Sound

June
4-6 Porto, Portugal @ NOS Primavera Sound
12-14 Aarhus, Denmark @ Northside Festival
26-28 Oslo, Norway @ Piknik I Parken

July
1-4 Gdynia, Poland @ Open'er Festival
4 Dachau, Germany @ Dachauer Musiksommer
16-19 Ostrava, Czech Republic @ Colours

August
10-17 Budapest, Hungary @ Sziget Festival
20-22 St Pölten, Austria @ Frequency Festival
21-23 Biddinguizen, Netherlands @ Lowlands
21-23 Hamburg, Germany @ Dockville Festival

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Down the Line

Betty

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- Lyrics - 

I take my licks – like a man
Facing forward
I made my bed, it wasn't yours

How soon we'd forget – what we shared 

You said you'd always be mine
I nodded and smiled 
Tongue out of my head 

Is this love?
Or the love of the chase?
Is this love?
Tell me now, is it love?

We did the best that we can
Across the world
We made a plan, it wasn't yours

How soon we'd forget – what we shared

In folding sands
Our castle, no more
The magic -- sleight of hand

Is this love?
Or the love of the chase?
I had you once, you kept forgetting my name

Is this love?
Or the love of the chase?
What was your name?
Was it something like me?

We recede in the fog
As to breathe in this calm
And forget this walk
To leave, you and all
We were more than the fall
I hope you'd agree
Like sunlight through the fog
Always chasing me

Lil bluebell in shade – what was your name?
Was it something like me?
Lil bluebell in shade
What was your name?
Was it something like me?

The Chase

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Thurs April 14 || Minneapolis, MN || First Ave
Sat April 16 || Chicago, IL || Schubas Tavern
Mon April 18 ||Toronto, ON || Drake Hotel
Tues April 19 || Montreal, QC || Le Divan Orange
Thurs April 21 || Philadelphia, PA || Boot & Saddle
Fri April 22 || Brooklyn, NY || Rough Trade
Sat April 23 || Boston, NY || Great Scott
Sun April 24 || Washington, DC || DC9
Mon April 25 || Columbus, OH || Rumba Cafe
Tues April 26 || Indianapolis, IN || The Hi-Fi
Wed April 27 || Madison, WI || The Frequency
Fri May 6 || Seattle, WA || Sunset Tavern
Sat May 7 || Portland, OR || Doug Fir Lounge
Tues May 10 || San Francisco, CA || Rickshaw Stop
Wed May 11 || Santa Barbara, CA || Velvet Lounge
Thurs May 12 || Los Angeles, CA || The Echo
Fri May 13 || San Diego, CA || Casbah
Sat May 14 || Phoenix, AZ || Rebel Lounge
Wed May 18 || Austin, TX || Sidewinder
Thurs May 19 || Houston, TX || Rudyards British Pub
Fri May 20 || Dallas, TX || Double Wide
Sat May 21 || Kansas City, MO || Tank Room


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