I can feel the rain when I hear this song... and that's a good thing

Love the rhythmic section. Crazy buildup!

this song makes me mark out like a dithering fanboy.

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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

For more info:
www.parkthevan.com/label/petite-amie

Lyrics:
J’attendais le soir 
Je cherchais une histoire
J’avais choisi la rue
Où nos rêves se sont battu 

J’attendais le signal 
Il n’y avait qu’une seule étoile
Je ne sais pas si on m’a vu 
Mais ce soir j’ai disparu

Tu ne ma pas dit
Que les étoiles 
Descendraient 
Ce soir là 

Tu ne ma pas dit
Que les étoiles 
Nous emporteraient 

Dans mon ciel
Il y a 
L’essentiel 
Mais je pense 
À la mer 

Tu ne ma pas dit
Que les étoiles 
Descendraient 
Ce soir là 

Tu ne ma pas dit
Que les étoiles 
Nous emporteraient

"Elektro" by Petite Amie

Hate The Fact I Love you

'Fading Lines' is the second single & title track from Amber Arcades forthcoming album.

For album pre-orders & track listing: http://www.heavenlyrecordings.com/records/2016/03/hvnlp126-amber-arcades-fading-lines/



Fading Lines

'Hoops' EP out August 26th via Fat Possum Records

iTunes pre-order: smarturl.it/Hoops.iTunes
FP store pre-order: smarturl.it/Hoops.CDLP

Track listing:
1. Cool 2
2. Yeah
3. Going Strong
4. Give It Time
5. Gemini

Follow Hoops:
facebook.com/hoopsband
twitter.com/hoopsband

Hoops Tour Dates:
08/24 Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop +
09/08 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club *
09/09 Madison, WI @ The Frequency *
09/23 Cincinnati, OH @ Midpoint Music Festival
09/24 Champaign, IL @ Pygmalion Festival
09/29 Green Bay, WI @ Meyer Theatre (Backstage) ^
10/03 Nashville, TN @ Exit/In *
10/04 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl *
10/05 Durham, NC @ Duke Coffeehouse *
10/06 Washington, DC @ DC9 *
10/07 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church *
10/09 Allston, MA @ Great Scott *
10/10 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg *
10/11 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom *

* w/ Whitney
^ w/ Car Seat Headrest
+ w/ The Pills & Nice Try

Tickets: bit.ly/Hoops_TourDates 

Hoops - Gemini

'Trouble' is the debut single from North-London trio, Girl Ray. Released on the Moshi Moshi Singles Club on 25th November: http://smarturl.it/GirlRayTrouble

They play live around the UK throughout October with Haley Bonar & Slow Club. See all dates and get tickets at http://smarturl.it/GirlRayLive

http://www.facebook.com/girlraylondon
http://www.twitter.com/G1RLRAY

Girl Ray - Trouble

Donna

Mr Unlucky

Come Home

Mermaid

Pour toi 
J'ai caché mes yeux malheureux
Ahhhh
Vite, prends-moi dans tes bras
Comme la première fois 
Comme un cadeau magique
Comment s'aimer sans crier
Comme un animal sauvage
Un animal en cage

Donne-moi des bisous
Des bisous partout
Donne-moi des bisous
Des bisous partout

North Hatley

Des Bisous Partoud

Des Bisous Partout

Moshi Moshi Records started off as a hobby in 1998. Set up by three friends who had jobs working for major record labels. It was intended as a way of working with the bands that they loved but which didn’t fit in with the agenda of the day-job taskmasters. Early single releases from Zan Lyons, Kathryn Williams & Pedro and J Xaverre earned the label some plaudits. And sold a few records. Over the next five years Moshi Moshi slowly started to build a reputation for interesting, slightly leftfield, low-key releases. Then in 2004 things changed. For a start Moshi stopped being a hobby and became a fulltime job. Very soon after, Hot Chip and Bloc Party arrived and Moshi Moshi quickly became a name known to more than a few. Chart success followed with Yeti and The Rakes and higher-profile album releases from Architecture In Helsinki and Au Revoir Simone helped lift the label onto a new level. Then from 2006 onwards came artists such as Hot Club De Paris, Tilly And The Wall, The Wave Pictures, Slow Club, James Yuill, The Drums, Summer Camp, the list goes on.

In late 2006 the two remaining Moshi Moshi founders decided they wanted to get back to their one-off 7” release roots and the Moshi Moshi Singles Club was born. The intention was to try and release one 7” each month by a new up-and-coming artist. It would be limited to 1000 and only be available in a select group of indie stores. The artwork would be restricted to one colour and be designed by the bands themselves. Now some 40+ releases later the singles club’s roster makes an impressive list – (including) Kate Nash, Late of The Pier, Friendly Fires, Lykke Li, Florence and The Machine, Kindness, Dananananayckroyd. Disclosure. In 2011 Moshi Moshi expanded its remit by partnering up with some very talented young A&R folk to set up the imprints Tender Age, Not Even, Apricot and Dream Beach. Working under the Moshi Moshi umbrella these new labels have already yielded a clutch of exciting releases by artists from as far afield as Kenya and Seattle.

At the same time as running the record label Moshi Moshi Management has been quietly guiding the career of Metronomy and Slow Club as well as producers Ash Workman and Ollie Bayston. From 2012 this side of the business started to expand dramatically and now features a sizeable roster of emerging artists.

Looking back on the Moshi Moshi roster (particularly since the label ‘went fulltime’ in 2004) it’s a collection that bears comparison with any of its peers. For a label run by two people with no financial backing, it’s nothing short of an inspiration.

Girl Ray - Trouble

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