Elli Parish and Kristina Lao started songwriting in a little purple room in West Sussex, surrounded by garden furniture (yes, INDOORS) and popcorn. These are their early sounds. Your Overcoat was recorded in 2007, and is now REBORN!

Your Overcoat

Elli Parish and Kristina Lao started songwriting in a little purple room in West Sussex, surrounded by garden furniture (yes, INDOORS) and popcorn. These are their early sounds. Squeek was recorded in 2007 as one of their first of their musical experimentations.

Squeek

Elli Parish wrote and recorded this beautiful song many moons ago in the far-off land of West Sussex. We at Our Life in Boxes LOVE it. We hope you do too!

Salt Lake City

Elli Parish and Kristina Lao started songwriting in a little purple room in West Sussex, surrounded by garden furniture (yes, INDOORS) and popcorn. These are their early sounds. Midnight Parade was the first song they recorded together. Elli has played all instruments, and done all the recording, mixing and mastering (pretty much everything, then!). Elli and Kris wrote this in 2007.

Midnight Parade

Elli Parish and Kristina Lao started songwriting in a little purple room in West Sussex, surrounded by garden furniture (yes, INDOORS) and popcorn. These are their early sounds. Dreadful Same was one of the last songs they wrote before heading off to their respective uni courses (Kris to study Music at HKU, Elli to study Music Technology at Bournemouth). Elli has played all instruments, and done all the recording, mixing and mastering (pretty much everything, then!). Elli and Kris wrote this in 2008.

Dreadful Same

Elli Parish and Kristina Lao started songwriting in a little purple room in West Sussex, surrounded by garden furniture (yes, INDOORS) and popcorn. These are their early sounds. Nikita was written in 2008, through a haze of winter, cookies and rock music. Elli has played all instruments, and done all the recording, mixing and mastering (pretty much everything, then!). Elli and Kris wrote this in 2007

Nikita

Elli Parish and Kristina Lao started songwriting in a little purple room in West Sussex, surrounded by garden furniture (yes, INDOORS) and popcorn. These are their early sounds. Appetite was written in 2008, with Steve Parish playing lovely sax. Elli has played all instruments (except for sax), and done all the recording, mixing and mastering (pretty much everything, then!).

Appetite

Elli Parish and Kristina Lao started songwriting in a little purple room in West Sussex, surrounded by garden furniture (yes, INDOORS) and popcorn. These are their early sounds. Stop was written with the help of Alex Flokkas on drums (who is now a part of Our Life in Boxes too). Elli has played all instruments, and done all the recording, mixing and mastering (pretty much everything, then!). Elli and Kris wrote this in 2007.

Stop

Elli and Kris re-joined forces as a songwriting duo in 2013, and These Days was born shortly thereafter. Originally written as a songwriting exercise, it decided it wanted to live. So here it is! Recorded at Spotty Snail Studios in 2013. www.spotty-snail-studios.co.uk

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