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

Diane Coffee's cover of "Amor Fati" by Washed Out

Buy My Friend Fish

Diane Coffee "Amor Fati" (Washed Out cover)

Sharon Van Etten - "I Don't Want To Let You Down" as heard on The Ellen Show. Her new EP is out June 9th on Jagjaguwar

Pre-order the new EP:
Jagjaguwar direct: http://smarturl.it/sve_ep_scd?iQid=sc
Amazon: http://smarturl.it/sve_ep_amz?iQid=sc
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/sve_ep_itunes?iQid=sc
Your local record store: http://smarturl.it/sve_ep_indies?iQid=sc

Order her 2014 album 'Are We There' now:
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/sharonvanetten3?IQid=letyoudown.sc
Amazon: http://smarturl.it/sharonvanetten2?IQid=letyoudown.sc
SCD/Jag bundle: smarturl.it/sharonvanetten?IQid=letyoudown.sc
Indies: http://smarturl.it/sharonvanetten4?IQid=letyoudown.sc

Artist Page www.jagjaguwar.com/artist.php?name=vanettensharon
Website www.sharonvanetten.com/
Facebook www.facebook.com/SharonVanEttenMusic
Twitter twitter.com/sharonvanetten
Instagram instagram.com/sharonvanhalen

Sharon Van Etten - "I Don't Want To Let You Down"

I Don't Want To Let You Down

Pre-order on iTunes

Sharon Van Etten - "I Don't Want To Let You Down"

Be Mine (Jaakko Eino Kalevi Remix)

Written & produced by Cloud Castle Lake
Recorded & mixed by Rían Trench at The Meadow
Mastered by Richard Dowling at WAV Mastering

Played by

Ross Chaney - drum kit
Rory O'Connor - bass guitar
Daniel McAuley - vocals, drum machines, synthesizer, percussion
Brendan Jenkinson - piano, guitar

With special thanks to Rían, Richard, Roscoe T, Ed & Fabian, and Scan.

Released on: 
16.03.15

Glacier

From new album "Syncope", out now on People Teeth.

Digital:  http://hyperurl.co/424fdr
CD release from Flau, Jan 27th, 2016:  http://www.flau.jp/releases/55.html
Vinyl Pre-Order:  https://peopleteeth.bandcamp.com

All Music Written and Performed by Nicholas Principe 
Alto Saxophone by Will Epstein (High Water, Nicolas Jaar)
"Fuzz" by Peter Silberman (The Antlers)
French Horn by Victor Nash (Point Juncture, WA)


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Recorded at DESTINATION: UNIVERSE! Portland, Oregon 
Engineered by Victor Nash 
Produced by Nicholas Principe 
Mixed by Victor Nash & Nicholas Principe 
Quality Control by Andrew Dunn 
Mastered by Jen Munson at Taloowa 
Photography and Artwork by Hana Tajima


Motion

07 Future Primitive

“I want to go anywhere and dream away” singer Karolien Van Ransbeeck whispers in ‘Summer Sun’, Few Bits’ luscious new single, taken from their sophomore album ‘Big Sparks’.  A pitch-perfect mix of  shimmering guitars, hazy vocals and loose but galloping grooves. Imagine Real Estate tackling Mazzy Star’s ‘Fade Into You’ at 45rpm instead of 33 1/3rpm and you get the picture. But there’s a lot more to this Antwerp based band. 

Debuting in 2013 with a self-titled debut album ‘Few Bits’ they immediately stole hearts of music lovers in Belgium and beyond. The band got invited to support the likes of Vampire Weekend and The War On Drugs and went on a UK tour with The Lemonheads. Gaining confidence on stage night after night is clearly reflected in the dynamic and full dreampop sound of ‘Summer Sun’ and the themes explored on the new album. 

Karolien’s songs about the shadow side of love, about longing for something that ultimately always remains just out of reach, and about finally having the courage to relinquish control come from a deeply personal place. “I always write autobiographically", she explains, "I'm not really interested in writing from someone else's perspective. A song doesn't just have to sound good, it also has to express exactly what I feel. Otherwise I'd rather throw it away. I don't come up with fiction. Every word, every comma, has to fit my head and my heart." 
Fresh from making their US debut at this year’s SXSW Festival, and just in time for the Canadian Music Week and The Great Escape, Few Bits is ready to win over hearts and ears all over the world with their new single ‘Summer Sun’

Join us on their trip and dream away.


FEW BITS - Summer Sun

PARTS / PARTS
https://partsmusic.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/PARTS-1687891781488039

PARTS

PARTS - Pieces

Eighty One

Film Burn

To find out more about our artists and catalogue, visit gaga.com.au, or drop us a line at info[at]gaga.com.au.

Timber Timbre: We'll Find Out

Music, noise, human.  

New York State.  

Motion

Port St. Willow