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

On the inside

This is the last track on from my new EP which is out now.

Available now via iTunes: http://smarturl.it/BeautifulWordsiTunes
Available now via the Wichita webstore – http://smarturl.it/oscarBWEP

Mojo "chocolatey rich baritone...jangly guitar-pop redemption"
NME - 8/10 - "a sublte layer of melancholy...rich in melodies... just you try to forget him"
DIY "Oscar's take on pop is anything but nostalgic"

See me live:
18th July - Latitude Festival, Suffolk, UK
22nd July - Valkhof Festival, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
23rd July - Lucky Number 10th Birthday Party, Village Underground, London, UK
8th August - Visions Festival, London, UK
22nd August - Obstwiesen Festival, Dornstadt, Germany
4th Sept - End Of The Road Festival, Salisbury, UK
26th Sept - Independent Night, various venues, Berlin, Germany


Beautiful Words

Oscar - Stay

Photos adapted and used under Creative Commons. flic.kr/p/mFH72M 
Photographer Thomas Abbs.

Gold

Scientists of Sound said: "Whilst the weather can't quite make up its mind this week, on days like today where temperatures soar there's really no more perfect soundtrack than a dizzying guitar pop backdrop. No one seems to be doing it quite as well as The Diamond Age. With a bigger sound than ever before, the now trio showcase a swathe of swirling melodies and gleaming synth patterns that intertwine and convulse throughout its snappy 3 and a half minute duration. Taken from the band's forthcoming new due later this summer, have a listen for yourselves. " 

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

PARTS

PARTS - Pieces

Come Home

Second single from Cina Polada's self titled debut EP, due September 29 via Strangers Candy.

Pre-order the EP on cassette:
http://strangerscandy.tictail.com/product/cina-polada-cina-polada-cassette-pre-order

https://www.facebook.com/cinapolada
https://www.facebook.com/strangerscandy

Nowhere

Cina Polada - "Nowhere"

From the upcoming album 'Something Familiar' out on March 2nd, 2018.

Follow Hibou at the links below.
https://www.facebook.com/hibouband/
https://twitter.com/hibouband/
https://hiboumichel.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/hibouband/

Fall Into

"Tal Uno" is the new single from Barrie out now on Winspear.

Keep up with Barrie: 
https://www.facebook.com/barrietheband
https://www.instagram.com/barrietheband
https://twitter.com/barrietheband

Produced by Billy Pavone, Barrie Lindsay, Noah Prebish
Mixed by Brother Michael Rudinski

Artwork by Aaron Denton
https://www.instagram.com/aaronlowell

Singles

Barrie - Tal Uno

https://rolemodel-music.bandcamp.com/

"Before Then Was Now", the new album by RLMDL, is available 11 June 2013. It was written and recorded between June 2012 and March 2013 in various bedrooms and studios in Toronto and London, Ontario. 
All songs written and produced by Jordan Allen (RLMDL).

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