Artist.......: The Elephants
Album........: The Elephants
Label........: Tapete
Genre........: Indie
Catnr........: n/a
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Oct-26-2007
str.date.....: 000-00-0000
quality......: VBR/44.1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: www.elephants.dk
track title time
01. Obvious 04:09
02. Ann 02:28
03. 5 minutes 03:11
04. Seagull 04:43
05. Shivers 05:06
06. Valentine's Day 03:41
07. The Cruise 05:00
08. Caroline Knows 04:06
09. New Ark 04:08
10. Autumn Hearts 03:13
11. Good Time 08:28
12. Splinter Song 03:50
Runtime 52:03 min
Size 59,7 MB
Release Notes:
Mixing the pop sound of the 60s and 70s with surf,
alt. country and some new ideas, the group has
specialized in subtle but catchy songwriting that
aims straight for the heart on both the one in love
and the heartbroken.
Without any record or management deal The Elephants
went on their first US tour in autumn 2006, playing
shows at well-reputed venues such as the Mercury
Lounge and Knitting Factory in New York, Southpaw
in Brooklyn and MaxwellÆs in New Jersey.
Back home from this inspiring adventure, the group
has been recording its debut album with producer
Morten Bue (Figurines, Sterling, Moi Caprice) who
also recorded the two songs ôShiversö and
ôValentineÆs Dayö with the band last summer.
The last EP ôSpecial Thingö showed a more
experimenting side of the group, adding piano, lap
steel, violin and flute to the ingredients. The new
album is not going to change that direction; spys
from the recording studio are mentioning a wind
section, ukulele, toy keyboards and a string
orchestra from the 50s to be some of the new
quirks.
So far, the playful elephants have received good
critical acclaim from the Danish reviewers, and
last year the band was selected to be band of the
week at the leading Danish music weblog Mymusic.dk.
In addition, a lot of shows in Copenhagen and
support shows for hyped groups like Hotchip (UK),
The Blue Van (DK) and Au Revoir Simone (US) have
made The Elephants known as a breathtaking live
act. Mads Just Olesen, the live editor at
Mymusic.dk, wrote after the bandÆs last show at the
venue Loppen: ôThey are making an unusual good and
unusual ingenuous impression. Everyone who has
listened to their newest EP Lazybones knows what
IÆm talking about. Also this ordinary Wednesday
night at Loppen the message was clear. Without a
hitch The Elephants lead us through an hour of real
happy California-feeling...ö
The Elephants are based in Copenhagen and consist
of the two singers and guitar-players Bjarke
Bendtsen and Martine Madsen, the bass-player Rasmus
Nybo and Kristian Berg behind the drums. The
group's fifth member is the beloved odd-job man
Mads Ringblom playing the harmonica, theremin,
tambourine and other funny things.