Elf Power
The Athens, GA-based Elf Power emerged as part of the second wave of bands linked to the Elephant 6 Recording Company collective, a coterie of likeminded lo-fi indie groups -- including the Apples (In Stereo), Neutral Milk Hotel, and the Olivia Tremor Control -- who shared musicians, ideas, and sensibilities. Formed by singers/multi-instrumentalists Andrew Rieger and Laura Carter, Elf Power debuted in 1995 with the self-released Vainly Clutching at Phantom Limbs, followed a year later by the Winter Hawk EP, which heralded the additions of bassist ...[more]
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The aptly titled A Dream in Sound is Elf Power's creative breakthrough ? inventively produced by the great Dave Fridmann, the record is a great leap forward from the previous When the Red King Comes, boasting a bright, majestic sheen (the richest to grace an Elephant 6 release to date) that illuminates the striking pop melodies once buried below the group's fuzz-drenched surface. Although song titles like 'High Atop the Silver Branches' and 'Simon (The Bird with the Candy Bar Head)' serve noti [ read more ]
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More tripped-out Beatles pop from these Elephant 6 kids. This collection contains Elf Power's first LP, the following out-of-print 7" single, and two previously unreleased new tracks. Recorded in 1994.
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Nothing's Going To Happen, Elf Power's 6th album is an album of 10 cover songs including songs originally written and recorded by Roky Erickson, Husker Du, Bad Brains, Buzzcocks, Chris Knox, The Misfits, Gary Numan's Tubeway Army, and The Frogs. Also included on the CD is the Come On EP, originally released in 1998 as a limited edition tour-only EP of 1,000 copies. It features 6 more songs, covers of T.Rex, Sonic Youth, Jesus and Mary Chain, Robyn Hitchcock, Billy Childish, and The Flaming Lips. This album [ read more ]
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The album that gained this band national recognition. Part of the Elephant 6 collective. For those who don't know...the elephant 6 collective consists of people in OLIVIA TREMOR CONTROL and NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL and APPLES IN STEREO.
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Elf Power's latest album, "Walking with the Beggar Boys," marks a definite change in sound and style for Athens, Georgia's underground cult favorites. New members Eric Harris (formerly of The Olivia Tremor Control on guitar)and Craig McQuiston (formerly of the Glands on bass) join longtime members Andrew Rieger (singer/songwriter), Laura Carter (multi-instrumentalist), and Aaron Wegelin (drums), reinventing the band both musically and lyrically on their sixth release (April 2004). Musically the band is all [ read more ]
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