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"Elephants self-titled album review"

I wouldn’t really go as far as to call them punk, but then again, I wouldn’t not call them punk either. The gritty tone of the guitars, the flurries of Mick Jones-style guitar leads, low-fi aesthetic, and heavy-duty drum style certainly fit the bill. However, the highly melodic flow of the songs and the generally relaxed tempos coupled with the heavy nostalgia of the lyrics and the yearning petal-soft female vocals speak to something else entirely. It’s hard to pigeonhole a band that can glide so easily between the fragile elegance of a tune like "The One Thing," with its interlocking guitar chimes and bass melodies, to the stirring cacophony and understated breadth of "Black Coffee, Young Merzbow!" Futile, really. The name "Elephants" seems to be an apt descriptor of their style: a massive sound but a sound that’s devoid of doom, gloom, and aggression. A gentle giant, this band, with catchy hooks you’ll never forget. (Will Barry) - The Noise


"Elephants self-titled album review"

I wouldn’t really go as far as to call them punk, but then again, I wouldn’t not call them punk either. The gritty tone of the guitars, the flurries of Mick Jones-style guitar leads, low-fi aesthetic, and heavy-duty drum style certainly fit the bill. However, the highly melodic flow of the songs and the generally relaxed tempos coupled with the heavy nostalgia of the lyrics and the yearning petal-soft female vocals speak to something else entirely. It’s hard to pigeonhole a band that can glide so easily between the fragile elegance of a tune like "The One Thing," with its interlocking guitar chimes and bass melodies, to the stirring cacophony and understated breadth of "Black Coffee, Young Merzbow!" Futile, really. The name "Elephants" seems to be an apt descriptor of their style: a massive sound but a sound that’s devoid of doom, gloom, and aggression. A gentle giant, this band, with catchy hooks you’ll never forget. (Will Barry) - The Noise


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Elephants - released 16 April 2013 - http://those-elephants.bandcamp.com/album/elephants

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Elephants are an indie rock quartet from Boston, MA. Elephants' self-titled debut album was recorded by Trevor Vaughan (of Rival Mob, XFilesX) at his New Bedford, MA warehouse studio and released on those-elephants.bandcamp.com. The album's thirteen songs range from raucous and fuzzy to washed-out and dreamy to bright and poppy. The tracks form “a massive sound... that’s devoid of doom, gloom, and aggression” with a “highly melodic flow” and “catchy hooks you’ll never forget” (Will Barry, The Noise, June 2013). The band's influences include '90s indie rock, garage rock, and punk singer-songwriters.

Sharing lead guitar duties, Ryan Young and vocalist Lauren Garant construct infectious melodies and solid guitar work, while drummer Mike Cashin and bassist Meagan Day provide driving rhythms to complete Elephants' high-energy, high-volume songs. Elephants has been heard on college radio stations including WZBC 90.3 Newton, WMFO 91.5 Tufts University, and WMUA 91.1 Amherst, and seen in Boston Hassle, Boston Band Crush, The Noise, and The Deli New England.