ELANI Portland, Oregon
ELANI was formed in 2005 by Chris & Jonathan Miller on the heels of their North Carolina-based fun-rock band "Alfonso". ELANI grew to a four piece in 2006 and was big on myspace and in coffeeshops, but mostly lived inside of the imagination of the brothers Miller. "Speaking in Cursive" was the breakout EP that landed a few singles in independent films and put ELANI on the Portland-area map. ... more
ELANI recommends:
Love & War & The Sea In Between
by Josh Garrels
Josh Garrels is a deep well and his music carries the sound of hope in each melody, lyric, and cadence.
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Few records say so much with so little. The longing for home in each of these tracks have filled my heart with hope and wonder on long walks and in the dead of winter.
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A Diamond in the rough, woven like patchwork into the very quilt of this current age. Noltern's extensive release catalog gets better with each offering. RIS is no exception. It's the new NOW.
go to albumIf you like MR. BOJANGLES (cover), you may also like:
I Wish You Could See Yourself Right Now
by Gentle Organisms
The aptly named Gentle Organisms specialize in quietly radiant songs centered on tender melodies.
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Disturbing Dreams
by The Kartetch
Knotty alt-rock with corkscrewing guitars and steely vocals on an album that packs a punch.
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Flower Of Life [LP]
by Taleen Kali
"Flower Of Life" yanks riot grrrl south through the unmistakable garage psych sound indispensable to the last 20-odd years of rock music out of Los Angeles.
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