Thursday, August 29, 2013

One To Watch :: As Elephants Are





Fast rising Buckinghamshire quartet As Elephants Are were formed in 2011, and soon picked up on with their debut single ‘War Cry’ last year, reaching the ears of Huw Stephens and Mary-Anne Hobbs, Xfm and Amazing Radio. They furthered thus with follow-up double A side ‘Lucifer’/‘Youth Blood’

Having just played the BBC Introducing stage at Reading and Leeds festivals, the band have both a further crop of live dates upcoming - see below - as well as the release of their third single, the very shimmering 'Crystal'.

Whilst previous releases took on more of a moody bent, 'Crystal', in contrast, is as light and effervescent as its name may suggest. Backed with some soaring guitar riffs and Rob Waters' relentless drum beats, over which Ben Stratford lends an immediately easy vocal accompaniment, it's as radio friendly and summer cool as you can get.


'Crystal' is out on September 23 thru Once Upon A Time Records. Stream the track below.

As Elephants Are are: Ben Stratford (vocals/guitar), Harry Roche (bass), Joe Miller (guitar), Rob Waters (drums).

As Elephants Are play the following live dates:

September 05 Moles Club, Bath w/ Sisters
September 14 SouthSea Festival
September 19 The Doctors Tonic Pub, Welwyn Garden City
September 24 The Cookie Jar, Leicester
September 26 Arts Centre, Norwich
October 04 Banbury, Also Known As
October 07 The Old Blue Last, London
October 09 The Horn, St Albans

Listen to 'Crystal' here.




Stream previous single 'Lucifer' below.

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