“Gentle and catchy,” but “deceptively difficult to
write” tunes on “Elroy” (Aug. 13th, Grand Phony) make for a “sturdy
wee slab of lo-fi psychedelia.”
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Elroy as photographed by Jimmy Metherell
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Elroy | “Lost Our Mystery”
Check out “Lost Our Mystery” from the
upcoming debut self-titled album by Elroy
“The song ‘Lost
Our Mystery’ is about how, in my opinion, we don’t have as much potential
to use imaginations as we did before the technological device era,” says Elroy. “There’s a lot of very binary
things in day-to-day life that have us captivated, and it has infiltrated the
creative arts to some degree, as well, I think.”
[SINGLE EDIT]: https://soundcloud.com/fanaticpro/elroy-lost-our-mystery-edit
[ALBUM VERSION]: https://soundcloud.com/fanaticpro/elroy-lost-our-mystery
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Elroy
Elroy
Aug. 13th, 2021
(Grand Phony
Records)
Track Listing:
01. The Whole Thing
02. Worth The Wait
03. Lost Our Mystery (SINGLE
EDIT | ALBUM
VERSION)
04. The Highest Tree
05. Frogs
06. Excite Me Much
07. Life Is At Home
08. Way Down Above Below
09. Doesn’t It Bother You
10. Bye For Now
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Elroy | About
After years of touring
and collaborating as a drummer and multi-instrumentalist in various groups (Wild Nothing, Connan Mockasin), as well as with his family (extensive worldwide
touring with his brother, Liam Finn and
as part of Crowded House with his
father, Neil Finn), Elroy Finn (going simply by Elroy) will release his debut
self-titled album on Aug. 13th,
2021.
A talented multi-instrumentalist – “I was obviously
surrounded by instruments a lot growing up thanks to my Dad, so I was very
fortunate in that way,” he says – Elroy was written, produced, recorded,
and mixed by Elroy himself.
A brief self-release of the record in his native New
Zealand earned attention right away for the hazy, coaxing sound that Elroy says he hopes will “evoke the
weightless feeling you get just before you fall asleep.”
It does.
New Zealand’s national newspaper Sunday Star Times describes the album as “acquiring layers of
sounds and textures and falsetto vocal harmonies” that “gradually transforms
into a sturdy wee slab of lo-fi psychedelia.”
The paper goes on to highlight the upcoming single “Worth The Wait,” describing Elroy’s performance as “a tentative
romantic assessing a new relationship, his voice sweet and airy, like a Brazilian
bossa nova singer parachuted into the middle of an indie pop song.”
Elroy says the tune is only a “non-specific, ambiguous love
song,” which feels like he is speaking from a place of humility that could only
be developed by growing up surrounded by legendary songwriting talent.
The tune is actually a fine example of Elroy’s ability throughout the album to
hit that sweet spot where the songs are “gentle and catchy,” but “deceptively
difficult to write,” as noted in the Sunday
Star-Times.
Similarly, New Zealand’s Listener Magazine, calling the record “bold and assured,” recognizes
Elroy’s modesty, saying he “has done
well to avoid the pitfalls of emulation or rebellion.” With this record, he
takes “the tropes of the catchy, melodic music he was raised around and
deliberately drapes them in a shimmering, beguiling gauze.”
In regard to his lyrics, Elroy is equally humble.
“As far as lyrics go, I tend not to over explain
meanings as I think it’s really important for people to mis-hear and interpret
them however they want,” he explains, adding slyly, “It’s also better, because
it means I don’t have to admit if the song isn’t really about anything.”
Perhaps this notion is just Elroy’s humility shining through yet again, or maybe it is a defining
characteristic of the deceptive simplicity of his music.
Elroy
arrives Aug. 13th, 2021
on the Grand Phony label, preceded by the singles “Excite Me Much,” “Life Is At Home,” and “Worth The Wait.”
Elroy is available
for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom
at Fanatic for more information.
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Elroy | Links
ASSETS : FACEBOOK : TWITTER : INSTAGRAM : BANDCAMP : GRAND PHONY RECORDS
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