“Bleached in sun, doused in surf and then coaxed into the clouds,” says Stereo Embers; Hear “Worth The Wait” from self-titled album by Elroy, out Friday.

Years of worldwide touring with father Neil Finn in Crowded House, as well as friends in Wild Nothing, Connan Mockasin, leads to an inspired debut effort.
 
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Elroy as photographed by Jimmy Metherell
 
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Elroy chats with the Stereo Embers podcast today. Listen here. Host, Alex Green, says, “Finn is a master of musical light division and his work is brimming with low-fi folk, thoughtful psychedelia, pure poetry, and a lot of heart. The songs are bleached in sun, doused in surf and then coaxed into the clouds, where they hang as resplendent as stars. Catchy, bewitching and infectious in the most deviously subversive of ways, Elroy is a revelation—an artistic triumph that’s as charming as it is beguiling.”
 
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Elroy | “Worth The Wait”

 

 
Hear “Worth The Wait” from the upcoming debut self-titled album by Elroy at It’s Psychedelic Baby Magazine or at the link below and watch a live performance of the song shot at Neck of The Woods in Auckland, New Zealand.
 
Elroy says, “‘Worth The Wait’ represents where I’m at musically nowadays. I wrote it in Los Angeles at my friends Madeleine and Pip of Ladyhawke’s house during down time between tours with Wild Nothing. It’s an ambiguous love song of sorts, an ode to relationships.”
 
[STREAM]: https://fanatic.lnk.to/Elroy-WorthTheWait
 
[WAV]: https://bit.ly/ELROY-WORTH-THE-WAIT-WAV
 
[LIVE]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPy-zlYvjSk
 
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Elroy
Elroy
Aug. 13^th, 2021
(Grand Phony Records)
 

Track Listing:
01. The Whole Thing
02. Worth The Wait (STREAM | WAV | LIVE)
03. Lost Our Mystery (SINGLE EDIT | ALBUM VERSION)
04. The Highest Tree
05. Frogs
06. Excite Me Much (VIDEO | STREAM | WAV | LIVE)
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 | “Excite Me Much”
 

 

 
Check out “Excite Me Much” from the upcoming debut self-titled album by Elroy. Listen at FLOOD Magazine, see the video at Glide Magazine, and watch a live performance shot at Neck of The Woods in Auckland, New Zealand.
 
“Laying down a sultry and dreamy guitar solo right out of the gate, the song is a quiet and meditative morsel of indie pop,” says Glide Magazine in its premiere coverage of the video for Elroy’s “Excite Me Much” single. Elroy adds, “(Director) Jon Baxter was kind enough to let me commandeer some lasers he had, some smoke, and his cameras and eye.”
 
Pancakes and Whiskey adds, “The video is as atmospheric as the song. The two work together perfectly. Refreshing, chilled out, and leaves you wanting more.”
 
[VIDEO]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHjrkhAPLO0
 
[STREAM]: https://Fanatic.lnk.to/Elroy-ExciteMeMuch
 
[WAV]: https://bit.ly/ELROY-EXCITE-ME-MUCH-WAV
 
[LIVE]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obpddhqKL6w
 
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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. 13^th, 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. 13^th, 2021 on the Grand Phony label, preceded by the singles “Excite Me Much” and “Worth The Wait.”
 
Elroy is available for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.
 
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Elroy | Links
 
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Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion | Contact
 
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