Elkhart
Elkhart
Genres: dallas, texas, geohash:9vg4mqdv44jg
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About Elkhart
Elkhart is a Dallas-based indie rock band formed in late 2007. The four guys in the band - Travis Hopper, Michael Crowder, Jarad Brown, and Justin Bolin – met over the course of the 2000's while playing in other Dallas-area acts. Michael plays electric guitar, Jarad plays the drums and percussion, Justin plays bass, and Travis writes the lyrics, sings and plays guitar. Their debut album “The Moon” (self-released 2008) was recorded and mixed in Dallas, TX at Pleasantry Lane Studio with Salim Nourallah and Rip Rowan. It was mastered in New Windsor, NY at West West Side Music by Alan Douches (Midlake, Sufjan Stevens, My Morning Jacket). Guest musicians include Eric Pulido (Midlake), Kevin Minihan (Eastwood), Daniel Hopkins (Radiant), Salim Nourallah, and Rip Rowan. Delusions of Adequacy said this about "The Moon": "Elkhart's first record is as profoundly beautiful as most great artist's fourth record. A little bit of that Wilco alt-country aesthetic without feeling like a ripoff...songs that are remorseful and tragic without feeling overly nostalgic and trite....a bit of dust on their guitars and dullness to their drums, they come off as thoughtful, introspective, and authentic. The Moon is covered with breathy, deliberate vocals, kind of like a subdued Silversun Pickups, copping the same kind of dreamy, wistful feel, but softer, older, heavier. I really like how Elkhart takes its time with this record. It has an old, well-traveled feel...it's the same delivery the Wrens use, and I think we all know how fantastic that band is. Like the Wrens, Elkhart evokes powerful emotions with so little, making the whole record seem effortless. It makes me want to drive somewhere far, even though I know there's nothing there for me. This isn't a record about getting what you want. It's about wishing you could go back and do it over, so maybe, just maybe, this time around you have a shot."
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