ELYSIAN FIELDS
Few bands have traveled such varied roads as the New York duo Elysian Fields. Jennifer Charles (vocals) and Oren Bloedow (guitar) came up in NYC's
downtown art rock scene of the early 1990s, securing a record deal with Universal Records imprint Radioactive in 1995 that led to the release of their first EP
and subsequent full length Bleed Your Cedar.
Jumping the majors for a one-off deal with Jet Set for Queen Of The Meadow, the band began
touring heavily in Europe, developing a large, dedicated fanbase who continue to lionize the group today. They have taken the independent route since, releasing
records on their own imprint Diluvian with 2004's Dreams That Breathe Your Name, 2006's Bum Raps And Love Taps and 2009's The Afterlife.
We are proud to partner with Diluvian in a co-release of Last Night On Earth. This is the first record
Elysian Fields has released Stateside in 10 years, and with good reason. This is the one that breaks the mold, the one that ties up the loose ends and sees the duo
bridging even more musical genres than before. The songwriting prowess that Charles and Bloedow have shown from the beginning is still there, as are the vocals that breathe
right into
your ear while you hang on every word. But there is something new in Last Night On Earth; an unguarded playfulness and a timeless rock feeling that gives
these songs a
flexing of the muscles that we've not heard from the band before.
We think it's a masterpiece, and we're not the only ones saying that.
The first video from Last Night On Earth is for the song "Red Riding Hood." Click above.
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Elysian Fields
Last Night On Earth CD (OJET-015)
The veterans this time take off in new directions musically while at the same time releasing the
record in new directions geographically. Last Night On Earth is the first record released in the U.S. by Elysian Fields in over
10 years. The material on this one is a heady throwback to the classic rock records to which the duo grew up listening.
6-page digipak includes all of the lyrics, liner notes and full conceptual artwork.
EF has more titles and merchandise in the shop on their official site.
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ELYSIAN FIELDS
