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Elf Power is a psychedelic indie rock band. They are originally from Athens, Georgia, and consist of guitarist/vocalist Andrew Rieger, keyboardist Laura Carter, guitarist Jimmy Hughes, bassist Derek Almstead, violinist John Fernandes, cellist Heather McIntosh, and drummer Josh Lott. They are part of the Elephant Six Collective. Downtown Athens, as seen through the University of Georgia arch Athens or Athens-Clarke County is a city located in Georgia, U.S., in the northeastern part of the state, just off of Georgia 316. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Neo-Psychedelia (a. ... Psychedelic pop is a musical style inspired by the harder, louder songs of Psychedelic rock but applied more to a pop music setting. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Arena Rock Recording Company (Arena Rock or ARRCo) is an independent record label formed in 1995 in Brooklyn, NY. ARRCo is currently based in Portland, Oregon and is distributed by Redeye in the United States and Koch in Canada. ... The Elephant Six Recording Company is a musical collective founded in Denver, Colorado (but figuratively in Athens, Georgia) by childhood friends Bill Doss, Will Cullen Hart, Jeff Mangum, and Robert Schneider. ... Psychedelia in music (or also psychedelic music, less formally) is a term that refers to a broad set of popular music styles, genres and scenes, that may include psychedelic rock, psychedelic folk, psychedelic pop, psychedelic soul, psychedelic ambient, psychedelic trance, psychedelic techno, and others. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Athens-Clarke County is a unified city-county in Georgia, U.S., in the northeastern part of the state, at the eastern terminus of Georgia 316. ... Laura Carter is a multi-instrumentalist musician from Athens, GA. She is more notably in the indie rock band Elf Power, but has performed with a number of bands within The Elephant Six Collective, such as The Gerbils, Neutral Milk Hotel, and Dixie Blood Moustache. ... Derek Griffin Almstead is an American musician/engineer closely tied to the Elephant 6 Collective. ... John playing bass at Arthurfest 2005 John Fernandes is an American multi-instrumentalist musician. ... The Elephant Six Recording Company is a musical collective founded in Denver, Colorado (but figuratively in Athens, Georgia) by childhood friends Bill Doss, Will Cullen Hart, Jeff Mangum, and Robert Schneider. ...

History

The band began as a four-track recording project of Rieger, his girlfriend Carter, Raleigh Hatfield and Dave Wrathgeber, later of Fablefactory. The recording sessions eventually resulted in the first incarnation of their album Vainly Clutching at Phantom Limbs, following some small self-released cassette recordings. The band became more formally realized when Reiger and Carter had Bryan Poole, known as The Late B.P. Helium, joined the band. They played some shows and continued to record, but Poole stayed in Athens to continue work with Of Montreal while Rieger and Carter moved to New York City. Fablefactory is a band from Athens, GA, associated with the Elephant Six collective. ... Vainly Clutching at Phantom Limbs is the first full-length release by indie rock band Elf Power. ... The Late B.P. Helium is the solo recording project and, at times, stage name of Elephant Six musician Bryan Poole, who also goes by Bryan Helium. ... Athens-Clarke County is a unified city-county in Georgia, U.S., in the northeastern part of the state, at the eastern terminus of Georgia 316. ... Of Montreal is an American indie pop band formed in Athens, Georgia, fronted by Kevin Barnes. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

Upon their move to New York, The Winter Hawk EP was released, and Rieger and Carter were convinced to move back to Athens. There, the band's second album, When the Red King Comes was recorded and released as a joint venture between the Arena Rock Recording Co. and the Elephant Six label. The album featured contributions by members of The Olivia Tremor Control, Kevin Barnes from Of Montreal, and Jeff Mangum from Neutral Milk Hotel. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... The Winter Hawk EP is an EP by the indie rock band Elf Power. ... Athens-Clarke County is a unified city-county in Georgia, U.S., in the northeastern part of the state, at the eastern terminus of Georgia 316. ... Second album by Elephant 6 band Elf Power Track Listing 1. ... The Arena Rock Recording Company (Arena Rock or ARRCo) is an independent record label formed in 1995 in Brooklyn, NY. ARRCo is currently based in Portland, Oregon and is distributed by Redeye in the United States and Koch in Canada. ... The Olivia Tremor Control was an Athens, Georgia indie rock band in the mid- to late 1990s which, along with The Apples in Stereo and Neutral Milk Hotel, was one of the three original Elephant 6 projects. ... of Montreal is an American indie pop band formed in Athens, Georgia, fronted by Kevin Barnes. ... Of Montreal is an American indie pop band formed in Athens, Georgia, fronted by Kevin Barnes. ... Jefferson Nigh Mangum, or Jeff Mangum is the founder and driving force behind what was the band Neutral Milk Hotel and one of the cofounders of the Elephant Six Collective. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Shortly following the release of When the Red King Comes, Elf Power collaborated with Dave Fridmann, best known for his work with the Flaming Lips, to record the album A Dream in Sound. The album was again recorded with the help of Mangum and Barnes, as well as Scott Spillane of Neutral Milk Hotel and the Gerbils. Dave Fridmann is an American musician and record producer. ... The Flaming Lips (formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1983) are a Grammy-award winning[1] American alternative rock band. ... A Dream in Sound is the third full-length release from indie rock band Elf Power. ... Scott Spillane is one of the leaders of the Athens, Georgia, USA based outfit The Gerbils. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Gerbils were an indie rock band that formed in Athens, GA in 1998. ...

During the tour for A Dream in Sound, Adrian Finch joined the band to play violin, and the covers EP Come On was recorded. Shortly following that, Vainly Clutching at Phantom Limbs was reissued with material from early singles and EPs. A Dream in Sound is the third full-length release from indie rock band Elf Power. ... The violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. ...

The band regrouped in late 2000 to record their album The Winter is Coming, again with help from members of other Elephant Six bands. Bryan Poole would exit the band for good following the European tour for this album to focus on solo work. The band also spent time opening for fellow Athens band R.E.M. and Wilco during this time. Athens-Clarke County is a unified city-county in Georgia, U.S., in the northeastern part of the state, at the eastern terminus of Georgia 316. ... This article is about the band. ... Wilco is an American rock band based in Chicago, Illinois. ...

2002 brought two albums from the band: Creatures, an effort released by spinART, and Nothing's Going to Happen, an effort released on Orange Twin Records that contained various cover songs and the Come On EP. Also, Finch left the lineup and Ballard Lesemann stepped in to play bass. spinART Records is a popular independent record label. ... Orange Twin Records is a Athens, Georgia based record label run by Laura Carter, a multi-instrumental member of Elephant 6 popsters Elf Power. ... There are a range of musical instruments that can be collectively be regarded as bass instruments since they are in the bass range. ...

2004 marked the release of their album Walking with the Beggar Boys. Released with sizable media and critical attention, it featured contributions from Vic Chesnutt. Vic Chesnutt (born on November 12, 1965 in Jacksonville, Florida) is a singer-songwriter resident in Athens, Georgia. ...

The band released their latest the Almstead recorded album, Back to the Web, on Rykodisc in April of 2006 and toured the United States and Europe. They were also chosen to play the United Kingdom 2006 All Tomorrow's Parties music festival curated by the Shins. Rykodisc Records is an American record label, and subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... All Tomorrows Parties logo projected at festival. ... The Shins are an indie rock group with elements of folk and alternative country on Sub Pop Records comprising singer, songwriter and guitarist James Russell Mercer, keyboardist/guitarist/bassist Martin Crandall, bassist/guitarist Dave Hernandez, drummer Jesse Sandoval, and Eric Johnson of the Fruit Bats. ...

Discography

Elf Power have released a number of albums and EPs on a variety of labels. // Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single but are too short to qualify as albums. ...

Albums

Vainly Clutching at Phantom Limbs is the first full-length release by indie rock band Elf Power. ... The Arena Rock Recording Company (Arena Rock or ARRCo) is an independent record label formed in 1995 in Brooklyn, NY. ARRCo is currently based in Portland, Oregon and is distributed by Redeye in the United States and Koch in Canada. ... Second album by Elephant 6 band Elf Power Track Listing 1. ... The Arena Rock Recording Company (Arena Rock or ARRCo) is an independent record label formed in 1995 in Brooklyn, NY. ARRCo is currently based in Portland, Oregon and is distributed by Redeye in the United States and Koch in Canada. ... A Dream in Sound is the third full-length release from indie rock band Elf Power. ... The Arena Rock Recording Company (Arena Rock or ARRCo) is an independent record label formed in 1995 in Brooklyn, NY. ARRCo is currently based in Portland, Oregon and is distributed by Redeye in the United States and Koch in Canada. ... The Winter is Coming is the fourth full-length album by indie rock band Elf Power. ... Creatures is the fifth full-length album by indie rock group Elf Power. ... spinART Records is a popular independent record label. ... Nothings Going to Happen is the sixth full-length album released by indie rock band Elf Power. ... Walking With the Beggar Boys is the 2004 release by indie rock band Elf Power. ... Low Transit Industries is an independent record label founded in Melbourne, Australia in 2003. ... Back to the Web is the eighth album by indie rock band Elf Power. ... Rykodisc Records is an American record label, and subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... Treasures from the Trash Heap is a tour-only album by indie rock band Elf Power. ...

EPs

The Winter Hawk EP is an EP by the indie rock band Elf Power. ... Kindercore Records was an independent record label based in Athens, Georgia, which was founded in 1996 by Ryan Lewis and Daniel Geller to document the emerging music scene in Athens, Georgia. ... Come On is a six-track EP by indie rock band Elf Power. ...

Singles

Great Lakes is an indie pop band from Athens, GA largely associated with the Elephant Six collective. ...

External links

Categories: Elephant 6 artists | American rock music groups | Georgia (U.S. state) musical groups | American musical groups | American indie rock groups | Arena Rock Recording Co. artists CBC Radio 3 consists of four major parts all devoted to Canadian arts and music: a Sirius Satellite Radio station (channel 94), an 8. ... The Elephant 6 Recording Company (or simply Elephant 6) is a collective of American musicians who spawned some of the most notable independent bands of the 1990s, including The Olivia Tremor Control, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Apples in Stereo and of Montreal. ... This article is about the American rock band. ... Beulah was an indie rock band from San Francisco, CA, often associated with the Elephant Six Collective. ... Promotional artwork for Black Swan Networks album The Late Music by Will Cullen Hart. ... Cover of Chocolate USAs debut album All Jets Are Gonna Fall Today. ... For transport in plants, see Vascular tissue. ... Laura Carter is a multi-instrumentalist musician from Athens, GA. She is more notably in the indie rock band Elf Power, but has performed with a number of bands within The Elephant Six Collective, such as The Gerbils, Neutral Milk Hotel, and Dixie Blood Moustache. ... Dressy Bessy is an indie rock band from Denver, Colorado, associated with the Elephant Six Collective. ... The Essex Green, as pictured on the cover of their album The Long Goodbye. ... Frosted Ambassador was an enigmatic release on Kindercore Records in 1999. ... The Gerbils were an indie rock band that formed in Athens, GA in 1998. ... The High Water Marks is an indie rock band from Lexington, Kentucky that formed in 2004. ... Major Organ and the Adding Machine is thought to be the side project of Neutral Milk Hotels Jeff Mangum and Julian Koster. ... Robert Schnieder, right, pictured with his main band, Apples in Stereo. ... The Minders are one of the more popular Elephant Six bands. ... The Music Tapes, an indie pop/experimental outfit from the U.S.A., are effectively the project of Elephant 6 member Julian Koster, also of Neutral Milk Hotel, and the earlier Chocolate U.S.A.. Music Tapes releases are characterised by their unusual orchestration (the singing saw and banjo are... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Olivia Tremor Control was an Athens, Georgia indie rock band in the mid- to late 1990s which, along with The Apples in Stereo and Neutral Milk Hotel, was one of the three original Elephant 6 projects. ... This article is about Robert Schneider, the musician. ... Pipes You See, Pipes You Dont is the side project of The Olivia Tremor Control keyboardist Peter Erchick. ... The album cover for the self-titled Secret Square release. ... The Sunshine Fix is the solo project of The Olivia Tremor Controls Bill Doss. ... ulysses [sic] is an indie rock band formed by Robert Schneider (lead vocalist of The Apples In Stereo) along with John Ferguson and Ben Fulton in the spring of 2003. ... Von Hemmling is the solo project of Jim McIntyre. ... The American Revolution were formed in 2004 by Robert Schneider of The Apples in Stereo, and Craig Morris of the Ideal Free Distribution. ... Bablicon was an Elephant Six-related post rock band consisting of members of Neutral Milk Hotel and The Gerbils. ... Fablefactory is a band from Athens, GA, associated with the Elephant Six collective. ... Great Lakes is an indie pop band from Athens, GA largely associated with the Elephant Six collective. ... Jeremy Barnes is best known as the drummer for Neutral Milk Hotel. ... Icy Demons is an experimental music project started by Bablicons Griffin Rodriguez (credited as Blue Hawaii) and Man Man / Need New Bodys Christopher Powell (Pow Pow). ... The Instruments are the musical project of Heather McIntosh, cellist in a number of Athens, Georgia groups including Circulatory System, Elf Power, and Japancakes. ... The Ladybug Transistor is a Brooklyn-based indie pop group associated with The Elephant Six Collective. ... The Late B.P. Helium is the solo recording project and, at times, stage name of Elephant Six musician Bryan Poole, who also goes by Bryan Helium. ... M Coast is an indie rock band associated with the Elephant Six Collective. ... Jeremy Barnes is best known as the drummer for Neutral Milk Hotel. ... M Coast is an indie rock band associated with the Elephant Six Collective. ... My First Keyboard was the psuedonym used by Of Montreal to release the song The You I Created on the Kindercore singles club. ... Of Montreal is an American indie pop band formed in Athens, Georgia, fronted by Kevin Barnes. ... Synthetic Flying Machine was an early project of the Olivia Tremor Controls Will Cullen Hart and Bill Doss, and Neutral Milk Hotels Jeff Mangum. ... Jill Carnes is an Elephant Six-related musician and artist. ... Fablefactory is a band from Athens, GA, associated with the Elephant Six collective. ... Bill Doss is among the co-founders of the influential Elephant Six Collective, based in Athens, Georgia, and also one of the key creative forces behind The Olivia Tremor Control, one of the leaders of the collective, and later, following the bands break-up, The Sunshine Fix. ... Jefferson Nigh Mangum, or Jeff Mangum is the founder and driving force behind what was the band Neutral Milk Hotel and one of the cofounders of the Elephant Six Collective. ... This article is about Robert Schneider, the musician. ... Will Cullen Hart is one of the co-founders of the Elephant 6 Collective, as well as The Olivia Tremor Control. ... Hilarie Sidney is a musician most famously recognized as the longtime drummer for The Apples in Stereo. ... Laura Carter is a multi-instrumentalist musician from Athens, GA. She is more notably in the indie rock band Elf Power, but has performed with a number of bands within The Elephant Six Collective, such as The Gerbils, Neutral Milk Hotel, and Dixie Blood Moustache. ... Jeremy Barnes is best known as the drummer for Neutral Milk Hotel. ... Jill Carnes is an Elephant Six-related musician and artist. ... The album cover for Of Montreals Satanic Panic in the Attic, artwork by David Barnes. ... Leader of American indie bands Chocolate U.S.A. and the Music Tapes, as well as member of seminal indie legends Neutral Milk Hotel. ... Derek Griffin Almstead is an American musician/engineer closely tied to the Elephant 6 Collective. ... Scott Spillane is one of the leaders of the Athens, Georgia, USA based outfit The Gerbils. ... John playing bass at Arthurfest 2005 John Fernandes is an American multi-instrumentalist musician. ... Pet Sounds Studio as it existed circa 1997. ... Orange Twin Records is a Athens, Georgia based record label run by Laura Carter, a multi-instrumental member of Elephant 6 popsters Elf Power. ...

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Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

External links

History