Os Barrett Elmore começaram como trio em 2008, praticando uma sonoridade um blues experimental bastante cru. Mais, com a entrada de Mikaela na formação sueca, o estilo transformou-se num misto entre psicadelismo e blues, onde se nota a influência floydiana , fase Barrett, desde logo a começar pelo nome da banda,sendo igualmente, nome de um dos lendários bluesman americano. Em traços gerais, a música transpira ambientes calmos de uma natureza mística, típicos da folk melacólica nórdica. Woodlands é um bom álbum de estreia, e se abano da verdade, pouco traz ao panorama musical [...]
Barrett Elmore started out as a trio in 2008 and played from the beginning a raw, instrumental blues. Soon they moved over to psychadelia and music inspired by this and when the singer Mikaela joined the band they found the style and sound which is reflected in their music today. This has resulted in their debut album "Woodlands" which was finished a few days ago. It's obvious that Pink Floyd is one of the big influences, as they also state in the band name, but they bring more ingredients to the sound. Overall there is a soothing, [...]
I am a sucker for Nordic bands. Hanne Hukkelberg, Lykke Li, Vapnet...you name them, I have a soft spot for their pure vocals and generally niceness. Barrett Elmore are a bit different though. They're spooky and haunting, yet still beautifully psychedelic. Think thriller soundtrack material with a groove and your dead great-granddad on guest vocals. Formed in 2008, the experimental quartet are still unknowns to the internet, but that's never a bad thing. Until you have to write about them. Read more..
I got an email this morning from a band that really scared me. The band is Barrett Elmore . What scared me was the description of the band's sound and their upcoming project. They are currently working on their debut record which will be a "a concept album about the haunting yet soothing Swedish woods". I immediately thought Spinal Tap and prepared for the worst. But I was relieved that when I listened to their single with a relatively open mind I liked it. The name of the band's first single from [...]
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