Here at Elefant, we have always believed in the importance of supporting new bands so that the independent scene grows from a strong, solid foundation, which in turn allows it to have a healthy future. That’s why, against all odds, we are still releasing new singles on our New Adventures in Pop collection, which opened the way for PAPA TOPO and GUATAFÁN a couple of years ago. This new release brings us the amazing Brazilian group YOUDOMETOO, with their playful melodies, the pop energy of EL PALACIO DE LINARES (somewhere between THE FEELIES and PATRULLERO MANCUSO), and the pop-punk effervescence of the Galician band WILD BALBINA.

YOUDOMETOO 

Nat De Abreuand Luna May met on a social network in 2011, and decided that a country as big as Brazil shouldn’t be an obstacle for them to meet and begin making music. In that first meeting, they made “Heart Skips a Beat”, the song that opens their Elefant Records debut, and which they recorded a video for themselves. The video lets us in on all of the duo’s peculiarities: an imaginary world, taken from a Todd Solondz movie, spontaneity and unpredictability, playful pop, recycled and hand-made instruments, unusual clothes that seem to be taken out of a fable, and infinite smiles. “Love Holds My Hands” is like Pascal Comelade was pushed back toward childhood by Regina Spektor or Kimya Dawson, as if COCO ROSIE had finally discovered that toys are for playing a [ Read more ]

If, this past July, we wrapped up the year and welcomed the summer with the inauguration party of “Operación Bikini”, now we’re throwing a party this coming Saturday, September 1st, as a part of the Elefant Club series in the Sala Siroco, to bid farewell to the summer season. This means we‘ll have Paco Clavel as master of ceremonies and DJ in the lounge area, where we’ll be able to enjoy sessions of ye-ye music and summer-themed decoration. Also, for this occasion, the first 50 guests will get a copy of the “Operación Bikini” CD, with songs selected by Paco Clavel himself and Juan de Pablos, and designed by Mario Feal.

EL PALACIO DE LINARES, who are releasing their debut single in September on our New Adventures in Pop collection, will start the night off. Their debut shows off their electric, agile, fun, robust pop full of great melodies.

For this occasion we’ll have one of the most surprising and enjoyable returns (albeit a temporary one) to the music scene as our main act. The group from Murcia, VACACIONES, has released a double compilation CD in Japan this year of all of their recordings on Elefant, from 1992 to 2003, as well as a ton of previously unreleased material; they’ve performed in the most recent Indietracks Festival (the most important indie pop festival in England); and now they’re going to play in our country too, and they’ll remind us of their youthful, effervescent and spo [ Read more ]