Elemae - Popular Misconceptions of Happiness
Summary
- New 2nd full-length finally available! Follow up to the incredible 7inch "Sleeping With Adrenaline" released with Engineer (IGN012), and licensed self-released "A Life to be Defined."
- For fans of: Sense Field, Further Seems Forever, Liars Academy, Chamberlain, Appleseed Cast, Jawbox, Farside, The Juliana Theory.
- Self recorded/produced/mixed by the band with stunning results. A fully realized sound and vision w/ additional instrumentation (organs, keys, synths, percussion, samples etc...) for headphones fanatics.
Track Listing
- Sleeping With Adrenaline
- Disappointment Book
- Soulsweeper
- Worthwhile
- Happily Cinematic
- Kamikaze
- Soapbox Podium
- Country Pink
- To Heel the Sole
- End A Year
- The Fall of Summer
- Sleeprise
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About this Release
Both bold and beautiful in an instant, Elemae's follow-up long-player album to their "Sleeping With Adrenaline" single, is finally at our fingertips. The new 12-track CD entitled Popular Misconceptions of Happiness is a strong move forward for an already ambitious group of diverse musicians. With the powerful catchiness a la Jimmy Eat World in the openers "Sleeping With Adrenaline, " and "Disappointment Book," to the hazy dreampop of "The Fall of Summer," this disc will instantly attach to your senses, yet linger in your mind for ages to come. Running the gamut of influences, from post-hardcore to shoegazer, from emo to the classics, Popular Misconceptions of Happiness paints many pictures for us to choose from. Your favorite track will depend on your current mood, for Elemae has many moods to swing from.
With layers of thick guitars, booming drums and ultra melodic vocals, additional keyboards, synths and odd instrumentation, Elemae did not let time get in the way of producing, recording, mixing, all the while learningfor their own musical inspiration. It's hard to imagine these 5 men were once post-hardcore scenesters, as they have evolved so graciously into their own.
Past comparisons have been made to the more melodic hardcore leanings of Sense Field, Chamberlain, Cross My Heart as well as other alternative bands, all the while leaving opportunities for Elemae to break the mold. Well they sure did with this original sound. If you like rock music you could think about, try this album,there's something for everyone.
