Elder Island

Following last month’s sold out return to the stage in London and Bristol, where fans were given a first glimpse of forthcoming album Hello Baby Okay, Elder Island share new single ‘Letters’, out 8th April via !K7.

The band also announced a headline tour, marking a full return to the stage. The run kicks off in Cardiff on 21st October, with stops in Dublin, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Brighton, Bristol and London, including a show at London’s iconic KOKO.

Recently selected by Elton John for his Apple Music show Rocket Hour, the fourth single from the forthcoming album, ‘Letters’ sees the Bristol trio take a more introspective turn. Expansive and slow burning in its progression, the track unfolds through layered instrumentation, expressive vocals and a steady, chugging rhythm that carries it forward. There is a cinematic quality to its world building, drawing on fragments of science fiction and folk imagery, all threaded through the feeling of a long, open-ended road trip.

Built around a driving low end groove and analogue led production, much of the track was shaped using the Dave Smith / Roger Linn Tempest, before being expanded with Rhodes and guitar. The result is a quintessential Elder Island composition, immersive, detailed and emotionally resonant, balancing rhythmic momentum with a sense of space and restraint.

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