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Elf Power is an 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Discography

Elf Power have released a number of albums and EPs on a variety of labels.

Albums

EPs

Singles

  • Kindercore Singles Slub: May split single with Great Lakes (7") - Kindercore Records - 2000
  • "Jane/Needles in the Camel's Eyes" (CD) - Shifty Disco - 2000
  • "High Atop the Silver Branches" (CD) - Shifty Disco - 2001
  • "The Naughty Villain" (7") - Shifty Disco - 2002

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Bands in the collective
The Apples in Stereo | Beulah | Black Swan Network | Chocolate USA | Circulatory System | Dixie Blood Mustache | Dressy Bessy | Elf Power | The Essex Green | Frosted Ambassador | The Gerbils | The High Water Marks | Major Organ and the Adding Machine | Marbles | The Minders | The Music Tapes | Neutral Milk Hotel | The Olivia Tremor Control | Orchestre Fantastique | Pipes You See, Pipes You Don't | Secret Square | The Sunshine Fix | ulysses | Von Hemmling
Other notable bands and side projects
The American Revolution | Bablicon | Fablefactory | Great Lakes | A Hawk and a Hacksaw | Icy Demons | The Instruments | The Ladybug Transistor | The Late B.P. Helium | M Coast | Marta Tennae | Midget and Hairs | My First Keyboard | Of Montreal | Synthetic Flying Machine | Thimble Circus | Visitations
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"Jane" was released as a single on Shifty Disco.
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