Walking with the Beggar Boys

Product Description

Elf Power’s latest album, “Walking with the Beggar Boys”, marks a definite change in sound and style for Athens, Georgia’s underground cult favorites. New members Eric Harris (formerly of the Olivia Tremor Control on guitar) and Craig McQuiston (formerly of the Glands on bass) join longtime members Andrew Rieger (singer/songwriter), Laura Carter (multi instrumentalist) and Aaron Wegelin (drums), reinventing the band both musically and lyrically on their sixth release.

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With a decade under their belts, the sixth album by the Athens, Georgia-based band Elf Power marks a bit of a change and expansion in their sound. With new members on board (Eric Harris formerly with , and Craig McQuiston from the ), the quintet moves easily from straight ahead, if slightly-fractured rockers, to fine slices of cerebral sonics. The title track, with guest on hand for duet vocals, sounds as rooted in southern Americana as ‘s “Losing My Religion” (a band with whom they’ve toured, besides sharing a hometown). Elsewhere, “Evil Eye” chugs along like a more rural , and “The Cracks” revels in mechanized rhythm tracks and eerily nostalgic synth runs. Throughout, they never lose track of their vital core interplay, celebrating the fine little engine that they are at all times. That the range of Elf Power is so broad comes as little surprise, given their past approaches, as well as their previous affiliations (muti-instrumentalist Laura Carter was a member of ). —
David Greenberger

Review

“Elf Power have opted to put some skin in the game with their latest release…immediately enthralling.” —
Magnet

“Elf Power’s whimsy needs neither footnotes nor explanatory companion volumes. And it beats the crap out of current chart fodder.” —
Rockpile

From the Artist

Elf Power have spent the last decade releasing six albums and touring the globe with R.E.M., Wilco, Guided By Voices and Neutral Milk Hotel (whom Laura Carter also recorded and toured with), building a rabid underground following in the process. The band will go on the road once again in support of this release, starting with a full U.S. tour in April and a Brazilian tour in May. Part hippies, part punk rockers, Elf Power follow no trends or rules. They simply rock.