elk- 'the heavy pop monster', is a beast whose hind legs and broad imposing chest contains the brothers Hedigan - Matt on bass and Lewis on drums. The remaining power antlers and dashing face are composed of Barry "The Boy" and Shane who blaze out synth and guitar. All body parts of Elk share vocal duties. Both Barry and Shane bear the rare Irish surname of O' Sullivan. Although not biologically or legally related, they share a bond that is arguably beyond a bloodline and one that is enhanced by beer use and sweet phrases. A lovely friendship binds this behemoth together and they make music while laughing and ripping the piss out of each other.
Elk will be releasing their debut album "We Should Start Our Own Gang" in January 2009. The album was recorded in June 2008 and is full of songs that range from poptastic to hardcore. Elk make plans. Elk's big plan is to play loads and loads of gigs.
Anyone wishing to book Elk for a show should simply hit them up with an e-mail. Some things sound people have said about us:
"All of these songs represent different sides of the same dice. And the great thing about Elk is they’ve built a solid narrative album in just 30 minutes and 10 songs (well, one of them is a 30-second interlude, but it’s brilliant): no never-ending 10-minute diversions and no senseless sonic paranoia. We Should Start Our Own Gang is like a breathtaking castle built out of the simplest materials. Less is indeed more."
Virginia Arroyo, AU Magazine.
“WSSOOG runs the rock gauntlet slashing, bashing and bruising itself on the obtuse angles of post punk, the sugary sweet synthetic sing/shout along melodies of modern day indie-pop and the fast, trashy convulsions of hardcore – like Gang of Four, Wolf Parade and Melt Banana sucking down on the same slab of Red Bull. In a word frantic!â€
Cork Independent
