Member Since: 9/27/2005
Band Website: myspace.com/theelephantrescueplan
Band Members: Alun sings and plays a bass guitar, Chris plays an electric guitar and sings harmonies, since 2008 Steveo hits the drums.Until December 2007 and on the recordings you can hear on this page, the tubs were thumped by Phil Howell.
Influences: Some of the people, places and things that have and continue to influence us and/or occupy space in our record collections: Soulwax, Biffy Clyro, Flyscreen, Nirvana, Queens Of The Stone Age, 60ft Dolls, Guns N' fuckin' Roses, Reuben, The Jam, Supergrass, Crashland, David Bowie, The White Stripes, Beastie Boys, the first Foo Fighters album, Dylan, The Breeders, Frommars, Weezer's Blue and Pink albums, The Velvet Underground, At The Drive-In, DJ Shadow, T Rex, Mclusky, Phil Spector, Smashing Pumpkins, The Small Faces, NWA, Led Zeppelin, Shellac, Leonard Cohen, Definitely Maybe, Slayer, Elvis Costello, The Pixies, Doves, Deftones, Varispeed, Flaming Lips, Freddie Mercury, Goldie Lookin' Chain, Explosions In The Sky, PJ Harvey, The Knack, Public Enemy, Oceansize, The Wannadies, Elliott Smith, Nine Black Alps, Dub War, Two Gallants, Brian Jones, The Office, Death Cab For Cutie, The Kinks, Richard Pryor, distortion pedals, starry-eyed pop music, The League Of Gentlemen, a seething hatred of slap bass, The Beatles in Hamburg, Guinness, TJ's, Amsterdam, Le Pub, Baileys Bodega, old school Adidas sportswear, Bettws Comprehensive School, Spurs, Spar vodka, festivals, the genius of Eric Cantona, Converse daps, flared jeans, Razzle, Frankie Lodge and many, many more...
Sounds Like: A pair of sticks, two plectrums, two voices, one bass guitar, one electric guitar, four drums and various cymbals.......for more information and to sign up for sporadic email updates contact [email protected]
Type of Label: Indie