Here Comes The Rain

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Taking all the best bits from Cerys Matthews, Emilana Torrini and Isabel Monteiro,  Elena are a band boasting a female singer with the kind of voice you usually only dream about, a sound that's both achingly sad and breathtakingly optimistic - she sings in a voice that veers from husky insistence to soaring exuberance with all the grace and poise you could ever wish for.

Latest single HERE COMES THE RAIN is a brooding, slow burning ballad; Elena obviously making attempts at some kind of Snow Patrol like stadium rock glory, an epic chorus gluing the whole thing together.

Elena are a truly special band, a brooding soundscape of bruised guitars and songs that deal in the epic.  HERE COMES THE RAIN is another tantalising glimpse of a band on the verge of huge things.

BIOGRAPHY

2006 saw Elena break into the mainstream of the UK music world. Two successful singles (I Want You & Butterflies) earned Elena widespread critical acclaim.

Elena’s new single, Here Comes the Rain, once again delivers a breathtaking range of hooks and melodies, contrasting gentle vocals and powerful guitars, creating a familiar yet unique sound.

Once again, Elena’s timeless, fashionable retro guitar sound, unmistakable vocals; raw but delicate, instantly captivate, joined with stunning, building guitar hooks.

2007 promises much for the London based band. Currently putting the finishing touches on their debut album, Glimpse which will be released this summer.

Elena gives a gravel throated performance that drips with elegance. This is a rowdy, streamlined stadium filler, which twists and turns around a rumbling agile chorus. - RockCity Undeniably original and positively bewitching with it. A big prospect whose talent has gone largely unnoticed by media and the music industry so far but surely not for much longer. - Record Of The Day Compared to everyone from Marianne Faithful to Cerys from catatonia due to her rough croon. Both comparisions are apt as would the similarities to Coldplay due to her dark, melancholic tunes. Wherever you decide to put her she?ll sit at the top of the pile due to her stunning vocals. An undiscovered gem that has the world at her feet - Planet Loud Elena is that rarest of things in 21st century rock music, a genuine outsider. A rock outfit fronted by one of the most distinctive, charismatic and passionate rock-chick in the world today. Formed in late 2003, Elena signed with indie label Delicious Records in 2004 and started recording a debut album ?Glimpse?, a collection of amazing stadium filler hit singles featuring a timeless fashionable retro guitar sounds. Aside from the sheer quality of the songwriting (sassy, melodic, sinuous and lyrically uncompromising as it is) the most attention-grabbing aspect of Elena?s records, is undoubtedly the remarkable lead singer?s voice; a mercurial creature that can soar like a songbird and then growl like a mountain lion in the merest heartbeat; memorably described in Logo magazine as 'falling somewhere between Alison Goldfrapp?s lupine howl, Marianne Faithfull?s dissolute croon and Chris Martin?s faltering, edge of orgasm stammer.' As you can imagine rare talent plus great songs plus an original voice is a combination that?s not gone unnoticed and Elena immediately attracted the kind of industry excitement that most bands can only dream about music industry bible ?Record Of The Day? recently honored both A & B sides of the single as such on consecutive days! - An almost unprecedented feat for any artist let alone for a comparatively new talent. NME, The Guardian, The Fly and more, soon followed with their reviews.

BUTTERFLIES is the stunning new single from Elena.

Following on from the success earlier this tear of single I WANT YOU.  Elena once again delivers a stunning musical and vocal performance.  BUTTERFLIES once again features the effortless elevating chorus lines that are hallmark of Elena's latest material.

Formed in London in late 2003, Elena signed with indie label Delicious Records in 2004 and started recording a debut album GLIMPSE, a collection of amazing stadium filler hit singles featuring timeless fashionable retro guitar sounds.

Aside from the sheer quality of the songwriting (sassy, melodic, sinous and lyrically uncompromising as it gets) the most attention-grabbing aspect of Elena's records, is undoubtedly the remarkable lead singer's voice; a mercurial creature that can soar like a songbird and then growl like a mountain lion in the merest heartbeat; memorably described in Logo magazine as "falling somewhere between Alison Goldfrapp's lupine howl, Marianne Faithfull's dissolute croon and Chris Martin's faltering, edge of orgasm stammer".

As you can imagine rare talent plus great songs plus an original voice is a combination that's not gone unnoticed and Elena immediately attracted the kind of industry excitement that most bands can only dream about - music industry bible Record Of The Day recently honored both A & B sides of the single as such on consecutive days! - An almost unprecedented feat for any artist let alone for a comparatively new talent.

A hypnotic and dark video will also be released to support the single.  Look out for plays on Scuzz, Musicians Channel and many more.

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DISCOGRAPHY

I WANT YOU (Delicious Records>2006)

I Want You

BUTTERFLIES (Delicious Records>2006)

Butterflies

HERE COMES THE RAIN (Delicious Records>2007)

Here Comes The Rain

LINKS

Elena>www.elenaonline.com

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