Elliott - Songs In The Air

It’s telling that the only member remaining from Elliott’s initial line-up is the vocalist. After all, this Louisville-based collective did begin as a band that teetered the line between emo and post-hardcore with a sound that borrowed from both Sunny Day Real Estate and Quicksand. But the appropriately titled Songs in the Air is anything but that; now Elliott and it’s new musical ensemble recall The Cure’s Bloodflowers and Sigur Ros’ ( ). Songs in the Air utilizes drum machines, strings, and keyboards even more than Elliott’s previously dominate guitars on this album where vocalist Chris Higdon whispers and attempts to lull his listeners into state of bliss. This layers of this sonic journey are always beautiful whether a guitar’s feedback coats a song in distortion or strings well to an emotional climax. But, sadly, not even Chris Higdon finds himself in Elliott’s ranks as they have now disbanded and gone their separate musical ways. However, Songs in the Air is a beautiful, haunting requiem. [www.elliottintransit.com]