Elysian Fields have always travelled in mysterious waters. Led by the enigmatic New York co-composers
Jennifer Charles (vocals) and
Oren Bloedow (guitar), the music born of their collaboration is not easy to categorize. They carry a torch for
nature,
sex,
love, the cycle of death and rebirth, and the sounds of
folk and
jazz ballads,
no wave and
classical music, seamlessly interwoven into a style that is at once languorously romantic and tough. Their music might be described as
alternative or
dream pop, with the husky and sultry vocals of Charles and the filmic qualities of Bloedow…
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