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Elba LP

by Elba

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Richard Thomas
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Richard Thomas I've only just started listening, but first impressions are, a very inventive take on Lamb or even Laura Mvula vocally and Basement Jaxx beats wise. Sounds way above most pop music at the moment. Fantastic stuff, well done! Favorite track: I Want It All.
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John Nate It was tough to pick one, but yeah, Rambling Mind is a very poetic and engaging lyrically and tons of fun musically. Builds up very nicely. Real gem. Favorite track: Rambling Mind.
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1.
Busy Bodies 04:35
Busy bodies and those bumbling bees Too divided nothing quite as it seems Shake the earth it’ll make them drop to their knees Pray for the day that’ll bring an end to the greed Souls being stifled in this ethos of want Got a dollar but no pennies for your thoughts Watch it shiver until the breaking has come The chorus will bellow what the hell, what the hell have we done A little bit jaded Your fast track has faded Polite but you hate it You see but it’s shaded Alive but today is A walk through the mazes You bleat through the phases All clear then it hazes In the meadow by the Betula tree In the meadow by the Betula tree In the meadow by the Betula tree A little bit jaded Your fast track has faded Polite but you hate it You see but it’s shaded Alive but today is A walk through the mazes You bleat through the phases All clear then it hazes In the meadow by the Betula tree In the meadow by the Betula tree
2.
Elevate 03:56
I’ve been chasing shadows lately Gotta see some change for good Get tied in knots too easy So I run cuz I think I should Gotta elevate, gotta elevate Gotta elevate, gotta elevate Gotta elevate, gotta elevate Gotta elevate, gotta elevate I’ve said that you’re the problem The same thing every time I’ve got to face the baggage that I hold Is clearly mine Gotta elevate, gotta elevate Gotta elevate, gotta elevate It comes like a kamikaze Another wreck I’m sifting through Why do I ignore all the warnings Can’t blame another mess on you Gotta elevate, gotta elevate Gotta elevate, gotta elevate Well I see it burn to ash now God I always feel so strung But I keep finding my peace The more the bullshit comes undone Gotta elevate, gotta elevate Gotta elevate, gotta elevate Keep losing who I am as I try to fit your plan Don’t know which me to be, what should I believe Can’t seem to find a way, right here seems fine today I get to bored too quick, I’m making myself sick Can’t seem to find a way, right here seems fine today I get to bored too quick, I’m making myself sick Can’t seem to find a way, right here seems fine today Wait no let it go let it go let it go now Too slow cut it up chuck it out and I show how No, no not gonna gonna cause more shit Go, go gotta be a bit better than this Wait no let it go let it go let it go now Too slow cut it up chuck it out and I show how No, no not gonna gonna cause more shit Go, go gotta be a bit better than this Keep losing who I am as I try to fit your plan Don’t know which me to be, what should I believe Can’t seem to find a way, right here seems fine today I get to bored too quick, I’m making myself sick Gotta elevate, gotta elevate Gotta elevate, gotta elevate Gotta elevate, gotta elevate Gotta elevate, gotta elevate
3.
I want you till I know I got you held tight I’m done when you show me I got you all night I think what I want is more wholesome than this I’m sad when I’m lonely but with you I’m vicious Gave it a chance Gave it a chance I want you ‘till I see there’s better out there The walls start to close and I know I can’t bare The thought that you’ll hurt me so I push you away I want what I cant have so dont leave please stay Want what we don’t got and toss what we have Owe me for nothing we gave it a chance Want what we don’t got and toss what we have Owe me for nothing we gave it a chance Want what we don’t got and toss what we have Owe me for nothing we gave it a chance Want what we don’t got and toss what we have Owe me for nothing we gave it a chance Gave it a chance Gave it a chance Gave it a chance Gave it a chance I’m kind till I’m bored and the pressure builds up Expect something more and the end will be rough Give one more day one more time then we’re done Now that it’s over after you I run Want what we don’t got and toss what we have Owe me for nothing we gave it a chance Want what we don’t got and toss what we have Owe me for nothing we gave it a chance Want what we don’t got and toss what we have Owe me for nothing we gave it a chance Want what we don’t got and toss what we have Owe me for nothing we gave it a chance Gave it a chance Gave it a chance Gave it a chance Gave it a chance Want what we don’t got and toss what we have Owe me for nothing we gave it a chance Want what we don’t got and toss what we have Owe me for nothing we gave it a chance Want what we don’t got and toss what we have Owe me for nothing we gave it a chance Want what we don’t got and toss what we have Owe me for nothing we gave it a chance
4.
Get You Out 03:45
Could be better off, getting there I got a start Learn to trust my gut, intuition was shut up And up I go no need to show you, just got to show myself I is gorgeous, got to adore this, I be good to my soul Bought a promise ring, not for you it’s all for me Remind me to be good, serve my hear the way I should Can’t be this broken toy no longer, not treating myself right It’s my fault I let it linger past when loving to fights Get you out, go your way, why you try, no you can’t stay Bye-bye now, you were gone before, I hope you know now I strong for sure Feel the heat inside building up it feel alright A me you may not like, no restraints I cut the ties I’m feeding all the part of me that I have foolishly denied It sure it ain’t easy but my god it’s for me and for now I’m doing fine Get you out, go your way, why you try, no you can’t stay Bye-bye now, you were gone before, I hope you know now I strong for sure Get you out, get you out
5.
It started up and it was not the thing we hoped that it would be They promise big when set to win it falls apart we feel the hit Heart Keep to hope but where to run our movement small when left to one A system said to keep us safe use fear to aid the power chase Heart Heart We didn’t need all this and we don’t need it now Such a waste of life we have to make it up somehow See what we do don’t change a thing it all get fixed don’t need to think Hope for truth can’t see the lie watch the haze fill up the sky Look straight ahead the blinders on when they come off the best is gone Run ahead to chase a dream eyes open wide too crippling Can’t make it right We didn’t need all this and we don’t need it now Such a waste of life we have to make it up somehow We didn’t need all this and we don’t need it now Such a waste of life we have to make it up somehow Keep being told to live with heart Keep being told to live with heart Live with heart Live with heart It’s time to take care of ourselves Too easy to consume and ignore our health It’s time to look after the soul Not waste away and wake up sick and sold
6.
It’s better than it’s ever been I hold you close won’t let you breathe Keep us safe behind these walls I’ll never leave I want it all Keep you safe behind these walls No doors, no windows, I want it all I want it all I want it all I want it all I want it all Oh oh oh oh ee ai oh yeah It’s better than it’s ever been I hold you close won’t let you breathe I want it all Come and give it to me yeah yeah This life is harsh and beautiful I haven’t felt this safe before Your mind has depth, you understand I need much more than a simple man I need much more than a simple man I need much more than a simple simple simple man I need much more than a simple man So baby come and hold my hand So baby come and hold my hand So baby come and hold my hand Baby come and hold my hand Tell you what I need when I come through the door Been a long day but I want a little more Give it to me like you have before Universal love from the flesh to the core Tell you what I need when I come through the door Been a long day but I want a little more Give it to me like you have before Universal love from the flesh to the core flesh to the core flesh to the core flesh to the core Give it to me Give it to me Give it to me It’s better than it’s ever been I hold you close won’t let you breathe Keep us safe behind these walls I’ll never leave I want it all I’ll never leave I want it all I’ll never leave I want it all Baby come and hold my hand I’ll never leave I want it all I’ll never leave I want it all I want it all I want it all I want it all I want it all I want it all I want it all Come and give it to me
7.
Speculation had me drowning Fearing what would come to pass Whether I’d succeed or not In what’s perceived as excellence Lost in the stories I’ve written Hazy visions of the past Truth resides in the air I breathe And that breath is gone too fast So what I gonna do now What I gonna do now Gotta be where I am not too late Can’t focus on what’s coming my way Right here’s gotta be where I say What I gonna do now So what I gonna do now What I gonna do now Gotta be where I am not too late Can’t focus on what’s coming my way Right here’s gotta be where I say What I gonna do now Keep on breathing You’ve been holding that breathe Keep on breathing Till that kiss of death Keep on breathing You’ve been holding that breathe Keep on breathing Till that kiss of death So what I gonna do now What I gonna do now Gotta be where I am not too late Can’t focus on what’s coming my way Right here’s gotta be where I say What I gonna do now So what I gonna do now What I gonna do now Gotta be where I am not too late Can’t focus on what’s coming my way Right here’s gotta be where I say What I gonna do now So what I gonna do now Keep on breathing You’ve been holding that breathe Keep on breathing Till that kiss of death Keep on breathing You’ve been holding that breathe Keep on breathing Till that kiss of death
8.
I find I focus on things that don’t last I try I try to grasp hold of that past Holding a burden that I can’t control She worn out and weary my wandering soul Shake up the dust and beneath you will find Chaos that’s left from a rambling mind Sway me like the wind moves the trees Close my eyes and I’ll bend with ease Speak to me without your words I’ll be your for now if you leave when it starts to hurt Starts to hurt, starts to hurt Starts to hurt, starts to hurt Starts to hurt, starts to hurt Starts to hurt Shake up the dust and beneath you will find Chaos that’s left from a rambling mind Sway me like the wind moves the trees Close my eyes and I’ll bend with ease Speak to me without your words I’ll be your for now if you leave when it starts to hurt Starts to hurt, starts to hurt Starts to hurt, starts to hurt Move through me, touch my limbs, feel the warmth, embrace the end Move through me, touch my limbs, feel the warmth, embrace the end Move through me, touch my limbs, feel the warmth, embrace the end Move through me, touch my limbs, feel the warmth, embrace the end Move through me, touch my limbs, feel the warmth, embrace the end Move through me, touch my limbs, feel the warmth, embrace the end Move through me, touch my limbs, feel the warmth, embrace the end Move through me, touch my limbs, feel the warmth, embrace the end

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Elba is a collaboration between producer/engineer Dark Arps (Jon Bierman) and singer/songwriter amsii (Amber Sawicki). They met in Vancouver in 2018 through a mutual friend who acted as a go-between, sending rough demos recorded with a cheap cell phone. A graduate of Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Amber was already performing with bands and forging her own solo identity. He instantly recognized her immense talent as a vocalist and composer, and encouraged her to create more intricate arrangements as she delved into sequencing and production. Working together as Elba, eight dynamic tracks emerged for their eponymous debut album around the grounding force of her powerful vocals.

Sawicki's orations elate the body and soul, while her lyrics tap into the zeitgeist of urban decay presently unfolding amidst late-stage capitalism. She possesses the introspective prowess of Erykah Badu as much as the sugary hook of Jessie Reyez. Her vision imbues Bierman's technically sophisticated techno-tinged breakbeats with an elevated pop sensibility that would sound perfect on any genre-spanning contemporary R&B/electro/new wave playlist alongside the likes of Joe Goddard (Hot Chip) and Amy Douglas project HARD FEELINGS, or Ninja Tune producer Anz.

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released February 18, 2022

Music, lyrics and vocals: Amber Sawicki
Music, engineering and production: Jon Bierman

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Elba is a collaboration between producer/engineer Dark Arps (Jon Bierman) and singer/songwriter amsii (Amber Sawicki). Sawicki's orations elate the body and soul, while her lyrics tap into the zeitgeist of urban decay presently unfolding amidst late-stage capitalism. Her vision imbues Bierman's technically sophisticated techno-tinged breakbeats with an elevated pop sensibility. ... more

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