Elephants won Calvin College's 2009 Festival of Faith and Art's Bandspotting Competition: "This is the clear winner. The singing is heartfelt, honest and highly unique…a voice of earnest longing. The production is highly original and simultaneously melodic and aggressive when need be. It is rare that I hear such clearly communicated Gospel music that is soulful, articulate and adventurous." -Michael Kaufmann, Asthmatic Kitty Records and Andy Whitman, Paste Magazine and Christianity Today. "The album title is fitting as most tracks are interlaced with deep drum stomps, rough-skinned backing loops and Aaron's own trumpet. The sound is experimental, but with purpose, folk rock based but uniquely integrated with a variety of instrumentation; it carries an element of abstraction to it with soul that bleeds through the vocals...and with the strength of an Elephant, you were going to be moved whether you originally wanted to or not." -Justin Boyer, Relevant Magazine "Elephants is an acoustic smorgasbord of spiritual musings with prophetic and operatic overtones that insist on being listened to again and again to be fully understood and appreciated. There is weeping and wailing-- literally--amidst shouts and cries of joy." -Kris Rasmussen, Beliefnet CD Details Release Date: June 25, 2009 Record Label: Thirsty Dirt Records UPC: 671083005017 Number of Discs: 1 Listen Before You Buy Procession One Twenty One Blow Out the Wick Melee Fifty One Family Right Thru In Babylon Won't Stop This Can't Last After First Love
