Alun sings and plays bass, Phil hits drums, Chris plays guitar and sings.
Influences
Distortion pedals, starry-eyed pop music, The League Of Gentlemen, The Beatles in Hamburg, Guinness, Bettws Comprehensive School, Spurs, Spar vodka, 60ft Dolls, the genius of Eric Cantona.
Sounds Like
Cheap three-piece rock thrills... for more information and to sign up for sporadic email updates contact elephantrescueplan@hotmail.co.uk
LIGHTS/FIFTEEN SINGLE AVAILABLE TO BUY ON iTUNES WORLDWIDE:
NO ORDINARY BROADCAST EP NOW AVAILABLE TO BUY ON iTUNES WORLDWIDE:
8/10 in Rock Sound magazine
MOVING PICTURES:
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INFO:
The ERP's music has been aired on the wireless by the lovely disc jockeys Adam Walton on BBC Radio Wales, Steve Lamacq, How Stephens and Bethan Elfyn on BBC Radio One and numerous online stations. You may also have heard it used to soundtrack various extreme sports shows broadcast across the globe.
Bethan and Huw on Radio One were nice enough to say this about 'Fifteen':
"First there was 60ft Dolls, then came Skindred, soon after was the GLC - and now there's The Elephant Rescue Plan. Oh yes, Newport's band making machine has come up trumps again, their track 'Fifteen' is all about that awkward age, smoking out of windows, fake ID cards and late nights on the town. Something we can all relate to, with an anthemic sing-along chorus to ice the cake."
BUY OUR MUSIC:
To buy a copy of Public Service Broadcast Number Eight, the compilation from Smalltown America Records featuring the ERP song 'Fifteen' along with music from 21 other up and coming beat combos, click on the image below:
Come and see us headlining at The Cooler in Bristol this Saturday 17th October. Doors 8pm, Entry £5 / £4 (NUS). Entry also gets you in for Klub Kute - indie tunes til 4am!
Thank you for the support. It means a great deal - the past few months have been amazing. Great reviews, great shows up and down the country, airplay and interviews with Kerrang! Radio & Total Rock Radio, even a show at Alexandra Palace for Freestyle Festival has been confirmed.
Alexandra Palace will bring an end to our first major UK Tour. The tour leads up to the official release of our first EP proper, 'Guerilla'. This will be available everywhere on November 2nd.
If you're not too familiar with us yet, there are some reviews below and you can pick up some free downloads from our Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/NIXA/8798900727).
Here are the dates (more to be confirmed).
See you out there x
"NIXA possess a quality that sets them apart from other front runners on the alt/rock scene with perfect dynamics and incredible song craft. They bounce between gentle and aggressive in a single beat, tied with soaring harmonies and mesmerising stage presence. This band will find themselves being listened to by a wide audience, no doubts in both the alternative and commercial rock scenes" TOTAL ROCK
"...done very, very well. Deep, powerful voice, BIG music and just the feeling that something very professional is happening -I don't mean in a clinical way, just in that way that, when you find out they're unsigned, it's a bit of a shock!" XFM
"The absolute epiphany of my weekend was London based Nixa. Everytime I see this band, I fall in love a little bit more. Their performance was stunning and it was definitely the climax of the night as things petered off afterwards. Their Biffy Clyro-esque style, gorgeous vocal harm
>>>Lena, M.Takara, Charles Oldman, Pr Psygrooves, Werner Hasler, Smith Smith, Morpho, DT Blues, AADD, File Under Rythm, Guillotine, Alice Keller, Alexo, Doctor H, D. En, Covalesky.
Available on our website >>> 15$ Disponible à Angers (CdBd), Nantes (Melomane), Lyon (Boutique Cd1d) et sur notre site. >>> 10 €
Get 4 hours for the price of 3 on all weekend rehearsals! That gives you a 4 hour rehearsal for only £21. We'll even throw in the drum shells so all you drummers need to bring are your breakables. Contact the studio on 01443 223250 or email us on bookings@stompboxrehearsals.com to take advantage of this great offer. Mat Stompbox
Just stopping by to say hello and give you some news. The new album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is now available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website. You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and many more.
GINGER WILDHEART - FRIDAY 1ST MAY WHOLE LOTTA LED - SATURDAY 2ND MAY YOUR DEMISE + DEEZ NUTS - FRIDAY 8TH MAY BLAZE BAYLEY - THURSDAY 14TH MAY POSTMORTEM PROMISES *HALF DAYER!* - SATURDAY 30TH MAY THE ACACIA STRAIN + ABORTED - FRIDAY 5TH JUNE DEVILDRIVER + GOD FORBID - FRIDAY 12TH JUNE CLUTCH - WEDNESDAY 17TH JUNE MC DEVVO + SHAD PIEZ - FRIDAY 19TH JUNE THE BOUNCING SOULS - TUESDAY 23RD JUNE DESPISED ICON + DESECRATION - WEDNESDAY 1ST JULY
& Many more!
All on sale NOW - www.seetickets.com / Spillers (Cardiff) / Diverse (Newport) / Derricks (Swansea) / Bristol ticket shop (Bristol)
TICKETS NOW ON SALE.. Dave McPherson lead singer from INME will be playing an acoustic set at Le Pub in Newport,South Wales on Saturday 21st March. Tickets for this event are £5 and are very limited (so get them early) you can purchase them from: www. livesoundpromotion. co. uk or Rockaway Records (Newport Indoor Market)
The Scarlets, Blues, Ospreys and Dragons have each released a single with the aim of getting into the UK Top 40 on Februaty 8th (The day Wales begin their 6 Nations defence against Scotland)
Which region will get the highest chart posittion?
Please support your region by pre-ordering their single NOW!
The Scarlets - 'Yma O Hyd' Text 'SCARLETS' to 78789
The Blues - 'Delilah' Text 'BLUES' to 78789
The Ospreys - 'Cwm Rhondda' Text 'OSPREYS' to 78789
Just to let you know, our (The XCorvettes) debut single 'Shine' is out today. It's taken from our forthcoming album ' An Alcoholic State of Mind'
Available on itunes. Click on the banner.
There's a link on our page too.
To celebrate our Album release on 2nd March we're having an Album Launch Party Gig at Cafe de Paris, London on Fri 27th Feb.
Advance tickets are £8 and include after show party (with DJ Digital Dust), and entrance to Cafe de Paris Club night - open til 3am. As well as entrance to the gig (4 bands).
The new album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is now available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website.
MINT II bringing you filthy electronic music wrapped up in tekno with dash of rock& roll sauce.
JUILIAN LIBERATOR acid tekno form London's favorite free party crew -stay up forever
STAEDLER AND WALDORF ,the original beat muppets unveiling a new set before invading the USA with their hypnotic brand of live breaks, and supaphat bass.
BOMB CULTURE giving you an onslaught of rotten rock n roll, bleeps,squeaks&blistering beats
NO SLEEP POLICE straight outta blackwood with kick ass hip hop to rock~&shock the nation PROJECT SERPO giving us the best in electro acoustic fun and bleeps
DR NITROGEN from critical mass on the decks DUBSTEP GROOVES ON THE ROOF TERRACE FROM MONDO, ONE MAN DUB SLIPPERS THE DARKSIDE GALLERY VISUAL SLUT
20/11/08 at the MEZE lounge ,market street,newport 8;30 -3;00am
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