{"id":59538,"date":"2018-04-27T12:00:12","date_gmt":"2018-04-27T11:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=59538"},"modified":"2018-04-26T22:53:50","modified_gmt":"2018-04-26T21:53:50","slug":"music-by-numbers-elessar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/music-by-numbers-elessar\/","title":{"rendered":"Music By Numbers: Elessar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-59535 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Elessar-Promo-Shot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3298\" height=\"2201\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Elessar-Promo-Shot.jpg 3298w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Elessar-Promo-Shot-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Elessar-Promo-Shot-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Elessar-Promo-Shot-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Elessar-Promo-Shot-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Elessar-Promo-Shot-465x310.jpg 465w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Elessar-Promo-Shot-695x464.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3298px) 100vw, 3298px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On their second EP, <em>&#8216;Is This All We Are&#8217;<\/em>, South West emo\/alt-rockers <strong>Elessar<\/strong> showcase their most personal work to date. Over the course of its five songs, vocalist\/guitarist Ricky Powell takes on the issue of dealing with love and loss, getting over anxiety and trust issues. While as songs such as <em>&#8216;Saudade&#8217;<\/em> and<em> &#8216;In All Honesty&#8217;<\/em> highlight the quartet&#8217;s strong melodies, expansive guitar lines and muscular rhythm work.<\/p>\n<p>Building on from 2016&#8217;s <em>&#8216;Reflections&#8217;<\/em> EP, <strong>Elessar<\/strong> have fine-tuned their sound, making them stand out from the plethora of Brit Rock bands that continue to pop up.<\/p>\n<p>To mark the release of<em> &#8216;Is This All We Are&#8217;<\/em>, we spoke Elessar drummer Dan James about &#8216;Music By Numbers&#8217;; the bands he&#8217;d like to play with to his essential tour items and his all-time favourite albums.<br \/>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/user\/alreadyhearduk\/playlist\/3gydxSBzkRt6b92CjEd8Ob\" width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>1 Artist\/Band I Couldn&#8217;t Live Without\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Yellowcard. They are the band I always go back to when I don&#8217;t know what to listen to.<\/p>\n<h2>2 People I Know, That Shaped My Passion For Music\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>My Brother, he introduced me to music when we were younger and I&#8217;m still finding music through him now.<br \/>\nMy Grandad was a drummer and it always interested me from a very young age.<\/p>\n<h2>3 Songs You Wish You&#8217;d Written\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>A lot of Paramore. Maybe &#8216;Ain&#8217;t it Fun&#8217; if I had to pick one.<br \/>\nArcane Roots &#8211; &#8216;Slow&#8217; is so well written too.<br \/>\nAlexisonfire &#8211; This Could Be Anywhere in the World<\/p>\n<h2>4 Bands Everyone Should Hear\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Luke Rainsford is doing some cool stuff at the moment.<br \/>\nSame with our friends in Everything Aside!<br \/>\nAnd the bands we&#8217;re on tour with next month &#8211; Halfway Hope and Hyde Project.<\/p>\n<h2>5 Songs You Love\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Letlive &#8211; Muther<br \/>\nTaking Back Sunday &#8211; Spin<br \/>\nYellowcard &#8211; Ocean Avenue<br \/>\nJimmy Eat World &#8211; Sweetness<br \/>\nBlink 182 &#8211; Feeling This<\/p>\n<h2>6 Bands You&#8217;re Keen To Play With\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Taking Back Sunday<br \/>\nLower than Atlantis<br \/>\nEnter Shikari<br \/>\nFour Year Strong<br \/>\nParamore<br \/>\nBlink-182<\/p>\n<h2>7 Places You&#8217;d Love To Play\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Reading\/Leeds<br \/>\nSlam Dunk (Which hopefully could happen this year)<br \/>\nAlexandra Palace<br \/>\nTours in US, Australia &amp; Asia<br \/>\nWembley Arena<\/p>\n<h2>8 Essential Tour Items\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Extra pillows<br \/>\nExtra hands to help out<br \/>\nLots of water.<br \/>\nToolkit<br \/>\nFull breakdown recovery (if you drive yourselves)<br \/>\nBattery phone chargers<br \/>\nTravel clothes<br \/>\nSunglasses<\/p>\n<h2>9 Words To Describe Your Band\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Sad but energetic songs that you can move to<\/p>\n<h2>10 Favourite Albums Of All Time\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Senses Fail &#8211; Still Searching<br \/>\nYellowcard &#8211; Ocean Avenue<br \/>\nYellowcard &#8211; Paper Walls<br \/>\nBring Me The Horizon &#8211; Sempiternal<br \/>\nSum 41 &#8211; All Killer, No Filler<br \/>\nHundred Reasons &#8211; Ideas Above Our Station<br \/>\nKillswitch Engage &#8211; The End of Heartache<br \/>\nParamore &#8211; Riot<br \/>\nblink-182 &#8211; Take Off Your Pants<br \/>\nblink-182 -blink-182<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"im\"><em>&#8216;Is This All We Are&#8217;<\/em> EP by <strong>Elessar<\/strong> is out now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"im\">Elessar links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elessaruk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ElessarBandUK\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElessarUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/elessar_uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Music By Numbers: Elessar<\/p>\n<p>South West emo\/alt-rockers Elessar talk &#8216;Music By Numbers&#8217;; 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