It’s called ‘chemistry’, an elusive quality that can be part history, part mystery and all intangible until the moment that you feel it. It’s a meant-to-be melding of the emotional and creative that can happen between songwriters, performers, best friends or life partners. For Josh and Nicole Johnson – the duo ELENOWEN – that connection is all of the above and much more. On their self-titled EP, the chemistry they share is as rare and real as it gets.
Though emerging from the same Nashville-based Americana-folk scene as The Civil Wars, Elenowen deliver a sonic glow all their own. Amid haunting harmonies and elegiac lyrics, their songs flow with an undercurrent of yearning, surrender and unexpectedly sharp edges. The sound itself is roots-driven, with accents of cello and pedal steel cutting a deeply evocative facet. Elenowen's starkly candid debut album Pulling Back The Veil chronicled their first year of marriage with songs that were subsequently showcased on TV shows like ‘One Tree Hill’ and MTV’s ‘World Of Jenks’. Impromptu performances filmed in their small basement apartment - called ‘The Basement Sessions’ - quickly garnering a following on YouTube and the No Depression website. In 2011, Elenowen made their national television debut on the top-rated premiere season of NBC’s ‘The Voice’, but it’s the five tracks on their new EP that now mean the most to the couple and convey what’s most real to audiences. More and more, the truth of what they do is attracting new fans nationwide.
And what about that thing called chemistry? For Elenowen, it’s a one-of-a-kind formula that is about to become bigger than the both of them. “I think our chemistry is what keeps us going,” says Nicole. “We fight for it in our marriage, in our friendship and our music...What Josh and I ultimately want is for people to get inspired and connected by what we do.”
Contact Information
- Uncle Slayton's
- 1017 East Broadway, Louisville, KY 40204
- (502) 657-9555
Event Time
- Friday, June 8, 2012
- 8:00 PM
Price
- $8 / 21+ with ID