By Meghan Player
With the local, and indeed international, alt rock/indie/folk sciences currently thriving thanks to the likes of Bon Iver, Grizzly Bear, Mumford & Sons and City & Colour – it was only a matter of time before the young Australian acts started enjoying some well-deserved attention.

Enter Central Coast quartet, Elliot The Bull.

From the moment the EP opens with ‘Paint The Sky’, you are instantly taken on an emotional journey of astounding melodies that sweep you off your feet. The sure and steady rhythm of the track, rocks your senses gently – moving you in such a hypnotic way, that you can’t help but shut up and listen.

‘Cup Of Nestor’ continues the laid back, feel-good vibe, once again making the acoustic delivery, the focal point of the track. The steady beat that joins is perfectly timed, complimenting the vocals at precisely the right moment – allowing the lyrics to hit you even harder.

The striking of the banjo during the opening notes of ‘Say You Love Me Too’, instantly bring a smile to my face – further added to by the intriguing lyrics on display – “I’ve been sleeping with a ghost, I can feel her while I dream, then I wake, then it leaves” – provides an emotional, yet highly imaginative level of story telling.

Final track, ‘Slept Through Winter’ rounds out the EP in respectable style – continuing on with the folk/rock melody that drives the EP. Whilst the tempo and delivery changes pace to the previous tracks, the clear demonstration of versatility of sound [whilst not shying away from the core style of the band] is commendable, and clearly a driving force of the band.

Undoubtedly, this is a cracking EP from Elliot the Bull, and a valid indication of Australia’s formidable and thriving indie/folk scene.

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