"take me where you want for the thrill"
Elephant Castle's gleeful glam sparkly My Muse feels like a Brit art rock, high toe kicking affair with striped satin pants and top hats. The guitars that sound tube amp rendered are ridiculously spirited (in a good way) as is the downbeat driven bass and drums. The vocal aesthetic by Los Angeles based singer, multi-instrumentalist (and pilot of the Elephant Castle indie rock project) Phil Danyew is stylistically in top form. He sings here with such lovely abandon, embracing the theatricality in an earnest way. To make this sound work you have to embrace the aesthetic fully so it sounds real, is real and not campy and Danyew succeeds.
"My Muse was inspired by the sacred and addicting process of creating - the feeling that music and lyrics are channeled rather than entirely self-generated." - Phil Danyew
-Robb Donker Curtius
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Elephant Castle - the retro-inspired indie rock project from Los Angeles-based singer and multi-instrumentalist Phil Danyew, formed in late 2019. The first single, “Cool To Be Unhappy,” was released on March 27, 2020 with warm welcome. A fresh take on the break-up ballad, Rolling Stone called the track a "roll-around-in-your-underwear-while-the-sun-seeps-through-the-window song."
Elephant Castle released its second single, “I’m A Loser,” on May 8, 2020. Infusing warm distorted guitar sounds reminiscent of 60’s/70’s rock with soaring vocal harmonies and sarcastic lyrics, “I’m A Loser” is a tongue-in-cheek anthem for the underdog.
Raised in Oceanside, CA, Danyew has been writing and recording music since age 12 after stealing his father’s tape recorder. Growing up listening to 50s and 60s oldies, Elephant Castle is a response to these early influences combined with a love for vintage synths, layered vocals, the dreamy sounds of tape saturation and analog gear.
For the last six years, Danyew was a touring member of the band Foster the People. He recently left to pursue his own music.
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Elephant Castle - the retro-inspired indie rock project from Los Angeles-based singer and multi-instrumentalist Phil Danyew, formed in late 2019. The first single, “Cool To Be Unhappy,” was released on March 27, 2020 with warm welcome. A fresh take on the break-up ballad, Rolling Stone called the track a "roll-around-in-your-underwear-while-the-sun-seeps-through-the-window song."
Elephant Castle released its second single, “I’m A Loser,” on May 8, 2020. Infusing warm distorted guitar sounds reminiscent of 60’s/70’s rock with soaring vocal harmonies and sarcastic lyrics, “I’m A Loser” is a tongue-in-cheek anthem for the underdog.
Raised in Oceanside, CA, Danyew has been writing and recording music since age 12 after stealing his father’s tape recorder. Growing up listening to 50s and 60s oldies, Elephant Castle is a response to these early influences combined with a love for vintage synths, layered vocals, the dreamy sounds of tape saturation and analog gear.
For the last six years, Danyew was a touring member of the band Foster the People. He recently left to pursue his own music.
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