Jim Elkington is the man behind The Zincs and was once a member of venerated British bands Sophia and Elevate. His backing band includes members of The Fruit Bats, Bobby Conn, and The Ancient Greeks. Dimmer, his Thrill Jockey debut, includes guest contributors Susan Voelz of Poi Dog Pondering and Fred Longberg-Holm. It showcases a variety of styles, from 60's English and American folk, to acoustic material, to layered blends of guitars and electronics. Elkington's vibrato-tinged baritone voice floats   [ read more ]

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Their second full-length for Thrill Jockey is another expansive album of lush, orchestral pop painted with the brilliant lyricism of frontman Jim Elkington. Recorded by John McEntire (Tortoise) and Mark Greenberg (Eleventh Dream Day), Black Pompadour finds the band heading in a slightly more uptempo, rocking direction than its last album, Dimmer.

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Windy city auteur Jim Elkington's Zincs project sounds more like a full-time occupation on the group's artfully urban and understated third outing, Black Pompadour. Any and all inflections of the British folk-rock that Elkington brought with him to Chicago from the U.K. have vanished. A heady mix of mid-period the the and Element of Light-era Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians, Pompadour's strengths are often subtle enough to miss the first time around. Spacious opener {&"Head East,    [ read more ]

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