Wedding Dress
Loom/heavy Earth
Made up of various members of MAPS & ATLASES, SUNS, JOAN OF ARC and GYPSY BLOOD, WEDDING DRESS are about as Chicago as it gets. Dreamt up as side project/outlet for MAPS & ATLASES guitar player Erin Elders, songs were written between tours and slowly released during his "math-pop" bands fleeting downtime. WEDDING DRESS is a distinctly other affair - its more layered, plaintive and measured than anything in Elders previous catalog. The songs are textured narratives. The instrumentation is restrained and, in many ways, the project stands as a perfect counterpoint to the sometimes-spastic MAPS. Thats not to say its a dull affair. The songs are beautiful in their sparseness, the palate is selectively lush, and the rotating set of players- both recorded and live-patiently flesh out Elders haunting vocals and evocative lyrics. As Elders primary project comes out of a busy record cycle-including over 9 months of touring- he is shifting gears to WEDDING DRESS. The band itself has been firming up and now features Mike Russell & Matt Lemke (SUNS), Bobby Burg (LOVE OF EVERYTHING/JOAN OF ARC) and Christian Dawson (GYPSYBLOOD). The 7" is a limited edition teaser for a full length due out in the fall. The band has been playing out as much as possible and expects to be touring a lot throughout the summer and fall.