Fresh Track: Ordinary Elephant “Jenny & James”

It’s not surprising that Ordinary Elephant‘s forthcoming release is titled “Honest” because that’s just what their music is. It is pure. It’s masterful. It is brilliant in the simplicity of two voices and two instruments spinning together, intertwining in utter beauty and perfection, even in its imperfections. Real, genuine and yes, honest. An intimacy that lives and breathes in only special places. A hushed whisper that you catch from time to time and if you don’t reach out and grab it, it might dissipate into the ether. You know when a song can make you cry after just 30 seconds of listening? You may, or you may not. It’s a rare, elusive and beautiful gift that very few artists can give to a listener. This is one of those rarities and what Pete and Crystal Damore gift us, as listeners of their music, is something that hits like freight train, but in such a delicate and graceful way that, god, it just feels right.

“They loved liked porcelain”. That line, simple as it may be sets the tone for this song. Their voices coupling in an unbridled passion. Soft in delivery, harmonious and so damn perfect that it just eases itself into your whole being. This is the kind of music that lingers long after the last note fades.

Their voices feel like your favorite old sweatshirt or the blanket on your couch that keeps you cozy next to the wood stove on a cold winter’s eve. There is such comfort in their harmonies, it sends a wave of warmth and tingling down your back. The kind of music that…well, it just is. I don’t even know how to explain what that feeling truly is or means. It has echoed through time and been the reason why the art continues. Because through the cacophony of social media and a million releases on Spotify a day and the act of trying to seek out the music that does that thing to you when you listen, there is still art that exists that can do that.