Hey Elbow

Swedish trio Hey Elbow create outlier pop music that incorporates ideas from jazz, improv, and experimental noise. Julia Ringdahl (vocals/guitar) and Ellen Petersson (horns/electronics) had been writing music together for many years before being introduced to Liam Amner (drums), whom they met through a mutual friend in 2013; they meshed so well that Amner was asked to join them in the studio. Now a trio, they named themselves after an aerobics exercise they were taught while queuing for a show by the Knife; they also decided to remove ego from the equation by having no member ...