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The project of Montreal partners Jordan McKenzie and Emi Honda, Elfin Saddle offer a cute, creative take on folk music. Alternating between McKenzie’s English and Honda’s Japanese lyrics, their songs have cyclical forms and a magical, cinematic quality like a surrealist art film score.
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Ringing, their second record, benefits from the addition of Nathan Gage (Shapes and Sizes), who fills out the low end with contrabass and tuba. The instrumentation is pleasantly diverse: ukulele, accordion, singing saw, banjo and violin.
Top track: The Bringer
Elfin Saddle play Lee’s Palace Friday (July 10).