YOUNG ELK
Current Release:
Silver Bullet
(9/26/25)
Upcoming Release:
Calm Down LP
(11/11/25)
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Label: Rue Defense
Genre: Slowcore, Alternative
Influences: Low, Slowdive, Pedro the Lion, The Cure, Mogwai, Radiohead, Grizzly Bear
Location: Portland, OR
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Past Releases:
‘Minor Keys” b/w “Debts’ 7” - 2015 (Holiday Breath Records)
‘The Dark Side of the Holy Ghost’ LP - 2016 (Holiday Breath Records)
‘God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman’ Digital Single - 2016 (Holiday Breath Records
‘Cheap Beer’ b/w ‘Murderer’ 7” - 2017 (Holiday Breath Records)
‘False Paradise’ LP - 2018 (Holiday Breath Records)
‘Arguments’ courtesy of Bummer Pop Vol. 1 Compilation 2018 (Holiday Breath Records)
‘Living in the Past’ via The Prom Tribute Compilation “I’ll Send You to the Stars” 2019 (Barsuk Records)
Press Contact: Graham Bell
253.948.7647
whoisruedefense@gmail.com
Press:
- Pop Punkers (Chew)
- Return of Rock (Old Rope)
- Punkeando! (Therapy)
- Get Some Magazine (Therapy)
- Various Small Flames (Therapy)
- Pop Punkers (Therapy)
- Houston Press (Interview)
- Maximum Rocknroll
Single - Silver Bullet
The first single from Young Elk’s third full-length album, ‘Silver Bullet’ investigates the complexity of a mother/son relationship. How do codependence and control often become a quick fix, a silver bullet. Just some medicine to make the pain go away, etc. It never works like that, and if a mother has not done work on herself that silver bullet that medicine becomes poison.
Single - Fist Fight
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Single - Little String
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Album - Calm Down
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