Elwins
Play For Keeps
In a nutshell: THE ELWINS are a pop band from the lakeside town of Keswick, Ontario that specialize in writing bright infectious songs. Formed in 2008 by high school friends Matthew Sweeney and Travis Stokl, they were soon joined by Feurd Moore and Frankie Figliomeni. With a strong pop sensibility, their music has garnered THE ELWINS an impressive amount of attention and support of their peers. The release of the band's debut And I Thank You introduced the band to audiences worldwide and the approval of taste makers Exclaim!, Rolling Stone and CBC. It also received some praise in the UK; "Funny, sad and romantic, The Elwins make sitting in a park and basking in lovelorn melancholy seem like a glorious pastime." - CLASH "Not perhaps since the Shins' 2001 debut Oh, Inverted World has a group arrived sounding so wide-eyed and perky. [...] Infectiously upbeat, tightly edited and appealingly lo-fi." - Q