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Artist
Elaine Greer
12+ albums
texasfolkHoustonaustin
about
Elaine Greer's interest in music stemmed from a variety of influences, ranging from her love for Broadway musicals as a child to her numerous attempts at punk rock bands as a teenager. Although she began writing songs at a young age, she was secretive about it for years before starting her first active band in 2005, The Bluebirds. The Bluebirds didn't last long though, and thus Elaine Greer the solo artist was born. Years (and several line up changes) later, Elaine now frequently plays with a backing band of awesome musicians, and sometimes alone. At the end of 2008, Elaine realized that lo-fi home recordings could only take her so far, and headed to Master Bedroom Studios to record her first legitimate EP. This EP, complete with horns, a string section and group vocal parts, included a variety of guest musicians, and was mixed by Steve Christensen/Mastered by Allen Corneau. "The...six-song EP, Making Plans and Going Places, was worth the wait. It's a distractingly pretty collection of folk-pop featuring Greer's uncomplicated coo and, yes, strings, horns and a choir part. Even the album art — a pastoral scene with a deep blue sky, a rainbow, fluffy clouds and gentle woodland creatures — is so pretty that it makes one sigh. It's a small slice of perfection." Sara Cress, 29-95.com "Elaine Greer...one of Houston's best singer songwriters - packing a sharp gift for melody in one holster and strong and distinctive voice in the other. If anyone's work in Houston has been long o
