Homesick Elephant

"...wedded belly-singing-love-howlers. These sweethearts made the walls vibrate with their ecstatic harmonies and sweet-syrupy-drizzling songs." - Polka Blog Blog Blog

Por si existen dudas, sólo basta con escuchar durante poco más de un minuto a este dúo de Los Ángeles para darse cuenta de su delicioso folk y de que apuntan maneras para convertirse en la nueva sensación de la escena indie europea.

Approximate Translation: If in doubt, just listen for a minute to this duo from Los Angeles to realize that their delicious folk might just be pointing them towards becoming the new sensation of the European indie scene. - Inzona Magazine

Por si existen dudas, sólo basta con escuchar durante poco más de un minuto a este dúo de Los Ángeles para darse cuenta de su delicioso folk y de que apuntan maneras para convertirse en la nueva sensación de la escena indie europea.

Approximate Translation: If in doubt, just listen for a minute to this duo from Los Angeles to realize that their delicious folk might just be pointing them towards becoming the new sensation of the European indie scene. - Inzona Magazine

....Nowadays the elephant is grown, and totes an impressive full-length record called The Pilgrim and The Pen, celebrating its Philly release this weekend. The new album mixes the duo’s introverted K Records sensibilities with massive country-folk skill – Kelly’s fingerpicking is almost as impressive as FitzSimmons’ vocal delivery. To knock it out of the park, the orchestral ebb and flow across the album — particularly on “Quiet As A Mouse”—will break your heart. Catch their early North Star set and remind them to visit more often. - Citypaper - Critical Mass Blog

"Homesick Elephant is the L.A.-based duo of Kevin Kelly and Sara Fitzsimmons (formerly of Cheese On Bread). They find inspiration for their hyperkinetically maudlin ditties in Wes Anderson’s films and soundtracks, and those who appreciate the colliding emotions, precious British Invasion nuggets and unsettling pauses which are the hallmarks of those features will likely dig their sound." - Connect Savannah

"Homesick Elephant is the L.A.-based duo of Kevin Kelly and Sara Fitzsimmons (formerly of Cheese On Bread). They find inspiration for their hyperkinetically maudlin ditties in Wes Anderson’s films and soundtracks, and those who appreciate the colliding emotions, precious British Invasion nuggets and unsettling pauses which are the hallmarks of those features will likely dig their sound." - Connect Savannah

"Upon first listen, you may think of the band as Simon & Garfunkel meets Mitch & Mickey, but the band strives to be more of a Wes Anderson - Loretta Lynn combo. What sets Homesick Elephant apart is its sincerity. Songs like Margaret Thatcher Appleby and Shoestring Love Affair are sure to grab your attention and make your heart weep." - Campus Philly Blog

"Upon first listen, you may think of the band as Simon & Garfunkel meets Mitch & Mickey, but the band strives to be more of a Wes Anderson - Loretta Lynn combo. What sets Homesick Elephant apart is its sincerity. Songs like Margaret Thatcher Appleby and Shoestring Love Affair are sure to grab your attention and make your heart weep." - Campus Philly Blog

The sweetly in love Philly / Los Angeles folk duo, Homesick Elephant, just might play your living room. If you are lucky enough, ready yourself for a throw back experience and slow, buttery, heartfelt harmonies. The Deli chatted with Sara and Kevin Kelly about living room intimacy and what’s next for H.E. - Deli Magazine

Their live sets are so damn fun and cute that we just want to pinch their figurative cheek, so check out the melodic-laden duo when they hit the stage at 9. - Deli Magazine

...their get-simple performance was what impressed the most. With just two microphones and a guitar, they struck the right blend of K Records and Sun Records, coming off sentimental, but sincere; comical, but convincing. Kelly proved nimble on the fretboard, fingerpicking most songs in studied folk patterns, while FitzSimmons's voice is a veritable instrument on its own, one that cooed with warmth and comfort but also required her to back away from the mic on the louder moments to keep the mix even. - Philadelphia Citypaper

Homesick Elephant is the mellow indie outfit of Kevin Kelly and Sara FitzSimmons. The duo formed in Philadelphia in 2006 and moved to Los Angeles shortly thereafter. Kelly and FitzSimmons croon like a less electronics-oriented Stars or a less soporific Iron & Wine; their sound is wholly pleasant if consistently unchallenging. They make the kind of music that makes you wish you could just pinch its cheeks. Humble Tripe opens the $5 show at 9 p.m. —Nina Rajagopalan - Independent weekly (triangle- Durham/Raleigh/Chapel Hill)

Indie-folk duo with devastatingly charming harmonies over mellow tunes fit for the background of nearly any indie film.
- Flagpole Weekly

Pop folk. Neo folk. Folking Folk. Whatever you call it, Homesick Elephant has brought it to LA in hopes of giving the Left Coast an Indie-Americana revolution.

Though once native to Philadelphia, Homesick Elephant (Kevin Kelly and Sara FitzSimmons) have a rapidly growing fanbase in LA, all thanks to their tasteful collection of quirky folk tunes and sunny-side-up live sets. It's intimate joy with two harmonious singers, a guitar, and the occasional glockenspiel. Think Virginia Woolf meets Simon and Garfunkle in a Skittles commercial.

Their sound is full of color and whimsical tales which come through ten-fold in a live environment. At the Tangier -- one of the loudest bars in LA -- Homesick Elephant recently played to a quiet and engaged crowd. And with their unconventional songwriting chops Homesick Elephant's music seems virtually tangible.

This duo of awesomeness is playing alongside Berlin acts Susie Asado & Sibsi at the High Energy constructs this Friday at 8PM ($5, all ages). Come get your folk on.

-Hugo Gomez (www.thedelimagazine.com/la) - January 2008 - Deli Magazine

...their get-simple performance was what impressed the most. With just two microphones and a guitar, they struck the right blend of K Records and Sun Records, coming off sentimental, but sincere; comical, but convincing. Kelly proved nimble on the fretboard, fingerpicking most songs in studied folk patterns, while FitzSimmons's voice is a veritable instrument on its own, one that cooed with warmth and comfort but also required her to back away from the mic on the louder moments to keep the mix even. - Philadelphia City Paper

"Sara's voice is like Rainy Day Spring" (6/2006) - Ed from Philly