listening elephants release “Lay Me Down”, a new single with the Oscar winner Glen Hansard. After performing yesterday in Madrid, the group announces new dates for this coming month of May.
Galician listening elephants y Glen Hansard (The Frames) join their voices on “Lay Me Down”, their first studio collaboration coinciding with the 22nd anniversary of the album “For The Birds” in which The Frames published this topic. In this emotional song, the duo preserves the essence of it by giving it a twist and accompanied by the renowned Irish musician with whom they have shared many experiences, stages and street performances.
Listening to Elefantes they have just commented on their social networks about their joy at collaborating with Glen Hansard and the bond that unites them with the English singer-songwriter, musician and actor. “Many of you already know Glen. You know that he has been and is a mentor in our career. In addition, he has been an inspiration for our music for twenty years, even before we dedicated ourselves to this. Of course, he is also a great friend and makes us I’m very excited to leave a piece of this friendship in a song”.
As for their upcoming concerts, the cities they will visit are A Coruña (May 5, La Disfrutona), Ourense (May 6, Auriense Café Cultural), and Barcelona (May 19, Teatre de la Bona Sort).
The duo is made up of Sílvia Rábade from A Coruña, and Carlos Tajes, originally from the Costa da Morte. The dynamics and strength that they transmit to the public is due to their passion for playing in the street, where they have been trained as musicians. They have toured Europe sharing experiences with musicians such as Oscar winners Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, Paddy Casey, Damien Rice, Bono (U2), Lisa Hannigan, Hozier, Kodaline and Sinead O’Connor, among others.
