Recorded in Kingston, NY & London, England:
Look Up (2024)
Art by Brian Grunert, for White Bicycle.
Elena Krell - Songwriting, co-production, electric & acoustic guitars, piano, lead & backing vocals
Ru Lemer - Co-production, keys, dolceola, sound design, backing vocals, mixing, mastering
Alex Taylor - Trumpet + trombone (Track 3)
Nuno Brito - Drums + percussion (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 10, & 13)
Yoni Marianer - Bass (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 9 & 13)
Leon Itzler - Bass (Track 3)
Kit Massey - Violin + Viola (Tracks 4, 7, 8, 11, 12)
All songs written by Elena Krell except Mi Lugar Favorito, by Natalia La Fourcade.
Thanks to Ru, Nuno, Yoni, Leon, Kit, Alex, Brian G., Jem, Jacob, Chris G., & Adam M.
Dedication: Para mamá
Foxhouse & Violet (2022)
The first EP under the new moniker was recorded in collaboration with composer & multi-instrumentalist, Jem Violet, another Oberlin-trained Hudson Valley artist. The final track is a remix by NYC DJ and multimedia artist, DJ Jeré.
Recorded at Dreamland Studios, the songs were recorded live, in the center of the church.
Elena Krell (electric guitar, songwriting, vox)
Jem Violet (wurlitzer, backing vox)
Co-production: Elena Krell, Jem Violet, Ariel Shaffir
Mixed by Ariel Shaffir
Mastered by Steve Fallone.
Album art by Brian Grunert for White Bicycle.
XO (2018)
Inspired by aerial circus arts, XO is a playful carnival of genres and moods. Recorded at the premier recording studio of the Hudson Valley, Clubhouse Studio in Rhinebeck, NY, it features, “Broken Boy” (#1 on Chicago Queer Radio), a song about self-love, “Most of the Time,” and two covers: Chris Stapleton’s “Either Way” and Connie Converse’s “Two Tall Mountains.”
Elena Krell (guitar, vocals, ukulele)
Gerry Leonard (electric guitar)
Manuel Quintana (drums and percussion)
Ru Lemer (keys, mixing)
Co-produced by Paul Antonell and Elena Krell.
Album art by Brian Grunert for White Bicycle.
As Eli (2017)
As Eli, Elena’s first studio album features fourteen songs that are “somehow both languid and urgent” (Grammy-award winning, Brian Grunert). Two songs in Spanish, one original and one cover of Chavela Vargas’s
“Simples Cosas,” round out 13 original tracks.
Elena Krell (songwriting, vocals, guitar, celeste)
Manuel Quintana (drums & percussion)
Jem Violet (fiddle)
Tony Aiello (horns)
Robbie Dupree (backing vocals)
Kirsti Gholson (backing vocals)
Julie Last on backing vocals & vocal arrangement
Karl Allweier (lead guitar)
Produced by Paul Antonell.
Album art by Brian Grunert for White Bicycle.