As cult outsiders of New York's indie scene since the mid-1990s, Elysian Fields'
dreamy art pop and dark, smouldering torch songs range from somewhere near the
bluesy jazz of Billie Holiday to the brooding murder ballads of Nick Cave.
College friends Jennifer Charles and Oren Bloedow started out playing jazz
standards and T.Rex covers together in small smoky art clubs before developing a
unique sultry, noir sound on acclaimed debut album Bleed Your Cedar (1996). Part
of a close alternative scene that included Jeff Buckley and Cocteau Twins, they
were championed by legendary rock ...