70’s vibes abound on Forty Elephant Gang’s new single ‘Evergreen‘. The East London Americana group consists of Andrew White on lead vocals and guitar, Sean Mannion on mandolin and backing vocals and James Bachmann on guitar and backing vocals, with recent additions to the line-up including Martin Moore on drums and Frazor Twyman on Bass.
The track has mid-paced but driving drums that provide a solid bed for woody guitars and mandolin and moody slide guitar accents. The highlight is the group’s tight harmony singing that lifts the song to unexpected heights.
Ed Donnelly is a multi-instrumentalist, recording engineer and record producer from Los Angeles. He has worked with Willie Nelson, Crowded House, Marc Cohn, Jools Holland, Matchbox Twenty, The Cult, BoyHaunt, Gladys Knight, Trent Summar and The West Coast Mob, Smashing Pumpkins, Del McCoury, OK Go, Exodus, Molly Leach, Tom Morello, O.A.R., Madness, The Crystal Method, DrunkHungry, Deadmau5, Zac Brown, CrysP Tyger, Bighead Todd and the Monsters, Jake Shimabukuro, Barenaked Ladies, Tsar, Killola and more. Donnelly regularly performs with Nathan Jacques as well as Little Silver Hearts and records with GhostsDream. Little known fact: He previously held Top Secret Security Clearance with the U.S. Department of State and Q Clearance from the Department of Energy.
He currently runs The Barber’s Basement Recording Studio in Highland Park and is a partner in The Atmos at Lemontree Studio.
