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Elliott Was A Indie/Midwest Emo Group From The United States. They Released Four Albums And Several 7"s In Their Eight-Year Existence And Were Signed To Revelation Records. The Group Was Formed In 1995 After The Demise Of Lauded Louisville Hardcore Outfit Falling Forward. FF Drummer Ben Lord Soon Left The Band So New Drummer Kevin Ratterman Was Recruited Joining Chris Higdon Vocals/guitar Jay Palumbo Guitar And Jonathan Mobley Bass . Ratterman Who Was Also A Producer And An Engineer Would Go On To Play A Large Part In Writing And Producing Elliott's Music. In 1997 Elliott Released Their Debut 7" In Transit. Their First Full-Length US Songs Followed In 1998. 2000's False Cathedrals Was A More Polished Affair Than Its Predecessor Featuring Vocal Harmonies And More Piano Than US Songs. False Cathedrals Is Elliott's Most Popular Release. It Was Met With Critical Acclaim By A Broad Cross-Section Of The Underground Rock Community. According To Revelation Records It Is Amongst The Highest Selling Albums In The Label's Back-Catalogue. Shortly After The Completion Of False Cathedrals Palumbo And Mobley Left The Group To Pursue Other Musical Interests. Jason Skaggs Took Over On Bass And Falling Forward's Benny Clark Was Enlisted To Play Guitar. Clark's Ethereal Effects-Heavy Sound Would Go On To Have A Significant Impact On Elliott's Music. Elliott's Third Album Song In The Air Was Released In 2003. It Marked Another Stylistic Shift For The Group Incorporating More Post-Rock Influences As Well As Live String Arrangements By The Louisville Group Rachel's. Pitchfork Media Called Song In The Air "a Far More Dynamic And Internally Cohesive Record Than Any Of The Group's Previous Efforts." Skaggs Left The Group Shortly After The Completion Of Song In The Air. He Was Replaced By Billy Bisig. Shortly After Song In The Air's Release Elliott Announced Their Intention To Break Up. They Completed Final Tours Of Europe And The US Before Disbanding In November 2003. A Posthumous Release Photorecording Featured Two Discs A CD With Live Tracks And A Collection Of Demos/b-Sides And A DVD With Live Footage And A Documentary About Their Final US Tour. Members Of Elliott Have Been Busy Since The Group's Demise. Singer/Guitarist Chris Higdon Is Now Fronting The Group Frontier S Alongside Members Of Automatic Mouthpiece Enkindels Stay Gold And Others. Benny Clark Is Playing Bass In A Group Named Parlour. Kevin Ratterman Has Continued To Establish Himself As An In-Demand Producer -- He Also Played Bass In Your Black Star 2004-2005 And Is Currently Part Of The Trio Wax Fang. read less