Elke

Elke Moniker Of Nashville Based Singer-Songwriter Kayla Graninger Came To Fruition When At Age 17 Graninger Moved To New York Immersing Herself In The Music Scene. Although She Had No Concrete Ideas On What Her Artistic Path Was Going To Be Growing Up She Knew She Wanted To Be A Rockstar And Learned To Play Guitar And Write Songs In Pittsburg. After Moving To New York She Performed Under Various Different Names Until Landing On Elke The Name Of Her Late Grandmother And Her Mother. With The Want To Break Down The Barriers Of Gender Roles She Released The In Her Words "Very Male-Dominated Very Male-Inspired " Debut Ep Bad Metaphors In 2018. After Self Releasing Her Next EP Current Condition In 2020 She Signed To Congrats Records And Releases Her First LP No Pain For Us Here In 2021 Where She Explores Her Range After Being Convinced By Partner And Producer Zac Farro Halfnoise Paramore As Well As Honing In A New Sound Consisting Of Jazz Disco Synths And More. In 2022 She Released Her Latest EP My "Human Experience" Describing The Project As “a Soundtrack To These Dances I Have In My Head” Having Been Inspired From Her Time On Tour She Walked Into This Record Wanting To Put A Soundtrack To The Graceful Yet Chaotic Movement And Dancing In Her Head Writing The Songs On An Instrument Unfamiliar To Her A Baby Grand Piano. She Takes Listeners On A Journey Of The Confrontation Of The Various Facets Of Life Disguised Between Dreamy Instrumentals And Vocals. Her Latest Release A Cover Of Beck's"The Golden Age" Was Put On Streaming Platforms In 2023. read less