Elevens

Torn At The Seams

(22 Recordings)

PICKING up where they left off on the exquisite ‘Tender To The Touch EP’, released earlier this year, Elevens are back to tug at the heartstrings once more with six achingly beautiful songs of love lost and found.
Featuring former Sack frontman Martin McCann on vocals and Tony Barrett of Brilliant Trees and Mark Healy on guitars, Elevens craft poised and intimate acoustic ballads that have the power to both bruise and soothe, in equal measure. But of course, with McCann, one of Ireland’s greatest ever singing voices, there to guide us through the lonely back streets of love where broken dishevelled souls and star-kissed lovers’ crash and burn at every turn, it was always going to be a ride worth taking even if it does get a little bumpy along the way. Newly recorded gems like ‘Torn At The Seams’, ‘We Really Do Care’ and ‘Love In An Instant’ are hope-filled torch songs that are rich in emotion, tender restraint and redemptive force.
Elevens take the broken-hearted and world-weary under their wing and patch them back up with a delicate embrace without ever descending into schmaltzy sentiment. There’s a poignant, autumnal feel to these gorgeously haunting snapshots of the heart. Live tracks ‘The Art Of Landing On Your Feet’, ‘Dry Land’ and ‘No Two Clouds The Same’ are equally sublime. Rather than wallowing in their own misery Elevens make purifying music that is uplifting and celebratory. In fact feeling heartbroken never felt so good!