Elephant 6's rapturous, heartbreaking story

With the arrival of the first new Olivia Tremor Control album in nearly 30 years, we attempt to make sense of the sprawling, enigmatic collective behind it known as Elephant 6. NPR Music’s Lars Gotrich joins host Robin Hilton. Special thanks to Greenwich Entertainment, C.B. Stockfleth and Rob Hatch-Miller for use of audio featured in the 2022 documentary, The Elephant 6 Recording Co . Featured artists and songs: (00:00) Intro with “A New Day” by The Olivia Tremor Control (03:00) The Elephant 6 story in 60 seconds with “Black Foliage (Animation 2)” by The Olivia Tremor Control (04:28) The Apples In Stereo: “Tidal Wave” (07:34) Robert Schneider on the creative process, from the documentary ‘The Elephant 6 Recording Co.’ (12:39) The Olivia Tremor Control: “Love Athena” (16:17) The Apples In Stereo: “Glowworm” (18:14) Neutral Milk Hotel: “Ghost” (22:13) Elf Power: “Embrace The Crimson Tide” (26:08) of Montreal: “Gallery Piece” (29:25) The Gerbils: “Glue” (33:54) The Instruments: “Song for Thomas” (37:01) Beulah: “Score From Augusta” (39:35) Great Lakes: “A Little Touched” (41:21) Dressy Bessy: “I’m Still Here” (51:12) The Olivia Tremor Control: “Meeting Ourselves” (53:39) The Olivia Tremor Control: “Path of the Parallels VI - Last Occupants” (55:15) The Olivia Tremor Control: “Leaf” (57:41) The Olivia Tremor Control: “Begin Now!” Tell us what you think with a review on Apple or Spotify wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org . See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy