Elder Island (band)

Elder Island
Elder Island performing in 2022
Background information
Also known as	Traví
Origin	Bristol, England
Genres	Folk house indie electronica
Years active	2014–present
Members	Katy Sargent Luke Thornton David Harvard

Elder Island is an English musical trio from Bristol, formed in 2014. As of 2025, they have released two studio albums, three EPs, two remix albums, and numerous singles.

History

The group was founded in 2014 under the name Trouvaille as an experimental audiovisual project. ^{[1] [2]} They began playing folk music and eventually progressed to house music, ^[3] changing their name to Elder Island, after the Canadian island of the same name, and released an eponymous EP, which received airplay on BBC Radio 6. ^{[3] [4]}

The trio continued working jobs outside of the band, and in 2019, they issued their first full-length album, titled The Omnitone Collection. ^{[5] [6] [7]} That year, they toured North America in support of the record. ^{[8] [4]}

In 2021, Elder Island published their second studio album, Swimming Static.

Band members

• Katy Sargent – vocals, cello
• Luke Thornton – bass, programming
• David Havard – guitar, keyboards

Discography

Studio albums

• The Omnitone Collection (2019)
• Swimming Static (2021)

EPs

• Elder Island (2014)
• Seeds in Sand (2016)
• Additions Attachments (2022)

Remix albums

• The Omnitone Collection Remixed (2020)
• Swimming Static Remixed (2022)

Singles

• "What It's Worth" (2014)
• "The Big Unknown" (2014)
• "Bamboo" (2016)
• "Golden" (2016)
• "Welcome State" (2017)
• "Bonfires" (2017)
• "Black Fur" (2018)
• "Don't Lose" (2018)
• "You & I" (2018)
• "I Fold You" (2018)
• "Kape Fear" (2019)

• "Vulture" (2020)
• "JPP" (2020)
• "Feral" (2020) ^{[9] [10]}
• "Small Plastic Heart" (2020)
• "Purely Educational" (2021)
• "Sacred" (2021)
• "Cannonball" (2021)
• "Embers" (2022)
• "Late at Night" (2022)
• "Queen of Kings" (2022)
• "Motive" (2022)

References

1. "Elder Island – Swimming Static". gaesteliste.de (in German). 28 May 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
2. "Elder Island announce Grand Social show". districtmagazine.ie. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
3. "Elder Island Biography by John D. Buchanan". allmusic.com. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
4. "Happy to give folks a place to escape to, Bristol's Elder Island evokes far-flung places with The Omnitone Collection". straight.com. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
5. "In Conversation: Elder Island". clashmusic.com. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
6. "Visual explorations of musical interpretations: How Elder Island made The Omnitone Collection". thelineofbestfit.com. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
7. "Elder Island – The Omnitone Collection // Album Review". Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
8. "Elder Island an experimental oasis". bostonherald.com. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
9. "Exclusive Video Premiere - Elder Island unveil sleep dread-inspired video for new single 'Feral'". Decodedmagazine.com. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
10. "Elder Island share wall-shaking new cut 'Feral'". Gigwise.com. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

External links

• Elder Island on Bandcamp
• Elder Island discography at Discogs