Elanor Moss
Elanor Moss talks us through every track on her debut album “The Knife, The Needle,” out now on Merge Records. She traces “Fixer” from a single sitting at her kitchen table, the tape malfunction that reshaped “Improvisation,” and the George Saunders book that guided her to write by intuition until a voice emerged, then following that voice wherever it goes.
Elanor Moss’s debut “The Knife, The Needle” balances a quiet, subtle mode of expression with a searing intensity of feeling. Arrangements create an all-enveloping sound in which the little lyrical razor blades are skilfully hidden. There is nothing loose or mild about her artistry. She is in full control of every moment, exposing the soft tissue of human emotion with unerring accuracy.
Elanor Moss shares the video for “The Way That it Feels,” the second single from her debut album “The Knife, The Needle,” out August 21st on Merge Records. Sung over birdsong and classical guitar, it’s the last song she wrote for the record, and the accompanying video was shot on 16mm film in the Greek Peloponnese by Matthew Thorne.
Elanor Moss announces her debut album “The Knife, The Needle,” out August 21st on Merge Records, and shares the single and video “Sarah Waiting in the Car.” Across nine songs, Moss renders joy and pain in exquisite peals of psych-folk, her darkly-dreamed vignettes offering an understanding of healing as a process, rather than an object one obtains. This album is sure to be on many End-of-year lists.
London-based songwriter Elanor Moss has officially signed to Merge Records. She celebrated the announcement by releasing a new single and video, “Again, My Love.” The contemplative track, her first since 2023’s Cosmic EP, uses muted horns and guitar to explore themes of transition, loss, and growth. It serves as a preview for a new project expected in 2026.