elaine k has released no less than 3 amazing albums, each with a definitive album journey of its own but each very much, what we've come to expect from elaine k. The very recent release, bare bones did not misrepresent with its title. It's bare, raw, naked, vulnerable, emotional, heart wrenching, somehow cheeky and still full of all the woes of breaking hearts - whether your own, or the one you broke in someone else....From the opening and telling it like it is, I Hate You Too, all the way through the watch me falling in love Here I Go, the I can't believe you let me Fall, the why does no-one ever write a song admitting they just had Sex, to the gut wrenching I know I did it and I'm Sorry - the fans have many songs to sink their souls into. It was also the album that took a fantastic visual spin. So far there are 3 music videos from the album, each one taking audiences to new heights, or new lows depending on how you look at it. The video to Sex is sure to put a smile on anyone's face, both in its content and in its unashamed reality, on a subway car in NYC. The video to I Hate You Too plays cat and mouse like we haven't seen before and the video to I'm Sorry has yet to recieve a response that doesn't tell us that it caused tears, real tears. You can check them all out on the video page.

Prior to bare bones there was and is, as is - her long awaited and greatly anticipated follow up album to the hugely successful debut, yeah, really which was released in 1998. as is was released in 2004 and brought new and even more crazed fans, to the front rows of her shows. The album contains 12 original songs which display elaine k's ability for taking what you know, spinning it on its head and then handing it back to you before it breaks. From the tongue in cheek, heavy guitar driven Not About You to the tortured and argumentative You Should Have Known, elaine k fans have many reasons to be so transfixed. From yeah, really, songs such as 'I Love You (& I Hate You)', 'My Fix' and 'All I Need' gave the supposed "love song" the good kick in the ass it has needed for so long.

What hits you first is down to only you. Her voice. Her energy. Her honesty. Her simplicity. Her complexity. Her talent for writing it like it is yet delivering the brutal truth in a poetic manner. Her gift for belting you on the back of the head with a gentle stroke. Her enjoyment. Her quick-witted banter. Her capacity to connect, truly connect.



what is elaine k like?

When trying to let others know who elaine sounds similar to in style, fans and press have used some of the following names; Fiona Apple, Ani DiFranco, Tracy Chapman, Sheryl Crow, Shelby Lynne, Sade, Sinead O'Connor, Janis Joplin and even Pink Floyd. The list is long and varied forcing the consensus to become that she has simply made her own genre although she laughs at the notion herself. What unites all parties when talking about elaine k is her incredible energy, her forceful delivery, and the desire to keep listening and watching.



where can I get me some elaine k?

Our favorite places are iTunes and cdbaby.com where all 3 albms are available.
You can also find her on amazon.com and many other online sites, just visit the shop page to see what you can get and where we recommend you get it. In fact she's so trendy, that you can become trendy too (but maybe not quite as trendy) if you visit your iTunes store, where all three albums are available for downloading, put them onto your iPod or similarly minded contraption, resume your normal everyday activities with your earphones in and sing along at the top of your voice! Come on, someone's got to drown out that guy on the train who always gives an obnoxious blow by blow account of his previous night's entertainment to his uninterested companion!



what should you not tell me?

elaine k almost went deaf as a child
elaine k was once considering a career as a physiotherapist. However, after mispelling the word several times on her college applications, she reconsidered.
Tellytubs and clowns scare the crap out of elaine k
elaine k likes to hide her own money on herself in pockets of jackets and jeans etc claiming surprise when she comes across the loot.
elaine k is always on the hunt for the perfect apple.
elaine k had her first tattoo done several years ago on a more private location of her body, claiming that only people 'extremely close' to her would ever get to see it. However, she was unable to keep her end of the bargain and keep it for the more intimate settings. This meant the undoing of pants on more than one public occasion and the people who were 'lucky enough' to see it are hopefully recovering through in intensive therapy.
If elaine k ever comes to your house, don't feed her raisins or currants. She believes it to be an urban myth that these are dried fruits and instead maintains that they are in fact dead flies. Fig rolls and fig newtons therefore, are simply 'fly cemetarys'. Editor's Note: This particular note about elaine is no longer 100% true and before we get emails saying someone saw her eating raisins at a restaurant and be accused of lying to the public we need to amend this statement. elaine has somehow, in the last 6 months, taken a liking to raisins. No-one is sure why or how it occurred and while it was stressful to accept in the beginning, elaine now likes to view it as 'growth'. That or schizophrenia. She still hates currants and sultanas and could possibly be considered fussy about her choice of raisins as she doesn't like the light or 'squishy' ones. We will be watching this development closely as we're sure you'd want us to.
elaine k still believes in Santa Claus
elaine k is the love child of Elvis Presley and Janis Joplin.