Review Summary: Cold promises
Not much literature is available online about Elusin, we (do) know she’s half-norwegian and lived in Virginia, regardless (the opposite) may also be true. She popped in the scene with sweet, oneiric experiments, with a very “don’t-mess-with-me” thematic nonchalance, she also is a cellist but her music doesn’t really show this prominently. Elusin seems like an elusive figure (apologies but pun had to be included), but regardless of her dreamy swag, she has a raw rave-y-ness which adds to her appeal. Synfuels flirts with the cold, utilitarian factor a song from Varg²™ may have, with folk character and bounce. Whilst it’s true witchhouse is old, Elusin is a more artist-centric project (most witchhouse artists used pseudonyms and were duos, or related) Elusin here brings cabin-in-the-woods lvls of comfy, no snoozefest along. Some of the best moments in the album are
“Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies” which kind of sounds like mbv’s “soon”.
