Eleganza 'Water Valley High' LP on 140g Tan Vinyl

Eleganza's second studio LP 'Water Valley High' on Tan colored 140g vinyl. Full color jacket w/black sleeve.

Track List:

1. Even If There's One
2. Sick Of What I Need
3. Lonesome And High 
4. Here Comes Trouble
5. Down With Me
6. The Hardest Word
7. Ain't Over Yet
8. Scared And Stupid
9. Get Brown
10. Borderless

I don’t know the reason, or even if there’s one,” sings Brian Vanderwerf in the opening track of Eleganza’s Water Valley High LP (Dial Back Sound, April 2022). Despite Brian’s undoubted place amongst underground rock’s singing MVPs, the past decade has given many in his position little reason to hustle. Love of the game? Fuck that! This is all they’ve got!
Water Valley High is the sound of a band punching its way out of a corner, once again finding ring center in a scene of royal outcasts.
Vanderwerf’s vocal tenures in The Midnight Evils (Estrus Records) and Chooglin’ (Big Legal Mess) have long established him as dirt-rock aristocracy.
Bassist Tony Zaccardi is The Twin Cities’ Midnight Mayor. Tony not only doubles as bassist for St Paul’s Romantica, but also owns popular night spot and venue Palmer’s Bar in Minneapolis.
Chooglin’ grad Jeff Johnson has done more with what Chuck Berry taught Keith Richards than anyone since Chuck Berry. Think about it.
Secret weapon Greg McAloon pins down the middle guitar with ruthless precision and the cold stare of 1,000 Minnesota winters.
Tim Baumgart, as sweet as he is big, seems unaware that it’s actually really hard to play drums as well as he does. Ever wonder...  more
credits
released April 29, 2022

Tim Baumgart---Drums
Jeff Johnson---Guitar
Greg McAloon---Guitar
Charlie Smith---Piano/Organ/Vocals
Brian Vanderwerf---Guitar/Vocals
Tony Zaccardi----Bass/Vocals

Jimbo Mathus—Slide Guitar on “Even If There’s One”

Matt Patton and Bronson Tew—harmonizing, hootin, hollerin, whooping it.

Produced by Matt Patton and Bronson Tew at Dial Back Sound, Water Valley, MS. Jan. 2020
Engineered by Bronson Tew
Mixed by Bronson Tew and Matt Patton
Mastered by Bronson Tew
Lacquers by Jeff Powell, Takeout Vinyl, Memphis, TN

Artwork by Josh Journey-Heinz
Photography by Jeffrey Johnson