Distant, somber, and oftentimes, crushingly bleak—Young Elk's songs are deliberately painful. Each composition weaves a bitter tapestry of heartache and existentialism — all fueling narratives where each protagonist is incessantly nipping at the heels of all things irrevocably lost (love, faith, redemption, intimacy, familial harmony, etc).

While driven by the dimly-lit songwriting of frontman Ezekiel J Rudick, Young Elk is not content to merely be labeled "a man and his band." The delicately arranged musical backdrop of Young Elk's sonic cannon features lush, reverb-laded drones of guitars and synthesizers backed by an impressively patient rhythm section that carefully crescendos from a low rumble to theatrical bombast— taking cues from influences ranging from indie rock icons Low, Grizzly Bear and Pedro the Lion to the cherished miners of the soul's darkest tunnels, Angels of Light, Nick Cave and Mark Lanegan.

Young Elk’s follow up to their 2016 debut, “False Paradise” will be released June 15th 2019 on Portland vinyl/cassette imprint Holiday Breath Records.