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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Luke_Elliot > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Luke_Elliot.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Elliot > Source revision: 1315399195 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American singer-songwriter and composer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2016}} {{Multiple issues| {{Notability|music|date=December 2015}} {{BLP primary sources|date=December 2015}}}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Luke Elliot | image = | image_size = | landscape = | alt = | caption = | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|06|30}} | birth_place = [Princeton, New Jersey](/source/Princeton%2C_New_Jersey), United States | origin = | genre = Rock | occupation = Singer, Songwriter | instrument = Vocals, Guitar, Piano | years_active = | associated_acts = Bob Dylan, Nick Cave, Tom Waits, Rufus Wainwright, PJ Harvey | website = {{URL|lukeelliot.com/}} | module = | module2 = | module3 = }} '''Luke Elliot''' (born June 30, 1984) is an American musician, producer, and actor. ==Biography== Luke Elliot was born in [Princeton, New Jersey](/source/Princeton%2C_New_Jersey), the second of five children, to Lorna Silver, a poet, and Norbert Elliot, an English language professor. He grew up in [Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey](/source/Lawrence_Township%2C_Mercer_County%2C_New_Jersey).Robbins, Lynn. [http://princetoninfo.com/index.php/component/us1more/?key=4-23-14elliot "For Elliot, a Gig Near Home & Heart"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004085646/http://princetoninfo.com/index.php/component/us1more/?key=4-23-14elliot |date=October 4, 2017 }}, ''U.S. 1 Newspaper'', April 23, 2014. Accessed October 3, 2017. "'I like playing at events where I’ve grown up. This area is a special spot for me,' says Elliot who now lives in Jersey City but hails from Lawrence Township." He currently resides in Majorstua (Oslo), Norway. == Career == Playing in New York's Lower East Side, Elliot and his band made their way from the small bar scene to some of New York's more popular venues.{{Cite web|url=https://www.reverbnation.com/lukeelliot|title=Luke Elliot {{!}} Folk from New York, NY|last=eMinor|website=ReverbNation|language=en-us|access-date=2016-06-06}} Director [Paul Cantagallo](/source/Paul_Cantagallo) asked Elliot to compose the music for his film, ''Benny the Bum'', which won Best Local Film at the 2012 [Philadelphia Independent Film Festival](/source/Philadelphia_Independent_Film_Festival). Elliot began headlining Philadelphia venues such as North Star and World Cafe Live. After a chance meeting with an influential journalist led to his music being promoted in [Norway](/source/Norway)'s biggest daily newspaper, Elliot traveled for the first time outside of the U.S. to Norway in 2014. There, he formed a band, toured the country, and recorded his debut album, [https://open.spotify.com/album/0CtHGcYfsTlDGuQFrP60E2?si=OCwRlzA9Q5WTMZgo55IXiA Dressed for the Occasion] with producer [John Agnello](/source/John_Agnello) in [Halden, Norway](/source/Halden) at Athletic Studio.{{cite web|last1=Enlid |first1=Vegard |date=May 13, 2015|title=Lucky Luke|url=http://www.adressa.no/kultur/article10955671.ece|access-date=2015-12-16|website=Adressa.no}} The album was released in 2015, and they toured Europe and the world to enthusiastic response. Soon after, he moved permanently to Oslo, met and married a Norwegian woman, and had a child. Elliot's evocatively titled sophomore album, [https://open.spotify.com/album/3cTNSa8anY2S124Dd2Irg7?si=Y5pKkPlNQ2eLegv-RDXASw The Big Wind], released in 2020, is a barometer of these turbulent times.  It is a boldly textured and instantly immersive album with a [film noir](/source/film_noir)ish touch that is simultaneously sleek and modern at the eye of the storm. “These songs have to do with a pull to come into a stable existence,” Elliot explains. “While writing them, I had no permanent residence, but I stopped being a mess and I scrambled to get this record done.” [https://www.rollingstone.fr Rolling Stone France] picked ''The Big Wind'' as its "Album Of The Month" upon release and referred to Elliot as an "undeniable talent combined with a truly stunning voice." [MOJO Magazine](/source/Mojo_(magazine)) in the UK called him “…a master of accessible, twisted, gothic [Americana](/source/Americana_(music)).” His two critically acclaimed albums and EP, key parts of his expanding discography, have received top ratings and glowing reviews. He has toured extensively, selling out venues across the globe, and holds a particularly devoted fan base in Europe. Elliot is also an accomplished actor and has appeared in several Norwegian productions, alongside [Carrie-Anne Moss](/source/Carrie-Anne_Moss) in the hit series ''[Wisting](/source/Wisting_(TV_series))''. He has also been featured in Thomas Giersten’s ''Helt perfekt'', Øystein Karlsen’s series ''Exit'' and narrated for Gry Hivju’s ''Fearless'', starring collaborator and friend, [Kristofer Hivju](/source/Kristofer_Hivju). ==Style and influences== Elliot has been described as having a dark [crooning](/source/crooning) style,{{cite web|author=Fredrik Wandrup |url=http://www.dagbladet.no/2015/10/02/kultur/musikk/musikkanmeldelser/anmeldelser/41329700/ |title=Anmeldelse: Luke Elliot – "Dressed for the Occasion" – kultur |website=Dagbladet.no |date= October 2, 2015|access-date=2015-12-16}} with a traditional, [melancholic](/source/Depression_(mood)) and melodic sound.{{cite web|author=Per A. Risnes Jr. |url=http://www.dn.no/magasinet/2015/09/25/2131/Anmeldt/halden-rehab |title=Anmeldelse: Luke Elliot, «Dressed for the Occasion |website=DN.no |date=September 25, 2015 |access-date=2015-12-16}} He has garnered favorable comparisons to roots, folk, and rock icons such as Hank Williams, Big Joe Turner, PJ Harvey, and Nick Cave.{{cite web|last1=Davies|first1=Mike|title=LUKE ELLIOT: THE BIG WIND|url=https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2020/06/luke-elliot-the-big-wind/|access-date=19 April 2021|website=Folk Radio UK|date=June 15, 2020 }} ==Discography== * ''Provisions'' (2014) * ''Dressed for the Occasion'' (2016) * ''The Big Wind'' (2020) * Let ‘em All Talk (2023) ==References== {{Reflist}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Elliot, Luke}} Category:Living people Category:American male singer-songwriters Category:Singer-songwriters from New Jersey Category:1985 births Category:American male composers Category:Lawrence High School (New Jersey) alumni Category:Mercer County Community College alumni Category:People from Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey Category:Musicians from Princeton, New Jersey Category:Musicians from Jersey City, New Jersey Category:21st-century American singer-songwriters Category:21st-century American male singers Category:Singer-songwriters from New York (state) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Luke Elliot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Elliot) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Elliot?action=history)). 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