Elena Setién

Elena Setien is a Spanish-Basque artist now living in San Sebastián. Trained in classical violin and composition her recording work started with free improvisation and is now song-based. Elena lived in Copenhagen-Denmark, where she was a part of the label/artist collective ILK with whom she released several albums: first as Little Red Suitcase with co-hort <a href="spotify:artist:4UdOTRT43MmfhyW2fPYwsF" data-name="Johanna Borchert">Johanna Borchert</a> and then solo. Elena recently signed to Chicago label Thrill Jockey:
&quot;Setién’s declarative gestures both musically and lyrically breathe life into her expressive allegories. Her careful arrangements are direct and affecting, her smooth vocals inviting with their warmth. Setién&#39;s creative choices bely her independent spirit and the results are irresistible.
Elena plays nearly every instrument on the album, a testament to her independent spirit. The album&#39;s first single, title track &quot;Another Kind Of Revolution,&quot; features one of the album&#39;s only guest performers, <a href="spotify:artist:7uLXW75DlTRahz2WKJZGeO" data-name="Steve Gunn">Steve Gunn</a>&quot;
Selected press:
&quot;“Another Kind of Revolution” is a shimmering tribute to mythical women—it crescendos cinematically into an image of past, present, and future women standing
together in solidarity.&quot; &quot;Setién makes each song feel as vivid and atmospheric as a film score.&quot;
Pitchfork
&quot;File under: ancient melodies of the future&quot;.
Dusted Magazine
&quot;Another Kind of Revolution is a stirring signal to defy gender conventions while lauding and magnifying women&#39;s identities and contributions.&quot;
Pop matters