Elite Gymnastics is the deeply personal project of Minneapolis-based James Brooks and Josh Clancy. Rooted in a wildly diverse set of influences, the duo make music that is informed by pristine Korean pop, crushingly heavy noise, and the entire world of endless media that surrounds them. But rather than sound scattered, it's laser focused and filtered through a sense of resigned melancholy, paired with wide-eyed lyrics that grapple with what happens when people drift apart, when they die and what it means to stumble through life wondering what, exactly, you're supposed to do with yourself. They are brutally honest, but never really cynical. They are always making hopeful music. After building slowly towards an all-encompassing beating pop heart ... mehr lesen