Who: Elliott Brood
What: goldrush riff
Where: Toronto, ON
To Contact: 380 A Bloor Street W., Apt.2, Toronto, ON M5S 1X2 www.elliottbrood.ca.

The band handmade the package for its debut EP, Tin Type, a mini CD in a mini black cardboard book affixed with two old black and white photographs, and wrapped in a brown paper bag. Mark Sasso (banjo, guitar, words) and Casey Laforet (guitar, companion/keys, words) want to maintain mystique of what they’re doing, this tribute to a bygone era, where banjo was king, hence a main promo shot of people surely long deceased. The pair both attended the same high school in Windsor, ON and separately relocated to Toronto, forming Elliott Brood in 2001. After meeting Steve Pitkin, he offered to co-produce the retro folkies with a penchant for bluegrass. The EP was recorded over two days in November, 2002, in the Orange Room. “Only At Home” is a riff-heavy banjo ‘n’ guitar scorcher and “Cadillac Dust” (for which a video has been made and can viewed on the band’s Web site) a melancholy melodic stomp. Both stand out in this six-song collection. Pitkin has since joined the band, as the suitcase player. Seriously. Who needs a real drum kit?

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