San Fermin

San Fermin is the brainchild of Brooklyn's Ellis Ludwig-Leone, who sharpened his teeth working with avant-garde classical composer Nico Muhly (Björk, Grizzly Bear, Antony and the Johnsons). Filled with blustery, unpredictable, avant-garde arrangements and rooted in the preciousness of indie pop, his debut self-titled record found him joined on vocals by longtime friend Allen Tate as well as Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig of the Brooklyn group Lucius. San Fermin saw release in 2013. The band toured in support of the debut, then returned in 2015 with Jackrabbit. While Tate stayed on as the main male vocalist, the ensemble vocals of Lucius were replaced by full-time live singer Charlene Kaye. ~ Jason Lymangrover