Where in Our Woods, the 12th Elephant Micah album and the first for Western Vinyl, is defined by its limited palette.By day, Elephant Micah’s
Joseph O’Connell works as a folklorist, documenting the local culture
of southern Indiana and other Midwest regions. Not surprisingly, his
songs seem to emerge from habits of travel and observation. Their
account of the phenomenal world is as vivid as it is mysterious, equal
parts ethnographic fact and fable.
For the past 14 years, O’Connell has quietly self- released his music,
sometimes collaborating with the psych-folk imprint Time-Lag Records or
other very small labels. Despite the project’s almost secretive status,
Micah has repeatedly caught the attention of NPR, and has been
championed by an impressive cohort of like-minded artists including
Jason Molina, Hiss Golden Messenger, and Hurray for the Riff Raff.
