Artist Elsinore

Elsinore sounds tighter and more focused with each successive release. The Champaign band has developed a knack for punchy choruses with well-timed falsetto crooning and the occasional Beach Boys-esque four-part harmonies, but it's still unafraid to swerve unexpectedly into the depths of hard-rock riffage. The band recently celebrated of its latest full-length, Yes Yes Yes, a contagiously enthusiastic investigation into lead singer Ryan Groff's quarter-life crisis.

Updated 08/10/2010