So Elated, by Ben Thomas / So Elated

So Elated

by Ben Thomas / So Elated

supported by

	/

Streaming + Download

Immediate download of 14-track album in your choice of 320k mp3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire. Full album purchase gets 4 bonus tracks and a video!

Purchasable with gift card

$5 USD
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

10-Track album

Also includes immediate download of 14-track album (which includes the bonus tracks) and a video in your choice of 320k mp3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire.

ships out within 2 days

$7 USD
Full Digital Discography

24

releases

Get all 24 Benjamin Jay Thomas releases available on Bandcamp and save 50%.

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Mantrasongs for Starting Over, Oh Mycelia (Mantrasong 053), I Belong (Mantrasong 052), Give Up The War, Seas and Trees and Mythical Creatures (Demos from an RV), The Wilderness Voice EP - Advent Journey Edition, The Way Up, The Way Up (Full Album + Meditations), and 16 more. , and , .

Purchasable with gift card

$66.50 USD or more (50% OFF)

1.	The Ache of Going Without 03:26	buy track
2.	Why I Need You 03:14	buy track
3.	Not Complete 03:54	buy track
4.	Redemption 03:27	buy track
5.	Elation 05:18	buy track
6.	Strangers 03:13	buy track
7.	Lucky Ones 04:02	buy track
8.	Open my Heart with Knives 03:54	buy track
9.	Viral (the Incapable Rival) 03:39	buy track
10.	Exit Door 04:29	buy track
11.	Elation [demo] 06:14	buy track
12.	When I Get There [demo] 05:00	buy track
13.	Why I Need You [demo] 03:41	buy track
14.	Exit Door [demo] 04:54	buy track

about

Download the full album and get a video of an in studio performance for Under the Radar (radarradio.net) as well as 4 demos. The demos for this album caught these songs at what I consider to be their optimum, "just-being-concienved" state. They are a rough around the edges but I think you'll enjoy them.

*****

Most of this record was written in 2006, right around the time my oldest daughter was born. Somewhere between fatherhood and homeownership, the 15th chapter of Luke's gospel caught up with me. That's how these songs were born. The ridiculous love of a father, set to the sound of acoustic instruments, vintage keyboards and an occasional lo-fi drum kit.

The album was primarily a collaboration between myself and producer, Mark Mazurek, with the So Elated cast filling in the gaps. It was recorded in the Summer and Fall of 2008 and released in January 2009.

credits

released January 16, 2009

All songs written by Ben Thomas (ASCAP)
Produced by Mark Mazurek and Ben Thomas
Recorded and mixed at Mark Mazurek's Gray Bird Studio
Cover art by Peter Griffith (pgriffith.com)

Ben Thomas: vocals, guitars, electric bass, mandolin, percussion, piano, RMI, Hammond Organ, Theremin

Mark Mazurek: drum kit, percussion, other noises

Luke Harris: upright bass, electric bass

John Dudich, guitar, vocals

Matt Brennan: percussion

Visit soelated.com or benthomasonline.com for more

license

about

Benjamin Jay Thomas Leavenworth, Washington

contact / help

Contact Benjamin Jay Thomas

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like So Elated, you may also like:

Between The Blades
by Libby Rodenbough

Libby Rodenbough brings a warm, intimate touch to traditional country-folk songwriting on her latest LP. Bandcamp New & Notable May 16, 2023
go to album
Sweet Tooth (Extended Version)
by Kaycie Satterfield

Can’t-miss, sunshine-y vocal melodies glide through warm guitar pop for a surge of summer in the midst of winter. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 13, 2023
go to album
YTI⅃AƎЯ
by Bill Callahan

Callahan’s latest both comforts and unnerves. Bandcamp Album of the Day Oct 18, 2022
go to album
Ostrich
by Castle Theater

Delicate and personal folk-pop from Castle Theater: honest observations and reflections presented as thoughtful, well-written miniatures. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 4, 2022
go to album
Running
by Kate Bollinger

featured on Bandcamp Radio Sep 13, 2022
go to album
The Dizzying Parade
by Good Good Blood

The British lo-fi artist's latest album includes additional vocals by his family. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 21, 2022
go to album
The Convincer (20th Anniversary Edition)
by Nick Lowe

Released in 2001, “The Convincer” is a gentle gem in the Nick Lowe catalog; an anniversary edition provides opportunity for rediscovery. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 20, 2021
go to album