Elastica’s iconic self-titled debut album is set to be reissued by rough trade records on 2 october in a new edition boasting rarities and b-sides. Features original poster recreated from the band’s personal archive. Striking their own, distinct path in march 1995, elastica proved uniquely fresh-sounding as the london four-piece delivered on the reputation they had built up gigging around the capital beyond in the months ahead its release. Home to the likes of line up, waking up and connection, singles at once timeless yet in the moment, elastica’s debut captured the fraying emotions, hazy experience and burning energy of life, love and after-hours adventure. Absorbing atmospheres and attitudes of their post-punk and new wave forbears, justine frischmann vocals, guitar , annie holland bass , donna matthews guitar, vocals and justin welch drums poured their own identities into the album’s 15 tracks which balancing youthful swagger, with sage-like observation and a knowing cool that made elastica and their debut effortlessly timeless. A1. Line up a2. Annie a3. Connection a4. Car song a5. Smile a6. Hold me now a7. S.O.F.T. A8. Indian song b1. Blue b2. All-nighter b3. Waking up b4. 2:1 B5. Vaseline b6. Never here b7. Stutter c1. See that animal c2. Spastica c3. Cleopatra c4. Car wash c5. Blue donna's 4-track demo d1. Brighton rock d2. In the city bbc radio 1 session d3. Pussycat d4. Rockunroll bbc radio 1 session d5. Gloria bbc radio 1 session