Elephant Micah

Elephant Micah is a musical band or stage name of southern Indiana songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Joseph O'Connell. Recording mostly at home, O’Connell has produced an eclectic body of work since beginning the project in 2000. Elephant Micah's inconsistently available music has become a cult favorite among some lo-fi/indie and folk rock audiences.^[1]

Elephant Micah
Elephant Micah performing live.
Background information
Birth name	Joseph O'Connell
Genres	Lo-fi, indie, folk rock
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist
Instrument(s)	Guitar, vocals
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Luddite Rural, BlueSanct, Time-Lag
Website	www.elephantmicah.com

O'Connell has released recordings with BlueSanct Records, the experimental-leaning Time-Lag Records, and a number of other very small labels. In addition, he has issued several short-run CDs on his own LRRC (Luddite Rural Recording Cooperative) imprint,^[2] also home to music by collaborator Jason Henn.

In 2005, Elephant Micah shared bills with Jason Molina's Magnolia Electric Company during a string of shows in the United Kingdom.

Discography

LPs

• Low Energy Dance Music (2002, Landmark Records)
• The Untied States of Elephant Micah (CD-R) (Original release) (2002, Orphanology)
• Elephant Micah, Your Dreams Are Feeding Back (2003, BlueSanct Records)
• The Untied States of Elephant Micah (Reissue) (2004, BlueSanct Records)
• Elephant Micah and the Palmyra Palm (CD-R) (2004, Time-Lag Records)
• Elephant Micah and the Loud Guitars (CD-R) (2004, Time-Lag Records)
• Elephant Micah and the Agrarian Malaise (CD-R) (2005, Time-Lag Records)
• Futile Sessions (CD-R) (2005, LRRC)
• Hindu Windmills (2006 [Vinyl], 2007 [CD], Time-Lag Records)
• Exiled Magicians (2008, Third Uncle Records)
• Elephant Micah Plays the Songs of Bible Birds (2010, Time-Lag Records)
• Echoer's Intent (2010, Time-Lag Records)
• Louder Than Thou (2012, Paradise of Bachelors Records)
• Globe Rush Progressions (2013, Product of Palmyra Records)
• Where in Our Woods (2015, Western Vinyl)
• Genericana (2018, Western Vinyl)
• Vague Tidings (2021, Western Vinyl)

EPs

• Lost Sense Recollected (Tape) (2001, LRRC)
• Home of Astronauts 7-inch EP (2004, Third Uncle Records)
• Tropical Depression (2006, LRRC)
• Embarrassment of Riches (2006, LRRC)
• Alsatian Sunlight (2007, self-released)
• Equine Emblem 7-inch (2008, The Great Pop Supplement)
• In Midnight / Ocean Floor 7-inch (2008, L'Animaux Tryst)
• The Mayor of Rocky Ripple (2011, Palmyra)
• Mistook the Rainbow/In Whose Shadow (2016, Third Uncle/Magnetic South)

Collaborations

• Mingus Plays Electric Guitar (7-inch EP w/ Jason Henn) (2003, LRRC)
• Hiss Golden Messenger Plays Elephant Micah Plays Hiss Golden Messenger (7-inch EP w/ Hiss Golden Messenger) (2012, Paradise of Batchelors)