Over the past two years the music scene in Southampton has slowly been blooming, with Elements becoming the latest addition to the bands that are breaking from the ‘local band’ label, onto something broader. Their latest single Shaman kick starts their new EP Where We Once Begun. The song is full of lively melodies and catchy hooks, with a hard hitting bridge and cleaver lyrics. It’s clear from the first track the band have worked hard creating this record, and with the hype surrounding this first song their efforts are far from wasted.

High Time For Being Free is track number two. This is an anthem song, the sort that when you hear it live, you grab hold of your friend dancing and singing like there’s nothing else but those words, with the music so loud you can feel it shake your rib cage. The lead lines in this particular track are done with such delicacy the guitar sings over a heavy backdrop, creating the perfect mix of rock on the verge of something heavier.

Track three Plotting Treason Or Saving The World starts with a riff dripping with classic rock elements, developing into the same almost heavy sound the band have adopted as theirs throughout the album. The track enters a section at a minute in where the vocals become a chant, blending well with the drum rolls happening underneath.