The first part of a self-devouring trilogy themed around death, immolation and rebirth, Nick Hudson's 'The Elegy' verges on the sublime so frequently that it seems like he must have made a deal with an omnipotent deity. At once tender, expansive, intimate and beautiful, 'The Elegy' occupies that infinite, indefinable space in between the worlds; songs that open up entire, utterly vivid and transcendant 'scapes. Spare, haunting and delicately forthright, 'The Elegy' weaves together chant, folk-song, Americana, and subtle electronics to create a deeply stirring and evocative work.