Elanor Moss Announces Debut Album

11:06 AM EDT on June 9, 2026

Meet Elanor Moss, an evocative London-based singer-songwriter who signed to Merge last year. After a few years of exquisite songs and EPs, she's announcing her debut album The Knife, The Needle . The new single "Sarah Waiting In The Car" is here today.

"'Sarah Waiting In The Car' broke an almost year-long drought of writing songs," Moss explains. "It reignited that spark in me around songwriting, and felt like a breakthrough into something new and intriguing that I wanted to follow. It served as a bit of a guiding light as I re-entered a more consistent relationship with songwriting again; the north star of the album in a way."

The sprawling song was made with an ensemble arranged by Matthew Herd: Marcus Hamblett and Jool Owen on horns, Andrew Stuart-Buttle and Jenkins on violin, Linus Fenton on double bass, and Herd on saxophone. The LP was recorded with producer/engineer Pete Miles. Hear "Sarah Waiting In The Car" below.

TRACKLIST: 01 "Fixer" 02 "Again, My Love" 03 "Sarah Waiting In The Car" 04 "Improvisation" 05 "You Are Coming Home Tonight" 06 "Secrets Of The Universe" 07 "Clothes In A Hotel Sink" 08 "Louise" 09 "The Way That It Feels"

TOUR DATES: 06/09 – Corfe Castle, UK @ Sandy Hill Arts *  06/10 – Norwich, UK @ Norwich Arts Centre * 06/24 – Mariefred, SE @ Skottvångs Grufva + 06/25 – Lund, SW @ Park Live 06/26 – Gothenburg, SW @ Ringön 08/29 – Little Mongeham, UK @ Smugglers Festival 10/01 – Glasgow, UK @ The Poetry Club 10/02 – Leeds, UK @ The Attic 10/03 – Manchester, UK @ Low Four Studio 10/04 – Stroud, UK @ The Prince Albert 10/06 – Birmingham, UK @ Hare & Hounds 10/07 – Bristol, UK @ The Jam Jar 10/08 – Cardiff, UK @ Chapter Arts Centre 10/09 – Oxford, UK @ Common Ground 10/10 – Ashburton, UK @ Field System 10/11 – Brighton, UK @ The Folklore Rooms 12/03 – London, UK @ Cecil Sharp House

* supporting Ye Vagabonds + supporting Amanda Bergman

The Knife, The Needle is out 8/21 on Merge. Pre-order it here .

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