No Elevator, a rock band from Paris, France, formed in April 2019 with influences from the early 2000s, such as Queens of the Stone Age, Arctic Monkeys, and Foo Fighters for the most well-known, but also with a modern indie-rock vibe, owing to extensive listening to bands such as Last Dinosaurs, Greer, and Stoop Kids...
The band creates a varied cosmos, encouraging all rock enthusiasts to find an echo in their music, ranging from alternative rock to grunge, with some pop tracks thrown in for good measure.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the band had to cancel all of their upcoming shows after their first performance on February 20, 2020. They took advantage of the surprising amount of free time they were given to continue writing new songs, practice, and record their debut full-length album, Ground Floor.
This album was recorded and produced at the UFO Studio in Paris, with Alexandre Mazarguil, the owner and sound engineer, who was picked after hearing his work with the local Paris punk scene. Justin Shturtz of Sterling Sound in Nashville, Tennessee, handled the mastering.
The lyrics of this first project cover a wide range of topics, including cliché love stories, finding your place when you're far away from home, and struggling to complete a creative project while being held back by personal or global issues...