Elizabeth Elkins and Vanessa Olivarez of Granville Automatic

Elizabeth Elkins and Vanessa Oliverez are the lead songwriters of the alternative country rock band Granville Automatic.  They bring incredible pedigree to their partnership.  They have been writing songs that have been recorded by a wide range of Nashville artists including Billy Currington, Sugarland, Kira Isabella, Aaron Goodvin, Wanda Jackson, and Angaleena Presley.  Prior to teaming up, Elizabeth was the Grand Prize winner of the Yoko Ono sponsored international John Lennon Songwriting Contest and Vanessa made it to the Final 12 on the second season of American Idol.  Their songs are rooted in rich American history and carefully crafted based on these historical events, making them the perfect interview for Backstory Song. They just released their fourth full album, Tiny Televisions, and they are here on Backstory Song to discuss songs from that album and some of their earlier Granville Automatic work. On this episode, Elizabeth and Vanessa discuss “Tiny Televisions,” “Ice Cream,” “Hell’s Half Acre,” “Monsters In The Stars,” “Goodnight House” and “You Can Go To Hell, I’m Going To Texas.”

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