Santa Barbara-based Ruben Zarate created the musical persona known as Dante Elephante in 2013. Shortly thereafter Lollipop Records released his first two LPs, German Aquatics and Anglo-Saxon Summer, both produced by Jonathan Rado (Foxygen), which saw praise from Consequence of Sound, Funny or Die, and Brooklyn Vegan. In the summer of 2018 Elephante then digitally released a full-length, Rare Attractions, leading to appearances at SXSW, Treefort Festival, as well as tours supporting The Orwells, Summer Salt, and Real Estate. Two records and a headlining tour under his belt, Dante Elephante now offers his most accomplished work to date: Mid-Century Modern Romance, produced by Paul Cherry, features eight soulful, disco-kissed tracks, seemingly right out of 1979.

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Dante Elephante are about as Californian as they come. - CONSEQUENCE OF SOUND

Originally hailing the placid wine country land that is Santa Barbara, CA, guitar pop quartet Dante Elephante seem more of a beer kind of band, banging out surfy jams with big wave hooks. - BROOKLYN VEGAN

The Santa Barbara band—led by Ruben Zarate—has fully shed its surf-rock roots, opting for disco-inflected synth-pop on their forthcoming Paul Cherry-produced album - AMERICAN SONGWRITER

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