After the dissolution of Louisville band Falling Forward, vocalist Chris Higdon, bassist Jonathan Mobley, and drummer Ben Lord would form Elliott in 1995.
The band's early influences included Quicksand, Jawbox, and Sunny Day Real Estate.
[4] The album was a more polished affair than its predecessor, with Ratterman utilizing samplers and drum machines to fill out the band's sound.
[5] Shortly after the completion of False Cathedral, Palumbo and Mobley left the group for personal and creative reasons.
Pitchfork Media called Song in the Air "a far more dynamic and internally cohesive record than any of the group's previous efforts.".
Singer/Guitarist Chris Higdon is now fronting the group Frontier(s) alongside members of Automatic, Mouthpiece, Enkindels, Stay Gold and others.