Editing Elephant 6 (section)

==Impact==
Several journalists regard Elephant 6 as an important [[underground music]] movement, and a key contributor to the alternative rock and indie rock explosion in the 1990s.<ref>{{harvnb|Shook|2013}}; {{harvnb|Gilmer|Murray|2012}}; {{harvnb|Cannon|2019}}</ref> Lee M. Shook Jr. of ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' wrote: "The Elephant 6 Recording Company would raise the bar for wide-scale countercultural activity and underground pop art—both musical, visual and otherwise—well into the 21st century."{{sfn|Shook|2013}} Tom Murphy of ''[[Westword]]'' expanded on this statement, by writing: "It became a movement of sorts because the music was so accessible and inclusive of a wide range of musical expression, allowing for immediate and enduring growth, however loose the association."{{sfn|Murphy|2015}}

The collective has influenced many indie rock bands, including [[Arcade Fire]], [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]], and [[Tame Impala]]. Chris Chu of the Canadian band [[Pop Etc|the Morning Benders]] said: "Elephant 6 was the gateway for me. They seemed to be bridging that tradition from the 60s to a more modern, more indie approach. It was exactly what I was looking for, a new take on that stuff."{{sfn|Aston|Beaumont|2011}}