Shrunken Elvis is a Nashville-based trio formed by Spencer Cullum, Sean Thompson, and Rich Ruth—three seasoned musicians united by a love of genre-defying instrumental music. The group emerged from long European drives, winter jam sessions, and a shared commitment to making music guided by instinct rather than ambition. Cullum, an East London-born pedal steel guitarist, has played with Angel Olsen, Lambchop, Miranda Lambert, and Billy Strings, while releasing two solo folk-psych LPs on Full Time Hobby. Thompson came up in Nashville’s DIY scene with Gnarwhal and Promised Land Sound, later touring with Margo Price and Skyway Man. Ruth, under the name Rich Ruth (Third Man Records), creates immersive solo work blending spiritual jazz, ambient, and post-rock.