Elbow have plans to re-release their fantastic debut album Asleep In The Back Release back in 2001, the album could possibly (possibly) still be regarded as their best to date but considering they haven't made a bad album since their incarnation makes it a little difficult to choose.
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Elbow frontman Guy Garvey has revealed the band have 40 songs ready for a new album.Speaking to BBC 6Music, Garvey said: “We’ve got 30 or 40 odds and ends musically. I’ve got a couple of books worth of scribbles, so we’re just going to keep doing that for maybe six months. After that, we’ll hammer [...]
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Critically acclaimed British wonder-band Elbow are set to follow up 2008's almost flawless 'The Seldom Seen Kid' with a new record due sometime in 2010. Speaking to Billboard, front-man Guy Garvey said: "It's tempting to try and capitalize on this one's success but I think it's more important that we make sure it's a good record.
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Who would've thought back in 2001 when Elbow's beautiful debut record 'Asleep In The Back' came out, that eight years later they'd be as huge and as dominating as they are now? Not us. Marking the band's last date of the year (before they hole themselves up again to record the follow-up to last year's flawless The Seldom Seen Kid) the Mercury Prize award winners will play in their hometown of M...
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Elbow's recent performance with the BBC Concert Orchestra, of their excellent album, The Seldom Seen Kid, will be released as a special package via the website.
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It was during the preview to the new Batman movie (yes, it's an amazing movie) that I realized that I loved this album. Hearing the album's chic lead single "Grounds for Divorce" on movie theater speakers was a cathartic experience. For an unusual, pensive, and often times arcane sounding band, the song's attitude and cool-factor are really striking. Reminding me of the sonics of my favorite El...
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Elbow begin their UK tour with a triumphant night at Cambridge's Corn Exchange. Proving why they were deserved winners of this years Mercury Music Prize.
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Elbow’s The Seldom Seen Kid shocked quite a few people when it was announced as the Mercury Prize winner as it beat out the likes of Burial’s Untrue and Radiohead’s In Rainbows. I really didn’t check out many albums on the Mercury shortlist for one reason or another. I didn’t like British Sea Power’s Do [...]
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I posted this list on the BAGeL Radio blog about a month ago, not sure why I failed to post it here, I bet some folks here would get a kick out of it and have similar lists of their own to share. This list would be different if I were to reconsider it in light of releases that have since arrived from Tilly & The Wall, Feral Children, mrandmrsmays, Darker My Love, Elephone, The Gang, Notwist, S...
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I've been thinking about this for a while. These lists are guaranteed to be updated and changed and totally messed around, but as of right now, here's how my concert experiences rank. I'd like to hear how yours rank too!TOP 5 CONCERTS!These are tough, and take a lot of thought, but I'm pretty set in this list so far. It hurts me a little bit that my favorite band did not make this list, despite...
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It's been a very slow day, and I'm taking a break from homework. Here's five songs, picked at random for the weekend. Grounds for Divorce - Elbow Kids - Goodtimes Goodtimes Feel So Free - Ivy You In A Song - Jason Reeves Kathleen - Josh Ritter Hype - Buy
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After winning the Mercury Music Prize last year for The Seldom Seen Kid, Elbow where invited by the BBC to play the album in full with the BBC Concert Orchestra and a choir at Abbey Road studios. This concert has been playing on a loop 24/7 on a BBC digital channel, so I may have watched 3 or 4 times over the last week.......
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Alt-indie rockers Elbow were awarded the prestigious Mercury Music Prize, the annual music prize given for the best album from the United Kingdom or Ireland. Elbow, who formed way back in 1990, won for their 2008 release The Seldom Seen Kid. Not only did the album peak at Number 5 on the UK chart and Number 109 in the US, but it was also entirely self-produced, mixed and recorded by Elbow.Elbo...
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On Feb 24th War Child has new charity compilation coming out called Heroes Vol. 1. Elbow's magnificent cover of U2's Running to Stand Still will be on there. It's for a great cause and you get some killer music.
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Elbow are an English band from Manchester, who have been active from the late 1990s.Acclaimed for their innovative sound and frontman Guy Garvey's candid, evocative lyrics, Elbow has received vast critical acclaim and been endorsed by major artists Blur, R.E.M. and U2. The Velvet Underground's co-founder John Cale selected Elbow's "Switching Off" as one of his eight chosen records on the BBC's ...
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| 2 Mirrorball |
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| 3 The Bones of You |
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| 4 One Day Like This |
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| 5 Weather to Fly |
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