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I did a search and didn't turn much up on Elbow around here. They have a new album out this week, "Build A Rocket Boys!" (digital only in the US for now), and like their previous four albums, it's a stunner. I know they finally exploded in popularity in the UK with the previous album, so maybe they're uncool now (?). They seem too emotionally forthright and unapologetically ornate to be embraced by a lot of the US indie rock fanbase, but given the success of bands like Arcade Fire and The National here, I've always been surprised that Elbow weren't huge in America (at least hipster-rock huge).

 

Anyway, fans of early Peter Gabriel should definitely check out Elbow's new album (and all their albums for that matter). I'm not generally a lyrics guy, yet Guy Garvey's lyrics frequently get to me, and as a fan of precisely constructed, impeccably arranged art-rock, I'm not sure Elbow has an equal these days.

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Big fan here. Guy's a great fella.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-12665269

 

- nice little talking head interview.

 

In case you didn;t know, he has his own BBC Radio 7 show (no idea if you can get to listen to it in the US)

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0072q60

 

Try and get to hear this sometime too:-

 

http://caughtbytheriver.net/2009/09/in-search-of-the-holy-quail/

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I actually think it's pretty terrible. Overearnest and dull. It has been downhill since Leaders of the Free World.

 

nah. the last one is one of their best :)

Leaders wasn't all that great besides a few songs imo.

 

my faves are Asleep In The Back, Seldom Seen Kid & Cast of Thousands.

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nah. the last one is one of their best :)

Leaders wasn't all that great besides a few songs imo.

 

my faves are Asleep In The Back, Seldom Seen Kid & Cast of Thousands.

Leaders is a classic! Mexican Standoff, An Imagined Affair, Leaders, Station Approach, Picky Bastards!!!

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Leaders is a classic! Mexican Standoff, An Imagined Affair, Leaders, Station Approach, Picky Bastards!!!

 

right... minus 'Picky Buggers', those are among the great songs i alluded to, but overall i think it's def their weakest effort if i'm being honest.

 

still a really good album though

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