After the collapse of Britpop’s ’90s heyday, there was a period of fragmentation. By the middle of the next decade, there would be a new generation of bratty, punk-inflected British rock bands of ...
Scott Simon speaks with musician Guy Garvey, lead singer for Elbow, about his band's ninth studio album, "Flying Dream One." The band Elbow writes personal, deeply felt songs. On their last album, the ...
Elbow are releasing a new album, AUDIO VERTIGO, on March 22 via Polydor/Geffen. Now they have shared its second single, “Balu,” via a music video. Watch it below. Many of the songs on AUDIO VERTIGO ...
Elbow have announced a new EP, AUDIO VERTIGO ECHO elbow EP 5, and shared a new song from it, “Sober.” The EP is due out June 6 via Polydor/Geffen and follows the British band’s 2024 album, AUDIO ...
Amen Dunes has remixed “L.A.,” the closing track to last year’s Freedom, with help from Craig Silvey, which now has him trading verses with UK artist Westerman. It’s mellower take on the song, too, ...
Elbow struggle with “high energy” songs. The ‘Grounds for Divorce’ hitmakers have “given up” on writing up tempo tracks in the past because they have taken too much work to get right, and they ...
Some artists aggressively map out the perfect path to stardom, but not unassuming, soft-spoken and sleepy-eyed Mancunian Guy Garvey. Ever since he formed his BRIT- and Mercury Prize—winning outfit ...
Elbow have revealed that they won't perform their Olympics song 'First Steps' live. The band, whose track will serve as the official song for the BBC's Games coverage, said they didn't want to confuse ...
There’s something about Elbow that, even when they are letting those songs flow out over an arena crowd in their homeland, feels better-suited for the most sprawling, tangential pub conversations with ...