'These guys opened for Coldplay and I must say I was floored by their ability and charisma on stage, they should have had Coldplay open for them. Elbow is not formulaic or contrived. They have not chosen uniforms to market their message, only some mates writing deeply poetic lyrics with a every flavor musical adornment possible.'
My favourite elbow song.
Only recently have I become a true fan of their music within the last few years, long after they won the 2008 Mercury Music Prize for The Seldom Seen Kid. After recommendations from friends I picked the album and haven't really looked back, the music is intense, organic, natural, and detailed. Beautifully composed and compiled into amazing pieces. I chose the album because I felt I could gain inspiration from the songs to create visual pieces, natural feelings.
A few of the tracks featured above are from a special live album version of The Seldom Seen Kid which may mean a few versions of whatever compositions I come up with.
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