2017 Blog
Release of the Month: elbow "Little Fictions" Deluxe Boxset
elbow return with their seventh studio album! ‘Little Fictions’ was recorded in Scotland and Manchester and sees the band collaborate with the string players of The Hallé Orchestra, the Hallé Ancoats Community Choir, members of London Contemporary Voices and session drummer Alex Reeves. As with the previous three elbow albums it was produced by Craig Potter.
The 12" jacket box features the album on heavyweight black vinyl and CD, 4 art cards, matchbox and exclusive Little Fictions book, plus an album download card.
The deluxe boxset released by Polydor is available to buy on elbow's website.
"K2 (“I’m from a land with an island status / Makes us think everyone hates us”) brings a motorik groove to Brexit Britain, on as fine an album as Elbow have ever made." Rated 4/5, The Guardian
"Musically and thematically, everything about Little Fictions’ gestation has conspired to create arguably the most taut and urgent album of Elbow’s career." Rated 8/10, The Line of Best Fit
"In a career spanning more than two decades, Elbow have always taken things at their own pace, and this shows in Little Fictions’ pleasing rhythms." Rated 4/5, The Independent
Tracklist
- Magnificent (She Says)
- Gentle Storm
- Trust the Sun
- All Disco
- Head for Supplies
- Firebrand & Angel
- K2
- Montparnasse
- Little Fictions
- Kindling
[Source: elbow's website]