Little Fictions: Vinyl LP

Little Fictions: Vinyl LPelbow return with their seventh studio album on 3rd February 2017. Little Fictions was recorded in Scotland and Manchester and sees the band collaborate with the string players of The Hall Orchestra, the Hall 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. Tracklist: Side A 1. Magnificent (She Says) 2. Gentle Storm 3. Trust The Sun

Bob Marsh and Kat Curlett adding brass to selected tracks and tour mate and long term friend Jimi Goodwin of Doves adding backing vocals on New York Morning

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and record the songs

Weightless

the album marks a significant step change for the group following 2021’s ‘Flying Dream 1’

being the site of a legendary headline show on the release of their debut album ‘Asleep in the Back’ in 2001 that had the Manchester Evening News display their fortune telling skills when they suggested ‘elbow are on the verge of something big’

The album features several guests including the Halle Orchestra ('Manchester's oldest band' as Guy affectionately calls them) with Pete McPhail

Guy Garvey describes the album as “an angry

Pete and Alex are the coolest rhythm section working and Pot’s unpredictable rhythm guitar has started working its way into such a soulful and accomplished place

Heavyweight black vinyl format housed in reverse board gatefold sleeve with download code

It is a record that could only have been made in the 21st Century

The words are all stories from my past