Elbow return with a new album, The Seldom Seen Kid, their follow up to 2005’s universally acclaimed Leaders Of The Free World and first for Fiction/Geffen Records. In support of the new set Elbow will be coming stateside kicking things off with a show in New York City April 26th at Webster Hall (see below for more dates). Digital Single “One Day Like This” will be released March 18th with the album, The Seldom Seen Kid, arriving April 22nd.
The lyrical core of The Seldom Seen Kid sees lead singer and lyricist Guy Garvey address key questions of life. The 11 tracks on the album cover themes of love and loss and become the central focus of an album that sees Elbow, a band universally recognized for their musical ability and innovation; stretch their sonic template further than ever before. The album was recorded at their own facility within Salford’s Blueprint Studios and was produced by keyboardist Craig Potter.
Lead singer Guy Garvey, drummer Richard Jupp, keyboardist Craig Potter, guitarist Mark Potter and bassist Pete Turner all met in the early ’90s at college in Bury. Moving together to Manchester Elbow was born and after releasing a string of EPs (Noisebox, Newborn and Any Day Now) the band signed with V2 Records and released their debut album Asleep In The Back in 2001. Cast Of Thousands followed in 2004 and Leaders Of The Free World in 2005.
Below is a list of upcoming U.S. tour dates for Elbow. More dates to be announced shortly:
April 26th New York, NY Webster Hall
April 27th Washington DC Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
April 29th Chicago, IL Park West
April 30th Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Cafe
May 8th San Francisco, CA Bimbo’s 365 Club
May 9th Los Angeles, CA Avalon
