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Elbow formed in Ramsbottom, England, in 1990, and spent a decade building a following before their debut album arrived in 2001. Guy Garvey's warm, unhurried voice and the band's gift for slow-burning arrangements made them one of the most consistent British groups of their generation, with songs like "One Day Like This" becoming genuine national touchstones. Their music sits somewhere between alternative rock and something softer, with a folk-inflected patience that rewards close listening.
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The Seldom Seen Kid (2008). It won the Mercury Prize and contains "One Day Like This," the song that turned Elbow from a respected band into a beloved one. "Grounds for Divorce" and "The Bones of You" show the range of what they do well.
Biography
Elbow (stylized in lowercase as elbow) are an English rock band formed in Bury, Greater Manchester, in 1990. The band consists of Guy Garvey (lead vocals, guitar), Craig Potter (keyboard, piano, backing vocals), Mark Potter (guitar, backing vocals), Pete Turner (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Alex Reeves (drums). They have played together since 1990, adopting the name Elbow in 1997. Reeves replaced original drummer Richard Jupp in 2016 as a touring and session musician at first, before becoming a full member in 2024.
The band have released ten studio albums: Asleep in the Back (2001), Cast of Thousands (2003), Leaders of the Free World (2005), The Seldom Seen Kid (2008), Build a Rocket Boys! (2011), The Take Off and Landing of Everything (2014), Little Fictions (2017), Giants of All Sizes (2019), Flying Dream 1 (2021) and Audio Vertigo (2024). Their studio albums, as well as their B-sides compilation Dead in the Boot (2012), all reached the top 15 of the UK Albums Chart. Seven of their singles placed in the top 40 of the British singles chart. Their most recent album, Audio Vertigo, was released on 22 March 2024.
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Studio albums
Discography
Official studio albums and EPs.
- 2025Audio Vertigo Echo Elbow EP5EP
- 2024Audio VertigoAlbum
- 2021Flying Dream 1Album
- 2019Giants of All SizesAlbum
- 2017Little FictionsAlbum
- 2015Lost Worker Bee EPEP
- 2014The Take Off and Landing of EverythingAlbum
- 2011Build a Rocket Boys!Album
- 2008The Seldom Seen KidAlbum
- 2005Leaders of the Free WorldAlbum
- 2003Cast of ThousandsAlbum
- 2001Asleep in the BackAlbum
- 2001The Any Day Now EPEP
- 2000The Newborn EPEP
- 1998The Noisebox E.P.EP
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