Elbow: Flying Dream 1 [Album Review]

January 11, 2022 by Brian Q. Newcomb

ElbowFlying Dream 1Polydor Records [2021] The ninth studio album from acclaimed British band, Elbow, has the gentle, dreamy feel of a long, reflective quarantine nap. Largely composed separately, the band came together for more fully realized recording sessions at Brighton’s Theatre Royal, left empty due to the pandemic. Absent are the big, bombastic anthems of … Read more

elbow – “The Seldom Seen Kid” [Video]

December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 by Fire Note Staff

Flying Dream 1 is a change in pace from the elbow’s previous, UK Number One album, Giants of All Sizes, with a deliberately quieter and more contemplative musical tone, informed by the recording process as lead singer Guy Garvey explains: “We don’t phone each other for a chat. We don’t talk about life outside the … Read more