Elbow

Artist:  Elbow
Origin;  Ramsbottom, Bury, England
Genre:  Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Britpop, Electronic Rock

Original line-up:

Guy Garvey:  Lead Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Percussion
Mark Potter:  Guitar, Backing Vocals
Craig Potter;  Piano, Organ, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Pete Turner:  Bass, Backing Vocals
Richard Jupp:  Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Elbow is an English Alternative Rock Band from Ramsbottom, Bury, formed by Guy Garvey (Lead Vocals, Guitar), Mark Potter (Guitar), Craig Potter (Keyboards), Pete Turner (Bass), and Richard Jupp (Drums).  They have seven singles in the Top 40 of The British Singles Chart.  In 2008 Elbow won the Mercury Music Prize for their album The Seldom Seen Kid and in 2009 They won the Brit Award for Best British Group.

Title:   Giants Of All Sizes  (2019)
Genre:  Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Britpop, Electronic Rock
Label:  Polydor Records
Rating:   *****

Format:  CD:

Tracks:

 1.  Dexter & Sinister  (7:00)
 2.  Seven Veils  (4:36)
 3.  Empires  (3:59)
 4.  The Delayed 3:15  (3:25)
 5.  White Noise White Heat  (3:57)
 6.  Doldrums  (3:02)
 7.  My Trouble  (5:18)
 8.  On Deronda Road  (4:03)
 9.  Weightless  (4:45)

Format:  LP:

Side A:

 1.  Dexter & Sinister  (7:00)
 2.  Seven Veils  (4:36)
 3.  Empires  (3:59)
 4.  The Delayed 3:15  (3:25)

Side B:

 1.  White Noise White Heat  (3:57)
 2.  Doldrums  (3:02)
 3.  My Trouble  (5:18)
 4.  On Deronda Road  (4:03)
 5.  Weightless  (4:45)

Personnel:

Guy Garvey:  Lead Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Percussion
Mark Potter:  Guitar, Backing Vocals
Craig Potter;  Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Pete Turner:  Bass, Backing Vocals

Additional Musicians:

Violeta Barrena:  Violin on "The Delayed 3:15"
Chillie Chilton:  Backing Vocals on "Doldrums"
Sarah Field:  Trumpet, Tenor Saxophone & Soprano Saxophone on "Dexter & Sinister"
Jesca Hoop:  Additional Vocals on "Dexter & Sinister"
Alex Reeves:  Drums on All Tracks except "My Trouble" and "On Deronda Road", Percussion on "Seven Veils", "Empires", "White Noise White Heat"
Nathan Sudders:  Vocals on "On Deronda Road"


The Plumedores:

Dean Casement, Andy Hargreaves, Danny McTague, Mark Potter, Mat Skinner:   Vocals on "On Deronda Road"

The Halle Orchestra:  Strings on "White Noise White Deronda Road"

Jonathan Heyward:  Conductor

Sarah Ewins, Nicola Clarke, Zoe Coleman, Peter Liang, Michelle Marsh, Steven Proctor:  First Violin
Rosemary Attree, Paulettle Bayley, Elizabeth Bosworth, Helena Buckie, Phillippa Heys, John Purton:  Second Violin
Cameron Campbell, Chris Emerson, Julian Mottram, Timothy Pooley:  Viola
Dale Culliford, Jane Hallett, David Petri, Clare Rowe, Nick Trygstad, Simon Tumer:  Cello
Daniel Storer, Yi Salvage:  Double Bass

Giants Of All Sizes is the eighth studio album by Elbow, released on October 11, 2019 by Polydor records, includes the single "Empires".  The album reached No. 1 on UK Albums Chart and Scottish Albums Chart.