Elbow - 'The Seldom Seen Kid'

Guy Garvey finally makes it big. And about time, too.
Following over a decade of underrated albums, Elbow finally made good with their - count 'em! - fourth outing, 'The Seldom Seen Kid'. The title, and some of the lyrical content, is dedicated to the Mancunian musician Bryan Glancy. With some typically delicate songs, the album hit a nerve and it must have been a hard-hearted soul that begrudged them the Mercury Music Prize award of 2008. Go Elbow!
Top tune: 'Grounds For Divorce'
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Great Album and the the best of the list by a mile, but overlooking The Chameleons, Puressence and I am Kloot is unforgivable!
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love this album, recon there are better new order albums than tecnique but there you go.
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