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Culled from singles that date back to 2001, a track from the EP Newborn ("None One"), and B-sides from 2011's well-received Build a Rocket Boys!, Dead in the Boot offers up a rare glimpse into the often insular song-building world of the Manchester outfit. Decidedly less bombastic and ornate than the majority of the band's more anthemic album offerings, Dead in the Boot is a quieter, more abstract affair that feels surprisingly autonomous. Elbow have always straddled the line between stadium-ready house band and a band that just wants to stay in the house, lock the doors, and be left alone to die, and it's the latter persuasion that informs the majority of the collection's 13 cuts. The brittle "Whisper Grass" leads things off in a decidedly mellow direction, but like many of the band's best moments, it recoils and strikes when the listener least expects it, spewing a sinewy stream of distorted venom around the two-minute mark that changes the whole timber of the song. Likewise, the brooding "McGreggor" coolly struts its bluesy swagger before allowing Guy Garvey to indulge in some "Grounds for Divorce"-inspired caterwauling, probably due in large part to the track's live setting. That said, the rest of Dead in the Boot barely moves the VU meter, choosing instead to occupy that creepy corner of the room where doubt, fear, shame, indulgence, and misplaced rage go to fester when the clock sneaks past two in the morning, the rain flirts with ice, and there's only a single, half-wet cigarette left in the pack.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
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Ben Hillier, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Craig Potter, Composer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Potter, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Turner, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Elbow, Producer, MainArtist - Richard Jupp, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Guy Garvey, Composer, Author, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ric Morris, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 V2 Music Limited
Craig Potter, Composer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Potter, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Turner, Composer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Elbow, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Richard Jupp, Composer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Garvey, Composer, Author, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Universal Music Operations Limited
Ben Hillier, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Craig Potter, Composer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Potter, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Turner, Composer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Newell, Cornet, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Burdge, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Elbow, Producer, MainArtist - Richard Jupp, Composer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Garvey, Composer, Author, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alison Balsom, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Andrea Wright, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Becky Smith, Euphonium, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Morris, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Ric Morris, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Toby Coles, Cornet, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Hodgson, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Simon J Cowen, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Balsom, Tuba, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 V2 Music Limited
Craig Potter, Composer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Potter, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Turner, Composer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Elbow, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Richard Jupp, Composer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Garvey, Composer, Author, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 V2 Music Limited
Craig Potter, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Potter, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Turner, Composer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Elbow, MainArtist - Richard Jupp, Composer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Garvey, Composer, Author, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stella Page, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Prabjote Osahn, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Margit Van Der Zwan, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Craig Potter, Composer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Potter, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Turner, Composer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Elbow, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Richard Jupp, Composer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Garvey, Composer, Author, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mushy the Cat, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 2003 V2 Music Limited
Craig Potter, Composer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Potter, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Turner, Composer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Elbow, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Richard Jupp, Composer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Garvey, Composer, Author, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Universal Music Operations Limited
Craig Potter, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Potter, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Turner, Composer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Elbow, MainArtist - Richard Jupp, Composer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Garvey, Composer, Author, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Craig Potter, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Potter, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Turner, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Elbow, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Richard Jupp, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Garvey, Author, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 V2 Music Limited
Craig Potter, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Potter, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Turner, Composer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Elbow, MainArtist - Richard Jupp, Composer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Garvey, Composer, Author, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Craig Potter, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Potter, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pete Turner, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Elbow, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Richard Jupp, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Guy Garvey, Composer, Author, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 V2 Music Limited
Ben Hillier, Producer, Co-Producer - Craig Potter, Composer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Potter, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Turner, Composer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Elbow, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Richard Jupp, Composer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Garvey, Composer, Author, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 V2 Music Limited
Craig Potter, Composer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Potter, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Turner, Composer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Elbow, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Richard Jupp, Composer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Garvey, Composer, Author, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 V2 Music Limited
Album review
Culled from singles that date back to 2001, a track from the EP Newborn ("None One"), and B-sides from 2011's well-received Build a Rocket Boys!, Dead in the Boot offers up a rare glimpse into the often insular song-building world of the Manchester outfit. Decidedly less bombastic and ornate than the majority of the band's more anthemic album offerings, Dead in the Boot is a quieter, more abstract affair that feels surprisingly autonomous. Elbow have always straddled the line between stadium-ready house band and a band that just wants to stay in the house, lock the doors, and be left alone to die, and it's the latter persuasion that informs the majority of the collection's 13 cuts. The brittle "Whisper Grass" leads things off in a decidedly mellow direction, but like many of the band's best moments, it recoils and strikes when the listener least expects it, spewing a sinewy stream of distorted venom around the two-minute mark that changes the whole timber of the song. Likewise, the brooding "McGreggor" coolly struts its bluesy swagger before allowing Guy Garvey to indulge in some "Grounds for Divorce"-inspired caterwauling, probably due in large part to the track's live setting. That said, the rest of Dead in the Boot barely moves the VU meter, choosing instead to occupy that creepy corner of the room where doubt, fear, shame, indulgence, and misplaced rage go to fester when the clock sneaks past two in the morning, the rain flirts with ice, and there's only a single, half-wet cigarette left in the pack.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:24
- Main artists: Elbow
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Polydor Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2012 Polydor Ltd. (UK) ℗ 2012 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
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