Elbow - Flying Dream 1 AWAL Gone are the thundering drums

Gone are the thundering drums and psychedelic arrangements that defined the trilogy of concept albums he made with his longtime collaborator and close friend Richard Swift

Released 21st May 2021

But while it was recorded in 2020 its roots go back much further — all the way to the start of their friendship and

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Shot on a 160-year-old camera which does arresting things with colours and shading

Elbow - Flying Dream 1 AWAL Gone are the thundering drumsReleased 19th November 2021. elbow release their ninth studio album, Flying Dream 1, on 19th November 2021. The band wrote Flying Dream 1 remotely in their home studios before coming together at the empty Brighton Theatre Royal to perfect, perform, and record the songs. The album is produced by Craig Potter. Long term collaborator Alex Reeves returns on drums and percussion with Sarah Field on clarinets and saxophones. Backing vocalists were Wilson