build a rocket boys!

Subject: Re: build a rocket boys! Wed 22 Dec 2010, 15:56

Well hopefully you will only be apprehensive until Boxing Day, woho for an Elbow Christmas.

Subject: Re: build a rocket boys! Wed 22 Dec 2010, 16:00

Just got an email!! The album website is not up and running yet but it's there!

Yes, it's true. Elbow will be releasing their fifth studio album 'build a rocket boys!' on 7th March 2011.

The album was recorded at Blueprint Studios in Salford and was again produced and mixed by keyboard player Craig Potter.

You can preorder your copy now at Play.com or HMV.co.uk.

Stay tuned for a special surprise on Boxing Day.

Merry Christmas

www.buildarocketboys.com
www.elbow.co.uk

Subject: Re: build a rocket boys! Wed 22 Dec 2010, 16:16

I love surprises!! Can't wait!

Subject: Re: build a rocket boys! Wed 22 Dec 2010, 16:40

errant wrote:

Dano wrote:: Guy Garvey said of the album: "I didn't know whether it was good or not for a couple of weeks, but I'm very happy with it now."

Garvey said that the band's new material had been written with the tour's venues firmly in mind. "It's impossible not to consider where you're going to play your music live when you write it," he said. "We very arrogantly assumed we were going to be playing arenas very early on."

NME

err... why does that make me apprehensive? :-/

Hmmm yes, me too... but the article posted on another thread talked about what they wanted to do not mass expectations... so will just wait and have a listen before deciding. Smile

Very exctiing news though - but what a wait! I like the title; I'm sooo glad it's that, not Lippy Kids. So it's a surprise on Boxing Day and the album out on Guy's Boxing Birthday, nice one. Wink

I agree with LWDthat I hope there aren't going to be "special versions" - let's just have one album and no messing/rip-offs - I shall certainly hold fire before preordering - but whatever I'll make sure I get it in good time - can't wait! sunny

Subject: Re: build a rocket boys! Wed 22 Dec 2010, 17:11

Glendarian wrote:

errant wrote:

Dano wrote:: Guy Garvey said of the album: "I didn't know whether it was good or not for a couple of weeks, but I'm very happy with it now."

Garvey said that the band's new material had been written with the tour's venues firmly in mind. "It's impossible not to consider where you're going to play your music live when you write it," he said. "We very arrogantly assumed we were going to be playing arenas very early on."

NME

err... why does that make me apprehensive? :-/

Hmmm yes, me too... but the article posted on another thread talked about what they wanted to do not mass expectations..

Ditto. Is this the end of Elbow as we have known them? Surely not. They have far more integrity than that.........don't they?????

Slightly worried now. pale

Subject: Re: build a rocket boys! Wed 22 Dec 2010, 17:19

I'm not going to be worried till I've heard it - the comments I've been hearing/reading (apart from this one) have certainly whetted my appetite. Variety is the spice of life but I hope the "Eno-esque minimalism" and other such interesting snippets prevail over the stadiumyness.

Subject: Re: build a rocket boys! Wed 22 Dec 2010, 17:51

The Best News yet. Good way to end the year. Thanks lads.

Looking forward to the three gigs booked. flower

Subject: Re: build a rocket boys! Wed 22 Dec 2010, 19:08

I've edited the title/first post: "lower case and exclamation mark"

I love that they care how people capitalise it, and I'm a sucker for an "!" in a title.

Other new stuff from the 6Music interview. The artwork is by Oliver East. It's a figure jumping in the air, "streching his arms to the heavens in excitment"

John Mossley(?) sings on The Birds, a song about the a failed love affair from the PoV of an 85 year old man.

Subject: Re: build a rocket boys! Wed 22 Dec 2010, 19:16

nice to finally get a release date !
and fingers crossed for a tune to give us a wee taster

not being overly picky - but why no e-mail notification ?
had been checking the website every other day - but not today LOL. Cool

Subject: Re: build a rocket boys! Wed 22 Dec 2010, 19:33

oh... almost forgot... the title..
mean anything to anyone ????

having a trawl through google...

Subject: Re: build a rocket boys! Wed 22 Dec 2010, 19:37

ChrissyBoy wrote:: oh... almost forgot... the title..
mean anything to anyone ????

having a trawl through google...

It's the first line from Lippy Kids apparently.

Subject: Re: build a rocket boys! Wed 22 Dec 2010, 19:38

YAY!

Subject: Re: build a rocket boys! Wed 22 Dec 2010, 19:39

another link here of Guy confessing to letting the title slip after a little guiness !!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/news/20101222_elbow_exclusive.shtml

edit : didn't realise there's a sound clip too !! yay

Subject: Re: build a rocket boys! Wed 22 Dec 2010, 20:59

I thought it might have been a saying going around the studio when making the album, ie. let's make a HUMUNGOUS album of brilliance ! (which I'm sure they have)

Subject: Re: build a rocket boys! Wed 22 Dec 2010, 21:06

an alternation beetween minimalism and epicness could be interesting...i don't know....
panic, vomit, panic, vomit... Laughing

Subject: Re: build a rocket boys! Thu 23 Dec 2010, 07:00

As long as it has that intimacy - sorry, reading that comment about writing to fill stadiums yesterday, um, scared me... but of course Elbow specialise in doing epic with intimacy. (Thanks Dano for using the word epic Wink

) In truth I'm as excited as anyone else. :-) Roll on March 7th - with a Boxing day surprise in between. Yay! cheers

Subject: Re: build a rocket boys! Thu 23 Dec 2010, 07:52

I love the album title.... Very Happy

And I'm soooo exited like everybody else around here! cheers

Subject: Re: build a rocket boys! Thu 23 Dec 2010, 09:06

Glendarian wrote:: As long as it has that intimacy - sorry, reading that comment about writing to fill stadiums yesterday, um, scared me... but of course Elbow specialise in doing epic with intimacy. (Thanks Dano for using the word epic ) In truth I'm as excited as anyone else. :-) Roll on March 7th - with a Boxing day surprise in between. Yay!

Ditto.

Subject: Re: build a rocket boys! Thu 23 Dec 2010, 09:07

My Bury Vest wrote:: I thought it might have been a saying going around the studio when making the album, ie. let's make a HUMUNGOUS album of brilliance ! (which I'm sure they have)

That's what had crossed my mind to.

Subject: Re: build a rocket boys! Thu 23 Dec 2010, 09:21

Thanks for repeating that - I'd read Humungous as Humorous and thought oh, help not a whole album of Audience With the Pope! Laughing

Subject: Re: build a rocket boys! Thu 23 Dec 2010, 09:37

ChrissyBoy wrote:: another link here of Guy confessing to letting the title slip after a little guiness !!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/news/20101222_elbow_exclusive.shtml

edit : didn't realise there's a sound clip too !! yay

I listened last night, made me laugh, I love he screwed up because of the Guinness, he teaches us the importance of lowercase and ! marks and we are industrious!

Just brilliant.

Subject: Re: build a rocket boys! Thu 23 Dec 2010, 09:39

ChrissyBoy wrote:: nice to finally get a release date !
and fingers crossed for a tune to give us a wee taster

not being overly picky - but why no e-mail notification ?
had been checking the website every other day - but not today LOL.

CB - I got an email yesterday, I think it's on page 2 of this thread.

Subject: Re: build a rocket boys! Thu 23 Dec 2010, 11:53

Wow, this is exciting news, i've never been very patient though, roll on March 7th Very Happy

Subject: Re: build a rocket boys! Thu 23 Dec 2010, 12:41

LongLegs wrote:

ChrissyBoy wrote:: nice to finally get a release date !
and fingers crossed for a tune to give us a wee taster

not being overly picky - but why no e-mail notification ?
had been checking the website every other day - but not today LOL.

CB - I got an email yesterday, I think it's on page 2 of this thread.

Thanks LongLegs - I did get one after 8 sometime last night Thumbs Up!

guess patience isn't my best virtue, i mean surely they should have told me first lol!

Subject: Re: build a rocket boys! Thu 23 Dec 2010, 13:47

Another article in today's Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/dec/23/elbow-announce-new-album

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