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Elbow return in May
with a first chance for fans to hear a track from their highly
anticipated second LP, "Cast of Thousands", due
for release on 18th August.
The single, "Ribcage", will be
Elbow's first foray into the world of downloadable music.
The band are also giving fans acess to a unique interactive
screensaver that plays demo versions of tracks from the LP
and offers access to video and audio tracks and the band's
favourite websites of the moment.
Those of you who have already seen the screensaver
will have noticed that the member of elbow in the "studio"
changes over time, allowing everyone a chance to see their
favourite member in action.
"Ribcage" is a great taster for
fans of "Cast of Thousands". Building on the elbow
sound of the Mercury and Brit nominated "Asleep in the
Back", the track grows into a hypnotic gospel mantra
and is a pointer towards the more expansive approach of "Cast
of Thousands", as evidenced by the first known recording
of a pre tongue vocal. To achieve this bizarre and unique
effect, producer Ben Hillier taped a contact mike to Guy's
throat, producing a percussive vocal effect.
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