after years of toil and trouble these boys from Manchester are finally getting
boys from Manchester are finally getting
boys from Manchester are finally getting their due hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
their due hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
their due hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with elbow
tell us how elbow originally got
tell us how elbow originally got together we got together mark Pete and
together we got together mark Pete and
together we got together mark Pete and jump in the band and me we’re all
jump in the band and me we’re all
jump in the band and me we’re all skilled together they were two years old
skilled together they were two years old
skilled together they were two years old and think that looks like 18 years ago
and think that looks like 18 years ago
and think that looks like 18 years ago now something we’re on our fourth album
now something we’re on our fourth album
now something we’re on our fourth album now this is our most successful album by
now this is our most successful album by
now this is our most successful album by quite a long way up food and we’ve had
quite a long way up food and we’ve had
quite a long way up food and we’ve had quite a good year and a half or so
how would you describe elbows music to
how would you describe elbows music to say my grandmother to put it in simple
say my grandmother to put it in simple
say my grandmother to put it in simple terms we’ve been described as somewhere
terms we’ve been described as somewhere
terms we’ve been described as somewhere in between Coldplay and radiohead but a
in between Coldplay and radiohead but a
in between Coldplay and radiohead but a bit slightly Bragi attendances maybe
bit slightly Bragi attendances maybe
bit slightly Bragi attendances maybe well your grandma’s not going to know
well your grandma’s not going to know
well your grandma’s not going to know Bragi tendencies of OG romantic songs
Bragi tendencies of OG romantic songs
Bragi tendencies of OG romantic songs can get a little bit heavy here and
can get a little bit heavy here and
can get a little bit heavy here and there
now you often see bands that have been
now you often see bands that have been together for a significant amount of
together for a significant amount of
together for a significant amount of time have at least lineup changes how do
time have at least lineup changes how do
time have at least lineup changes how do you think you guys have avoided this
you think you guys have avoided this
you think you guys have avoided this somehow we get on really well one of the
somehow we get on really well one of the
somehow we get on really well one of the major reasons a lot of band split up is
major reasons a lot of band split up is
major reasons a lot of band split up is down to money and we always we split the
down to money and we always we split the
down to money and we always we split the money five way so there’s never any
money five way so there’s never any
money five way so there’s never any arguments you know if I was upwards a
arguments you know if I was upwards a
arguments you know if I was upwards a class concerned we’re all fans of sleep
class concerned we’re all fans of sleep
class concerned we’re all fans of sleep deprivation lilia find it hilarious and
deprivation lilia find it hilarious and
deprivation lilia find it hilarious and everyone’s not good in airport so
everyone’s not good in airport so
everyone’s not good in airport so there’s not there’s not much arguing a
there’s not there’s not much arguing a
there’s not there’s not much arguing a little bit soon there but we just got on
little bit soon there but we just got on
little bit soon there but we just got on really well I read that for the last
really well I read that for the last
really well I read that for the last album you guys wrote it as an album
album you guys wrote it as an album
album you guys wrote it as an album instead of like song by song basically
instead of like song by song basically
instead of like song by song basically it’s very important to us to make tap
it’s very important to us to make tap
it’s very important to us to make tap have an album that works as a whole we
have an album that works as a whole we
have an album that works as a whole we even go to the extent where when we’re
even go to the extent where when we’re
even go to the extent where when we’re about halfway through Ryan pulls for the
about halfway through Ryan pulls for the
about halfway through Ryan pulls for the songs that we want or know is going to
songs that we want or know is going to
songs that we want or know is going to go on before it actually in a session so
go on before it actually in a session so
go on before it actually in a session so with quite often stop there right let’s
with quite often stop there right let’s
with quite often stop there right let’s just have a listen to that song in
just have a listen to that song in
just have a listen to that song in addition see maybe take swim influence
addition see maybe take swim influence
addition see maybe take swim influence from a certain sound you know we’re
from a certain sound you know we’re
from a certain sound you know we’re always taking a step back and looking at
always taking a step back and looking at
always taking a step back and looking at you like that so I think we always well
you like that so I think we always well
you like that so I think we always well yeah
yeah
yeah not
not
not is it at all daunting to consider that
is it at all daunting to consider that
is it at all daunting to consider that your next album is fairly highly
your next album is fairly highly
your next album is fairly highly anticipated a little bit but at the same
anticipated a little bit but at the same
anticipated a little bit but at the same time it gives us a lot of confidence to
time it gives us a lot of confidence to
time it gives us a lot of confidence to know that’s going to a lot of people are
know that’s going to a lot of people are
know that’s going to a lot of people are going to buy the next album whether it’s
going to buy the next album whether it’s
going to buy the next album whether it’s great or whether it’s rubbish you know
great or whether it’s rubbish you know
great or whether it’s rubbish you know we’re just still going to do our own
we’re just still going to do our own
we’re just still going to do our own thing we know we can do it so there’s no
thing we know we can do it so there’s no
thing we know we can do it so there’s no problem we spoke about the fact that
problem we spoke about the fact that
problem we spoke about the fact that we’re doing bigger venues especially
we’re doing bigger venues especially
we’re doing bigger venues especially back in the UK now it’s in the back of
back in the UK now it’s in the back of
back in the UK now it’s in the back of your mind and you’re writing some of
your mind and you’re writing some of
your mind and you’re writing some of these songs that you’ve never had before
these songs that you’ve never had before
these songs that you’ve never had before about play into a huge room and you know
about play into a huge room and you know
about play into a huge room and you know these anthems that do go down well in
these anthems that do go down well in
these anthems that do go down well in these sort of venues and you can’t help
these sort of venues and you can’t help
these sort of venues and you can’t help but think about that but we try not to
but think about that but we try not to
but think about that but we try not to it’s just whatever’s right for the song
it’s just whatever’s right for the song
it’s just whatever’s right for the song at the time you guys have been
at the time you guys have been
at the time you guys have been critically acclaimed for a while but
critically acclaimed for a while but
critically acclaimed for a while but commercially it’s only recently that
commercially it’s only recently that
commercially it’s only recently that you’ve become more successful did you
you’ve become more successful did you
you’ve become more successful did you guys ever consider giving up at the end
guys ever consider giving up at the end
guys ever consider giving up at the end the day we write music you don’t need to
the day we write music you don’t need to
the day we write music you don’t need to have a record label to write music and
have a record label to write music and
have a record label to write music and play music it helps we can’t do anything
play music it helps we can’t do anything
play music it helps we can’t do anything else now this is what we do we didn’t
else now this is what we do we didn’t
else now this is what we do we didn’t have some supporters and financing it
have some supporters and financing it
have some supporters and financing it would still be doing it you know think
would still be doing it you know think
would still be doing it you know think we’re just looking
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