Album: The Take Off and Landing of Everything by Elbow (2014)
Genre: Alternative Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Intimate
Record Label: Polydor
Format: Album

Description: The Take Off and Landing of Everything is the sixth studio album by British alternative rock band Elbow, released in the UK, Europe and Australia through Fiction Records on 10 March 2014 and in the US on Concord Records on 11 March 2014. Originally recorded with the working title of All at Once and then renamed Carry Her, Carry Me after a line in closing track "The Blanket of Night", the band changed their mind shortly before the album's release and settled on naming the album after one of its tracks, with singer Guy Garvey explaining, "It's to do with the fact that there have been  life events. There are five members of the band—people have split up, got together, had children. It never stops, this stuff. Especially round the  40 mark... and yet I wanted to remain celebratory about that. Everybody's feeling relief, with remorse, next to joy, next to loss."

Artist Background: Elbow are a British alternative rock band, comprising Guy Garvey (vocals, guitar), Richard Jupp (drums, percussion), Craig Potter (keyboards, piano), Mark Potter (guitar, backing vocals), and Pete Turner (bass guitar, backing vocals). They have played together since 1990 and released five studio albums: Asleep in the Back (2001), Cast of Thousands (2003), Leaders of the Free World (2005), The Seldom Seen Kid (2008) and Build a Rocket Boys! (2011). In the UK all of their albums have made the t... Part of the Bury, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Alternative Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Guy Garvey, Doves, I Am Kloot, Turin Brakes

Music Scene: Part of the Bury, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Alternative Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Alternative Rock, Rock/Pop, Intimate, 2010s, Album, Polydor

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The Take Off and Landing of Everything is the sixth studio album by British alternative rock band Elbow, released in the UK, Europe and Australia through Fiction Records on 10 March 2014 and in the US on Concord Records on 11 March 2014. Originally recorded with the working title of All at Once and then renamed Carry Her, Carry Me after a line in closing track "The Blanket of Night", the band changed their mind shortly before the album's release and settled on naming the album after one of its tracks, with singer Guy Garvey explaining, "It's to do with the fact that there have been  life events. There are five members of the band—people have split up, got together, had children. It never stops, this stuff. Especially round the  40 mark... and yet I wanted to remain celebratory about that. Everybody's feeling relief, with remorse, next to joy, next to loss."

The Take Off and Landing of Everything

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