In late 2010, the band announced they were recording their new album with producer Stephen Street . In June 2011, the first single from their new album, “It’s a Party”, was released as a free download through the band’s website. A second single, “We Don’t Need Money to Have a…
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In January 2011, Pritchard announced that they had recorded fourteen new tracks. The band announced via social media that they had finished the new album on 30 March, which was eventually announced as Junk of the Heart . The first single taken from the album was “Is It Me” for…
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Singles 1–10 was the first compilation album released by the band. Many of the bands big hits, including ” El Salvador ” and ” Wires ” appear on this album. The selection of tracks spans the past 10 years. There is one previously unreleased song on the album entitled “Back…
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Terres Rouges Festival in Luxembourg in September
in September they played two sold-out home town shows at Kirkstall Abbey in Leeds.
In September 2011, the band announced that they would perform for the first time since 2006 at the Ancienne Belgique , Brussels, on 17 October and at the Bataclan , Paris, on 18 October.
The band’s chief sound engineer of nine years of tours, Moray McMillin, died in September 2011, aged 57.
In a September 2011 interview, keyboardist Tim Wanstall said “it’s been every two years (releasing an album) on the odd numbers since 2003 so this is the first year to break that cycle. Actually we’re all exploring individual paths at the moment so the if/how/when of another album is a…
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Between 26 and 28 August 2011 Elbow performed at both Reading and Leeds Festivals, after a long tour of British festivals including Glastonbury 2011.
In 2005, Marc Angel, Eddie Starr and Phil Vokins started a band called “Psychowrath”, featuring new singer Gaz Harris (ex-Beyond Recognition). In 2009, they acquired the trademarks for the names Wrathchild and Wrathchild UK . The band reverted to using the name “Wrathchild” and on 23 August 2011 they released…
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