ELBOW: “The Seldom Seen Kid” 2LP

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ELBOW: “The Seldom Seen Kid” 2LP

The Seldom Seen Kid is the fourth studio album by English rock band Elbow. It was released by Fiction Records on 17 March 2008 in the United Kingdom and was released by Geffen Records on 22 April 2008 in the United States. The album debuted at number five on the UK Albums Chart and won the Mercury Prize in 2008.

The album has received nearly unanimous praise from media outlets, including the NME and Planet Sound, which both gave Elbow their fourth consecutive 9/10 album rating.

The album won the Mercury Music Prize in 2008, an achievement which Guy Garvey declared to be “the best thing that’s ever happened to us. “The band were previously nominated for the award in 2001 with their debut album Asleep in the Back.

No. Title Length
1. “Starlings” 5:05
2. “The Bones of You” 4:49
3. “Mirrorball” 5:50
4. “Grounds for Divorce” 3:39
5. “An Audience with the Pope” 4:27
6. “Weather to Fly” 4:29
7. “The Loneliness of a Tower Crane Driver” 5:14
8. “The Fix” (Elbow, Richard Hawley) 4:27
9. “Some Riot” 5:23
10. “One Day Like This” 6:34
11. “Friend of Ours” 4:38