Elbow are set to release new B-sides compilation ‘Dead In The Boot’ on August 27th.
Elbow are steeped in a sense of classic songwriting. Everything the band do is carefully curated, even down to their B-sides. Much more than throwaway material, Elbow’s B-sides have a rare majesty with the band pressing some of their most relaxed, playful material onto the flip of their singles.
Now Elbow have announced plans for a new compilation. ‘Dead In The Boot’ collates the band’s B-sides onto one handy disc, which will be available from August 27th on CD, vinyl album and digital download.
Here’s a quick quote from Guy Garvey. “The band have always loved B-side land and this is a collection of our favourites. None of our B- sides are album rejects. It’s a different space, usually just post finishing an album when all the members of elbow are chiming and feeling very creative. This gives ‘Dead in the Boot’ a real late night vibe”.
“My sister came up with the title after we released ‘Asleep in the Back.’ Some of these songs are the favourites we have ever written. It was important to us that this collection be an album in its own right so for some fans it may seem like there are glaring omissions, but these songs are the ones that hung together perfectly”.
Tracklisting:
1 ‘whisper grass’ (‘Fallen Angel’ – V2 single release)
2 ‘lucky with disease’ (‘Newborn’ – V2 single release)
3 ‘lay down your cross’ (‘Not A Job’ – V2 CD Single)
4 ‘the long war shuffle’ (‘Leaders Of The Free World – V2 CD Single)
5 ‘every bit the little girl’ (‘One Day Like This’ – Fiction 7” single)
6 ‘love blown down’ (‘Fugitive Motel’ – V2 CD Single)
7 ‘none one’ (‘Newborn’ – Uglyman CD EP)
8 ‘lullaby’ (‘One Day Like This’ – Fiction CD Single)
9 ‘mcgreggor’ (‘Forget Myself’ – V2 7” single)
10 ‘buffalo ghosts’ (‘Open Arms’ – Fiction 10” Single)
11 ‘waving from windows’ (‘Grace Under Pressure’ – V2 CD Single)
12 ‘snowball’ (From ‘Help – A Day In The Life’ – Warchild album release)
13 ‘gentle as’ (‘Leaders Of The Free World’ – V2 7” single)
