Elbow's performance at the Ritz in Manchester on 15th October 2019. Drawing upon their impressive back catalogue this hometown show had a wonderfully warm atmosphere.... what a band x
I'd never known where the title Scattered Black and Whites came from until seeing this, it had always eluded me. Great explanation. What a lyricist. Every song is a gem, thank you for recording it. This is something special. I don't think anyone else from England has written music so consistently with the emotional depth of Elbow this century, and it's all laid out here perfectly, along with lots of typical bonhomie, piled on extra thick for a hometown audience.