Elbow – Leaders of the Free World

From Stylus Magazine…

Elbow’s music is usually about the past, or about how our pasts inform our present, the heavy weight of our lives. And on Leaders Of The Free World, even more so than before, it’s about missed connections, regrets, imagined affairs, wishful thinking.

I’m glad there are people like Kevin and Kyle in the blogging community that recognize how great this Elbow record is. The music is fantastic, but for me this album is all about the lyrics. I’ve been listening to this disc all morning as the 4th inch of God knows how many falls outside my office window, and I can’t help but reflect upon the lyrics. If you read the Sylus Magazine review I posted below, I think the writer really sums up the first song, “Station Approach,” and how it sums up the feelings of coming back to the place you grew up or once called home.

If you’re looking for a record to add to your, “I never got around to” or “Need more time with” lists for 2005, I strongly suggest this album.

What the critics say:

Stylus Magazine – A-
Metacritic.com – 80/100
Pitchfork – [6.2]

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You can see the rest of my 2005 favorites (so far) by clicking here.