Originally released on 7th May 2001, elbow’s debut album introduced tracks including ‘Red’, ‘Newborn’, ‘Powder Blue’ and ‘Scattered Black and Whites’, and was later shortlisted for the Mercury Music Prize.
To mark the anniversary, a selection of archive videos, live footage and clips from the long out-of-print ‘Asleep in the Back’ film are now being made available on the band’s official YouTube channel for the first time.
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Huw Stephens hosts a 6 Musicology special with Guy Garvey and Professor Sophie Daniels—one of only two Professors of Songwriting in the UK (the other being Guy Garvey himself).
Together, they explore songwriting, discuss their favourite tracks, and talk about the creative process, blending Sophie’s academic expertise with Guy’s experience as elbow’s frontman.
Listen to the full show now on BBC Sounds here.