Elbow Cast Of Thousands

‘Cast of Thousands’, recorded at legendary Liverpool’s legendary Parr Street Studios, with Ben Hiller again at the helm, introduced cover stars Elle and Bo to the world, their life size statues causing traffic jams when sited next to the motorway during festival dates to promote the album. Taking its title from the vocal contributions of the Glastonbury crowd to ‘Grace Under Pressure’, recorded in a landmark performance on The Other Stage in 2002, the album artwork features the names of all those who contacted the band to say, ‘yes, I was there and singing’. An early indicator of elbow’s power to produce inclusive, uplifting moments, ‘Cast of Thousands’ also features ‘Fugitive Motel’; a track featured during the recent elbowrooms recordings.

Elbow's second album Cast of Thousands. From the first strum you can tell something special is happening. This is a dignified, important and beautiful album. Stand out tracks include Ribcage, Fallen Angel and Grace Under Pressure.