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ELBOW

THE SELDOM SEEN KID

By MARLI GUZZETTA

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GENRE | UK CROON

VERDICT | SAME OLD SAME NEW

RELEASE | 4.22.08

LABEL | GEFFEN RECORDS

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Never bet against Guy Garvey's stoic, lonely and beautiful vocals and his Elbow bandmates' ability to adorn them with harmonic and emotionally assertive instrumentation, like drops of whiskey magnifying the face of an expensive wristwatch. With "The Seldom Seen Kid," the underrated British band has extended the soundtrack to your emotional discontent with a sound that never seems too new or too old—just nostalgic and yearning or bluesy and drunk. This may not be as strong as previous albums, but the craftsmanship remains undeniable.

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