Just an article i found on the Guardian's website i thought you all might be interested in reading.
It also talks about the potential first single about the new album

http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2011/jan/03/best-pop-2011

Enjoy

Thanks!!!

Thanks!

I saw that fridge magnet at one of the Christmas markets in Manchester, but sadly didn't buy it

Nice one Hatty - St Bernadettes Social Club, aaah, a 15 minute walk from Bury Vest Towers - enjoyed that little read.

Cheers Hatty for posting. The album sounds even more tantalising now.

What was the quote, MT?

Can't recall now, I should write these things down...it was something about the people of Manchester being uniquely welcoming I think...

Thanks for the article! I would be interested too what was written on that fridge magnet
But I liked most what Guy says here:
"But it was a very conscious decision to say, on the one hand, 'We can't come back with 10 stadium fillers that are going to disappoint everyone who's followed us for years.' On the other hand, it would be churlish to come back with something that's purely art for art's sake, because that's not what we do either. So we decided to do whatever we felt was right, as we always have."

As the man himself says... "So we decided to do whatever we felt was right, as we always have."

which i understand, makes me calm as i was a little unsure about the previous comments about writing from arena's etc... after everything they've written so far, i'm confident they won't personally disappoint me...

haha I have the pens, pencils, magnet, bag, notebook and coaster, got them for Christmas!
Nothing like a bit of stationery, just wish I was organised enough to use it

Guys quote was:

'They return the love around here don't they?'

They are selling them in the Manchester shop, a cool Limited edition Doves tee and fun items for Mark Radcliffe etc too.

http://shop.visitmanchester.com/store/department/206/Stationery/

They're ace, LongLegs! What a lovely, cultural & civic pride-inducing stash to have. All of those quotes are cool, though I bet the Peter Saville giftwrap doesn't cost Visit Manchester 10p every time they sell a roll...

That Doves tee is ace, I keep wondering what the new Elbow tees will be like and if the Manc shop will be selling them!!

Happy shopping!

That's a really lovely article! Thanks for posting, Hatty!
It's nice to read that they decided not to fill it (deliberately) with crowd-pleasers.
I have to say that some of my fave Elbow songs are the less obvious ones like Picky Bugger and Don't Mix Your Drinks; - definitely not stadium anthems!
Getting really, really excited about this now!