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Little Fictions is the seventh studio album by English rock band Elbow, released on 3 February 2017 on Polydor Records and Concord Records. Produced by pianist and keyboardist Craig Potter, the album is the band's first without founding drummer Richard Jupp, who had departed from the band the previous year.

The album was preceded by the singles, "Magnificent (She Says)", "All Disco" and "Gentle Storm", and features collaborations with The Hallé Orchestra and their choir.[1][2]

Singles

The lead single from the album, "Magnificent (She Says)", was released on 6 December 2016.[3] The second single, "All Disco", was released on 5 January 2017, and was inspired by American musician Black Francis of the band Pixies.[4] The third single, "Gentle Storm", was released on 27 January 2017. The music video for the song, directed by Kevin Godley, was released alongside the single. The video was inspired by the song "Cry" by Godley & Creme, and featured English actor Benedict Cumberbatch alongside the band members and some family and friends.[5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Magnificent (She Says)"4:24
2."Gentle Storm"3:39
3."Trust the Sun"5:55
4."All Disco"4:27
5."Head for Supplies"3:56
6."Firebrand & Angel"5:25
7."K2"5:18
8."Montparnasse"2:40
9."Little Fictions"8:26
10."Kindling"4:15
Total length:48:25

Charts

References

  1. ^ "Little Fictions". iTunes. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  2. ^ Walters, Sarah (9 December 2016). "Elbow confirm seventh album and extra Manchester show". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  3. ^ Trendell, Andrew (6 December 2016). "Elbow announce new album 'Little Fictions' & reveal new single 'Magnificent (She Says)'". NME. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  4. ^ Trendell, Andrew (5 January 2017). "Elbow unveil new single 'It's All Disco' – inspired by Pixies' Black Francis". NME. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  5. ^ Yoo, Noah (27 January 2017). "Benedict Cumberbatch Stars in Elbow's Video for New Song "Gentle Storm": Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Elbow – Little Fictions". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Elbow – Little Fictions" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Elbow – Little Fictions" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Elbow – Little Fictions" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Elbow – Little Fictions" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  11. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 6, 2017)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Elbow – Little Fictions" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  13. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Elbow". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  14. ^ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  15. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  16. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Elbow – Little Fictions". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  17. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  18. ^ "Elbow Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  19. ^ "Jaaroverzichten Albums 2017". Ultratop. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  20. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2017". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
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