How many Elbow releases are on Riffiter?

49 releases are catalogued, spanning 2001 to 2026.

When was Elbow formed?

Elbow formed in 1990, in United Kingdom.

Elbow is catalogued under Alternative Rock.

What is the most recent Elbow release on Riffiter?

Way Down In The Hole (Live From Dermot O’Leary’s Saturday Sessions / 2011), released in 2026.

What awards has Elbow won?

Elbow has 1 award win on record, including MOJO Awards (1×).

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Elbow

Elbow is an alternative rock artist from United Kingdom formed in 1990. 49 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.

Alternative Rock · United Kingdom · Best alternative rock albums

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Releases: 2001–2026
Active years: 1990
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albumWay Down In The Hole (Live From Dermot O’Leary’s Saturday Sessions / 2011)Elbow 2.5★
They were going for haunted. Tasteful is what turned up. Doing a radio session cover of a song that already had five recordings carrying it on television is a strange hill to choose, and the Blind Boys settled the whole question back in 200…
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Elbow are a British alternative rock band, comprising Guy Garvey (vocals, guitar), Richard Jupp (drums, percussion), Craig Potter (keyboards, piano), Mark Potter (guitar, backing vocals), and Pete Turner (bass guitar, backing vocals). They have played together since 1990 and released five studio albums: Asleep in the Back (2001), Cast of Thousands (2003), Leaders of the Free World (2005), The Seldom Seen Kid (2008) and Build a Rocket Boys! (2011). In the UK all of their albums have made the top twenty and seven of their singles have been in the top forty. In 2008 they won the Mercury Music Prize for their album The Seldom Seen Kid and in November 2011 it was announced that they will be composing the BBC's 2012 Olympic coverage theme tune.

Lead singer Guy Garvey met guitarist Mark Potter at Stand College in 1990 at the age of 16. Potter asked Garvey to sing in a band he was in with drummer Richard Jupp and bassist Pete Turner. Together, the four men formed the band Mr Soft. (The name was later changed to Soft.) Mark Potter's brother Craig Potter joined the band soon after on keyboards. That year members of the band first played together at The Grants Arms pub in Ramsbottom, Bury, a borough of Greater Manchester). By 1997, they had changed their name a third time to Elbow, after a line in the BBC TV drama The Singing Detective. A character (Philip Marlowe) says that the word "elbow" is the most sensuous word in the English language; not for its definition, but for how it feels to say it and how it looks on the page. The band signed a deal with Island Records, and recorded an album that was to be their debut, produced by Steve Osborne. However, when Island was bought out by major label Universal, the band was dropped in a mass cull and the album was never released. They continued to record on the iconic independent label Ugly Man, and released The Noisebox EP, The Newborn EP, and The Any Day Now EP. This gained them extensive airplay by BBC Radio 1.

Elbow in brief

How many Elbow releases are on Riffiter?: 49 releases are catalogued, spanning 2001 to 2026.
When was Elbow formed?: Elbow formed in 1990, in United Kingdom.
What genre is Elbow?: Elbow is catalogued under Alternative Rock.
What is the most recent Elbow release on Riffiter?: Way Down In The Hole (Live From Dermot O’Leary’s Saturday Sessions / 2011), released in 2026.
What awards has Elbow won?: Elbow has 1 award win on record, including MOJO Awards (1×).