Elbow frontman Guy Garvey has revealed in an interview with Gigwise that their as-yet-untitled new LP is, at times, much darker than previous efforts.

Speaking backstage at the recent Summer Sundae festival, Garvey explained that the band have been making the record in the wake of the death of their close friend Brian Clancy, and was written during a particualry “nasty period” in the Manchester band’s lives.

He said: “Lyrically in parts it’s lighter, but in parts it’s much darker – it’s been a tough couple of years for the band in many ways. I was writing lyrics throughout the healing process so there’s some really positive life-affirming stuff. Writing more about how loss affects people positively rather than negatively.” Despite definitely being dark in places, Garvey iterated that the album is not “a miserable, moaning record.”

It seems like forever since their last album Leaders Of The Free World was released. You can remind yourself what an underated band Elbow are by listening to a live session recorded last year for the American radio station KEXP right here.

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