On April 15, 2016, “Sub Pop” label released “Love Letter for Fire”, album by Sam Beam, and Jesca Hoop. It was recorded in 2015, at “Flora Recording & Playback” in Portland, Oregon, and was produced by Tucker Martine.
On November 19, 2021, “Polydor” label released “Flying Dream 1”, the ninth Elbow studio album It was recorded in 2021, at “Theatre Royal” in Brighton, England, and was produced by Craig Potter.
Personnel:
Guy Garvey – vocals
Mark Potter – guitars
Craig Potter – keyboards
Pete Turner – bass
Alex Reeves – drums, percussion
Sarah Field – saxophone, clarinet
Jesca Hoop – backing vocals
Wilson Atie, Adeleye Omotayo and Marit Røkeberg – backing vocals
Track listing:
All lyrics by Guy Garvey, all music by Guy Garvey, Mark Potter, Craig Potter, Pete Turner and Alex Reeves.
Flying Dream 1
After the Eclipse
Is It a Bird
Six Words
Calm and Happy
Come On, Blue
The Only Road
Red Sky Radio (Baby Baby Baby) – contains elements of “Looking Back, I Should Have Been Home More” written by Richard Swift.
On August 21, 2020, “Dead Oceans” label released “Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was”, the tenth Bright Eyes studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “ARC” and “Pageturners Lounge” in Omaha, “Electro Vox” in Los Angeles, “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis and Nathaniel Walcott.
Personnel:
Conor Oberst – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
Mike Mogis – electric guitar, pedal steel, banjo, Marxophone, synth bass, percussion, hammer dulcimer, bajo sexto, programming
Nathaniel Walcott – piano, trumpet, flugelhorn, Hammond organ, electric pianos, synthesizers, vibraphone, Omnichord, Mellotron, harpsichord, orchestra and choir arrangements
Dan McCarthy – piano
Flea – bass
Macey Taylor – bass
Jenny Lee Lindberg – bass
Jon Theodore – drums, percussion, timpani
Kip Skitter – percussion
Joe Fuchs – bagpipes
Joe Todero – bagpipes
Malcolm Wilbur – bagpipes
John Mitchell – baritone saxophone
Jon Lewis – trumpet
Daniel Rosenboom – trumpet
Johanna Borenstein – flute
Lara Wickes – oboe, English horn
Don Foster – clarinet
Alex Iles – trombone
Steve Holtman – trombone
Jessica Guideri – violin
Tammy Hatwan – violin
Jackie Brand – violin
Roberto Cani – violin
Paul Cartwright – violin
Nina Evtuhov – violin
Gerry Hilera – violin
Ana Landauer – violin
Natalie Leggett – violin
Michele Richards – violin
Jenny Takamatsu – violin
John Wittenberg – violin
Rob Brophy – viola
Tom Lea – viola
Luke Maurer – viola
Rodney Wirtz – viola
Vanessa Freebairn-Smith – cello
Erika Duka – cello
Dane Little – cello
Charlie Tyler – cello
Suzie Katayama – orchestra conductor
Corina Figueroa Escamilla – vocals
Nancy Oberst – vocals
Miwi La Lupa – vocals
Andy LeMaster – vocals
Susan Sanchez – vocals
Jesca Hoop – vocals
James Connor – choir vocals
Quishima Dixon – choir vocals
Natalie Ganther – choir vocals
Anthony Johnston – choir vocals
Edward Lawson – choir vocals
Jennifer Lee – choir vocals
Sharetta Morgan-Harmon – choir vocals
Marquee Perkins – choir vocals
Jason McGee – choir conductor
Mike Mogis – engineer, mixing
Michael Harris – engineer
Steve Churchyard – engineer
Adam Roberts – engineer assistant
Nik Fackler – engineer assistant
Aaron Gum – engineer assistant
Chris Cerullo – engineer assistant
Chandler Harrod – engineer assistant
Andy LeMaster – engineer assistant
Tim Thomas – engineer assistant
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Zack Nipper – artwork, layout
Rob Walters – diorama photography
Track listing:
All lyrics by Conor Oberst, except where noted, all music by Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis and Nathaniel Walcott.
Pageturners Rag
Dance and Sing
Just Once in the World – Conor Oberst, Miwi La Lupa
On October 11, 2019, “Polydor” label released “Giants of All Sizes”, the eighth Elbow studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Clouds Hill” in Hamburg, “The Dairy” in Brixton, “604 Studios” in Vancouver, “Blueprint Studios” in Salford, and was produced by Craig Potter.
Personnel:
Guy Garvey – vocals, string arrangements, art direction
Craig Potter – keyboards, mixing, art direction
Mark Potter – guitars, art direction
Pete Turner – bass guitar, art direction
The Plumedores (Dean Casement, Andy Hargreaves, Danny McTague, Mark Potter, Mat Skinner) – vocals
Nathan “Nathan Sudders” Sudders – vocals
Jesca Hoop – additional vocals
Chilli Chilton – backing vocals
Sarah Field – trumpet, soprano and tenor saxophone
Alex Reeves – drums, percussion
Matt Robertson – string arrangement
Marius de Vries – string arrangements
Violeta Barreña – violin
The Hallé Orchestra – strings
Jonathan Heyward – conductor
Sarah Ewins, Nicola Clarke, Zoe Coleman, Peter Liang, Michelle Marsh, Steven Proctor – first violin
Rosemary Attree, Paulette Bayley, Elizabeth Bosworth, Helena Buckie, Philippa Heys, John Purton – second violin
Cameron Campbell, Chris Emerson, Julian Mottram, Timothy Pooley – viola
Dale Culliford, Jane Hallett, David Petri, Clare Rowe, Nick Trygstad, Simon Turner – cello
Daniel Storer, Yi Xin Salvage – double bass
Danny Evans – engineer
Tom Baird – additional engineering
Sebastian Muxfeldt – additional engineering
Pedro Dzelme – engineer assistant
Charlie Leake – engineer assistant
Gary Hadfield – engineer assistant
Katie May – engineer assistant
Ollie Middleton – engineer assistant
Ian Stewart – engineer assistant
VGC – photography
Track listing:
All lyrics by Guy Garvey, all music by Guy Garvey, Craig Potter, Mark Potter and Pete Turner.