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.
- Dexter & Sinister
- Seven Veils
- Empires
- The Delayed
- White Noise White Heat
- Doldrums
- My Trouble
- On Deronda Road
- Weightless
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