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Guy Garvey Backs Pink Floyd Win

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Published March 19, 2010 at 3:16 a.m.

Elbow man claims victory for "the integrity of the album" ...

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Massive Attack: Heligoland (Virgin)

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Published Jan. 23, 2010 at 7:05 p.m.

The Bristolians' long-awaited fifth LP is a tale of two halves ... Just as you can tell a lot about a person by the company he or she keeps, so the scale of a band's ambition can be gauged by their guest vocalists. On paper, then, Massive Attack's first album in seven years should mark a return to their glory days and the unparalleled Protection and Blue Lines ... There are contributions from Elbow star Guy Garvey, 3D's old mucker Damon Albarn, Hope Sandoval of 90s dream pop cult act Mazzy

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Peter Gabriel: Scratch My Back (Virgin)

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Published Jan. 23, 2010 at 7:07 p.m.

The evergreen art rocker puts his own spin on pop both old and new ... No one can accuse Peter Gabriel of being short of a concept or three. The art rocker's latest wheeze is an album of cover versions, to be followed by an album of their composers covering his work (hence the title). The thought of that second album doubtless influenced the final cut from the 100 songs Gabriel shortlisted; among those interpreting his work will be Neil Young, Regina Spektor, David Bowie and Elbow. Handy! ...

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OMM's Top 50 Albums of the Decade

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Published Nov. 30, 2009 at 10:54 a.m.

50-11: The countdown ... 50 DANGER MOUSE The Grey Album ... deleted, 2004 ... The idea of mashing up Jay-Z's Black Album with the Beatles' White Album was irresistible; those surprised by the brilliant results included the former's lawyers ... 49 ... DESTINY'S CHILD Survivor ... Columbia, 2001 ... Destiny's Child's multi-platinum bootylicious third album spawned four huge singles and sent the trio into the stratosphere, making Beyoncé a superstar ... 48 RACHEL UNTHANK AND THE WINTERSET

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Elbow - Asleep in the Back: Deluxe Edition

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Published Nov. 2, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.

An essential purchase for anyone yet to call this album their own ...

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Elbow: Asleep in the Back

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Published Oct. 23, 2009 at 5:53 a.m.

Elbow's 'Asleep in the Back' is a wondrous and ambitious album. Rating: ...

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Elbow Man For Rufus Wainwright Show

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Published Oct. 21, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.

Guy Garvey will joing a star-studded Christmas line-up ...

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Elbow To Get Their Own TV Show

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Published Oct. 14, 2009 at 6:34 a.m.

The band will have a special dedicated to them ...

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Massive Attack, 'Splitting the Atom' (Virgin)

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Published Oct. 7, 2009 at 8:59 a.m.

Suggesting enormous dread through anxious details, this four-track preview of the Bristol trip-hop collective's long-awaited 2010 album slithers like adelicate monster. "Splitting the Atom" is a high-resolution snapshot of economic collapse, while "Pray for Rain" features TV on the Radio's Tunde Adebimpe crooning over ominous piano and drums, then harmonizing with himself in a fleeting patch of sunshine. Sinister remixes of cuts fronted by Martina Topley-Bird and Elbow's Guy Garvey reconnect

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