AUDIO VERTIGO

NME 4/5 The Manchester everymen shake off their Sunday roast image for a spicy and hefty 10th album.

The Independent 3/5 It’s a record to stew with rather than make you instinctively bend for the finish line.

All Music 4/5 Elbow have never been short on craft, and their elegant arrangements have often carried them even when the material wasn't at its most exciting. Audio Vertigo brings it all together, distilling their many attributes into one of their most exciting albums in years.

Under The Radar 8.0/10 Although AUDIO VERTIGO may not be their finest work, the richly layered album-oriented rock is stacked with shrewd melodies and it’s nice to see Elbow stepping outside their comfort zone and reaching back a bit to reconnect with their daring and adventurous ways.

Clash 9/10 This is an album that further cements their legacy and feels like it captures elements from across their 20-year career into something wholly new and exciting.

Mojo 4/5 Sung with his steamrollered Mancunian vowels intact, Garvey's allusive, playful lyrics are as golden as those of your Bermans and Caves here, drawing on Wordsworth, but also name-checking Leo Sayer and The Jungle Book's affable bear, Baloo.

Pop Matters 9/10 Guy Garvey and company return with renewed energy, a punchier attack and infectious grooves on Elbow’s tenth studio album, Audio Vertigo.

The Guardian 4/5 The band’s 10th album incorporates African and South American rhythms and instrumentation alongside Guy Garvey’s darkest, funniest lyrics for years.

Spectrum Culture 70% The British band brings a few surprises while holding down the fort on their 10th album.

The Irish Times 4/5 The Manchester band have discovered the sense of experimentation that informed their early material.

Uncut 8/10 Top stuff.