The Take Off And Landing Of Everything

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AlbumJan 01 / 201410 songs, 57m 17s
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6.2 / 10

After the morbid nostalgia of 2011’s Build a Rocket Boys!, there’s a softer, rounder, lighter obviousness to Elbow's sixth full-length The Take Off and Landing of Everything.

7 / 10

Bury's lovelorn balladeers begin to move out of The Seldom Seen Kid's shadow on this quietly confident sixth LP

8.0 / 10

Breakup songs and breakup albums are not exactly rare birds in rock ‘n’ roll

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Elbow recorded their sixth album at Real World Studios, making the connection between themselves and Peter Gabriel plain.

“Was the universe in rehearsal?” wonders Guy Garvey on opener The World is Blue. Clocking at nearly eight minutes and ghosting to a string-driven coda, it sets the tone for much of Elbow’s sixth album. Don’t expect surprises.

8.0 / 10

It's been 13 years since the release of Elbow's debut album, Asleep in the Back, and the Mancunian outfit's track record of understated success is long established.

8 / 10

Album review: Elbow - The Take Off And Landing Of Everything... "A rich and rewarding sixth studio record…"

A turbulent time for Guy Garvey has given Elbow's sixth album a welcome change of pace, says<strong> Kitty Empire</strong>

The Take Off and Landing of Everything gives us mostly familiar surroundings, but it makes for fine company.

8 / 10

7.5 / 10

Review of the upcoming album from Elbow, "The Take Off And Landing Of Everything" from Elbow comes out March 8 via Fiction. The band plays 3/18 in Amsterdam

You couldn't say there were any jaw-dropping surprises on Elbow's sixth album – but then it's dependability and craftsmanship that made them huge, and that's all in place, writes <strong>Alexis Petridis</strong>

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Album Reviews: Elbow - The Take Off And Landing Of Everything

4.1 / 5

Elbow - The Take Off And Landing Of Everything review: The sixth Elbow album delves deep into the human condition with songs that boast plenty of personality and substance.

Elbow's The Take Off and Landing of Everything is an album of world-beating standard yet still intimate and friendly, says Neil McCormick

Garvey and friends probe deeper into the human condition. Review by Russ Coffey

8 / 10