LITTLE FICTIONS | ELBOW

3.29.17 Joel Radin of Seattle writes: This album is so pretty it blows away the imagination.  A blend of Peter Gabriel and The Blue Nile, this album has a very distinguished Northern UK sound.  It sounds as if they may be from Scotland, but they are a definite English band.  The rhythm of this album keeps you alert, while the bass and the melodies want to lull you to sleep like a parent singing a lullaby.  The first two songs are the key to this album, but as you keep on making your way through this amazing masterpiece of an album, you will find that the whole album will keep you listening in a dream state that will take you to some amazing melodic and imaginary places.  This album is as pretty and mentally visual as the Red Rose of Lancashire where the roots of this band were born.