Atlanta, GA 12/23/2010 1:48:53 AM
Elbow have named their new album ‘Build A Rocket Boys’.
The English indie group have announced the title of the follow up to
their Mercury Prize winning 2008 album 'The Seldom Seen
Kid',
which they recorded over this year and will be released next March.
Singer Guy Garvey told radio station BBC 6 music: "I didn't know
whether it was good or not for a couple of weeks, but I'm very happy
with it now.”
The singer has previously said the album had a working title of ‘Lippy
Kids’ which described the lyrical themes he was working on, referencing
growing up through teenage years.
He said: “It's quite a nostalgic thing. I've got a thing about growing
up, not needing to, but a certain period of your life when - well kids
are called 'hoodies' these days aren't they when they reach their
teens. I remember it being an amazing important time, so I've written a
lot about that."
Musically, the band – which also includes Mark
Potter,
Craig
Potter,
Richard
Jupp and
Pete Turner
– have said ‘Build A Rocket Boys’ is influenced by the shoegaze and
psychedelia genres.
