
B side Neat Little Rows Build a Rocket Boys! is the upcoming fifth studio album by the indie rock/alternative rock band Elbow, due for release March 7, 2011 in the UK. Coinciding with the UK release, the album will be available digitally in the United States on March 8th and released in the physical format on April 12th. It is the follow-up to the highly successful The Seldom Seen Kid, and like its predecessor, was self-produced by the band in Blueprint Studios, Manchester. The first single, "Neat Little Rows", was released on February 27, 2011. The song received its first radio airplay on January 13, 2011. The video for the single was produced by The Soup Collective and filmed at Blueprint Studios where the album was recorded. It premiered on January 31, 2011. The album's title, tracklisting and cover art were "accidentally" revealed by frontman Guy Garvey on December 22, 2010.[3] It is said to be influenced by lead singer Guy Garvey's childhood, as he moved back to the area he grew up in before the album was recorded, and is aimed to appease both their traditional fanbase and those who took a shine to the arena anthems of The Seldom Seen Kid.[4] The band's success, according to Guy Garvey, made it difficult for the band to continue in the same vein when it came to lyrics. For, as Q magazine put it, "...when heartbreaking melancholia is your currency, success and contentment can be a problem". The group's frontman admitted that due to being 'too happy' he had to "look <b>...</b>
Elbow
The Birds
Lippy Kids
With Love
Neat Little Rows
Jesus Is a Rochdale Girl
The Night Will Always Win
High idealsthe River
Open Arms
(Reprise)
Dear Friends
Build a Rocket Boys!