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The Newborn EP
Rock · 2000 · 5 tracks

The Newborn EP

Elbow

Seven-minute epics and gritty urban vignettes. A murky, beautiful introduction to a band finding the grand scale within small, broken moments.

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It's the sound of a rainy Manchester night and a heart that's just been put back together.

A heavy, rain-soaked intimacy that balances crushing vulnerability with moments of massive, organ-drenched catharsis.

The Newborn EP · vs · Elbow
Melancholic+1.4σ

Melancholic saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 5 Tracks
01
Newborn
7:32
02
Kisses
2:08
03
Bitten by the Tailfly
5:14
04
None One
3:46
05
Newborn (radio edit)
3:17
Moments Worth Waiting For
The massive, crashing drum entry halfway through the title track that transforms a fragile ballad into a towering wall of sound.
The unsettling, jagged guitar riff in Bitten by the Tailfly that captures the frantic energy of a Saturday night out gone wrong.
The hushed, devastating intimacy of the vocal delivery on None One where the singer asks if a former lover still talks about him.
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