The Seldom Seen Kid

Rock · 2008 · 12 tracks · 56m

The Seldom Seen Kid

Orchestral rock that feels like a heavy conversation in a warm pub. A Mercury Prize-winning balance of gritty blues riffs and soaring, cinematic string arrangements.

It's the musical equivalent of a long, honest talk with your best friend over a few pints.

A deeply moving meditation on friendship and loss that manages to feel both heartbreakingly intimate and universally triumphant.

The Seldom Seen Kid · vs · Elbow

Grief+4.0σ

The writing leans far further into grief than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 56m

01

Starlings

5:05

02

The Bones of You

4:49

03

Mirrorball

5:50

04

Grounds for Divorce

3:39

05

An Audience With the Pope

4:28

06

Weather to Fly

4:29

07

The Loneliness of a Tower Crane Driver

5:14

08

The Fix

4:28

09

Some Riot

5:23

10

One Day Like This

6:34

11

Friend of Ours

4:38

12

We’re Away

1:59

Moments Worth Waiting For

the sudden, jarring brass fanfare that ruptures the quiet opening of Starlings

the slow-build orchestral crescendo of One Day Like This that feels like a physical embrace

the gritty, distorted blues guitar riff of Grounds for Divorce cutting through the polished production

the heartbreakingly intimate final toast to a lost friend on Friend of Ours

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