Elbow Soar to Stirring, Sanguine Heights on Exultant ‘Flying Dream 1’ | Album Review

November 20, 2021 Justin Chadwick

Elbow’s ninth studio album captures the quartet arguably in a less troubled, more grateful state of mind, taking stock of the brighter sides of life in 2021.

Elbow Craft Soliloquies for Our Troubled Times on Revelatory ‘Giants Of All Sizes’ | Album Review

November 7, 2019 Justin Chadwick

The nine songs contained therein give much-needed voice and validation to the wide spectra of emotions that currently keep our world—and our lives—spinning.

Elbow's ‘Little Fictions’ is a Triumph of Hope and the Human Spirit | Album Review

February 6, 2017 Justin Chadwick

The band’s seventh studio album reinforces the redemptive power of love & romance, with a valiant optimism, defiance, and sense of renewal throughout.

Biz Markie’s ‘I Need A Haircut’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

The hip-hop legend’s third studio affair features some of his most entertaining and inspired lyrical performances, with heavy doses of Biz’s signature goofiness side by side with serious-minded narratives.

Björk’s ‘Vespertine’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

On her fourth studio affair, Björk relinquishes the big beats that dominated her previous work, opting instead for hushed, whispered snatches of vocals with electronic bleeps, whirs and pulses.

Her New World Of Funk: 30 Years On, Aaliyah’s ‘One In A Million’ Is Still Hot Like Fire

A masterwork of its era, ‘One In A Million’ was a beam supporting the bridge between the joyful excesses of early ‘90s R&B and the burgeoning cool of neo soul.