- indie rock, alternative rock
- 50 min
- 11 tracks
- UMC
Cast of Thousands is the second studio album by English rock band Elbow, released on 18 August 2003 in the UK and on 27 January 2004 in the US by V2 Records. The album title refers to the song "Grace Under Pressure", whose refrain was recorded live at the Glastonbury Festival in 2002, as sung by the audience during the band's set.
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Spare, contemporary, grave and character-led.
- sparerichly built
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
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Tracks
- 1Ribcage6:27
- 2Fallen Angel4:08
- 3Fugitive Motel5:52
- 4Snooks (Progress Report)4:00
- 5Switching Off5:05
- 6Not a Job4:24
- 7I’ve Got Your Number4:48
- 8Buttons and Zips3:58
- 9Crawling With Idiot4:42
- 10Grace Under Pressure4:58
- 11Flying Dream 1431:48
11 tracks, 50 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Elbow
- Label
- UMC
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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