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I love Elbow.

I love songs that pay tribute to the insane and wonderful grandeur of New York City.

Here's the first single from Elbow's forthcoming record, The Takeoff and Landing of Everything.

This is New York Morning.

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If you're immersed in Black Ops II at the moment, then you'll probably recognize this song immediately. It was one of the best tracks from Elbow's spectacular last album and it's used to great effect in the opening sequence of the story.

Above, it's The Night Will Always Win, performed live, and below it's how it appears in the game.

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There's an alternate universe where these guys are the most revered band on the planet. From one of the best albums of the year so far -- one of the best songs of the year, hands down.

Here's Elbow's Lippy Kids.

Hope the weekend was all you'd believed it could be last Friday.

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Yeah, it's always nice when Radiohead releases new material -- but I'm actually even more excited to hear new stuff from these guys.

Here's Elbow -- Neat Little Rows.

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Chances are you've heard this song in the promo for the new season of House -- and what a great song it is.

Here's Elbow's Grounds for Divorce.

(No smart-ass comments, please.)

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You know a song is truly great when it has the power to make you believe, even for a few minutes, that everything's going to be okay.

Here's Elbow, doing One Day Like This live from the Abbey Road Studios.