• Record Label: Polydor
  • Release Date: Oct 30, 2015
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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

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75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

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  1. Nov 13, 2015
    80
    The result is more urgent, less reassuringly structured than your typical Elbow record.
  2. 80
    As you’d expect from Elbow’s frontman, the songs on this debut solo album rarely stray too far from the sleeve on which Guy Garvey wears his heart.
  3. Nov 5, 2015
    60
    Courting the Squall is a solid first solo outing for this music veteran, one that reveals an important truth: no matter how much experience you have making music, if you take the risk on something new, you’re going to find that there’s plenty still to learn, and even more to improve on.