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The result? A goosebump inducing, 40 minute masterpiece. Taking a step back from their usual raucous soundscapes, the Atlanta rockers gave listeners the chance to hear their music stripped back and give more focus to the lyrics.

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While it doesn't receive the same plaudits as their more popular tracks, it quietly lingers as a hidden gem amongst their discography.īack in 2014, Manchester Orchestra had the genius idea to release not just their latest LP, ' Cope', but an acoustic version of the full record titled ' Hope' alongside it. With whirring guitar licks and garage-rock-esque drums overlaid upon hard-hitting and typically 'questioning' lyrics from Andy Hull, 'Apprehension' is a perfect example of what to expect from Manchester Orchestra's sound. Packed with bellowing choruses, underlying melodic tones combined with sharp hooks, and a gripping narrative - Manchester Orchestra have continued this format throughout their career, thus making them one of the most intriguing and creatively spellbinding acts of the 21st century.Ģ011's ' Simple Math' is arguably Manchester Orchestra's most loved album to date and features classics such as 'Pensacola', 'April Fool' and the title track - but it is the penultimate hit, 'Apprehension' that we can't get enough of. Kicking things off with the eighth track from their sophomore LP, ' Mean Everything To Nothing', 'My Friend Marcus' is a fantastic encapsulation of alt-rock hallmarks. Tickets sold out in just a couple of hours, but you can join the waiting list here! An aspiring writer, journalist and musician, he is the creator of movie/music blog Odessa & Tucson and lives for epistemology.Alt-rock favourites Manchester Orchestrahave just confirmed their long-awaited return to the UK (their last tour being in promotion of sensational fifth LP, 'A Black Mile To The Surface', in 2017) - so what better time to take a look at some of their lesser-known tracks? In this month's 'Deep Cuts', we are delving into the Atlanta-formed band's earlier and more spurious work to prepare ourselves for any surprise inclusions to their setlists when they head to London and Manchester in January 2022. If he’s not watching films or listening to music, he’s probably asleep, eating or dead. Luke Grundy is a fervent assimilator of media living amid the bright lights of London, England. There’s more than just visual brilliance here, however, there’s subtext in a five-minute music video we gain an insight into our protagonist’s subconscious, from the memories of the girl he used to fancy to a hugely significant hunting trip with his dad.ĭANIELS haven’t just made a brilliant music video, they’ve made an impressive short film, and when paired with Manchester Orchestra’s raw, cacophonous punch, it makes for an intriguing, intelligent, incredible accompaniment.

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Flashing back to his youth via a series of amazing cuts, we see his memories play out, impacted by the fractured gravity his current environment is creating. The car flips, rolling in slow motion as the un-seatbelted Hull is thrown around in the mayhem.

Hull himself, driving his pickup down a sun-dappled, empty country road, closes his eyes at the wheel and veers to avoid the deer he believes he has seen. Its video, directed by DANIELS – an LA directorial duo comprised of Daniels Schienart and Kwan – is among the finest we’ll see this year. ‘Simple Math’ the song certainly fits these criteria, it’s climactic final bars sharing genes with Queens of the Stone Age or Arcade Fire: not musical similarities, you understand, but the fact that the louder it’s played, the better it becomes. Simple Math, the group’s third and most recent studio album, is filled with such moments, and you can hear the joy with which Hull’s vocals and his band’s substantial instrumental decibels embrace these final pugnacious throes in their finest tracks. Often based on ebbs and flows, build-ups and climaxes, their music is the audio equivalent of a boxing match it dances around, landing a few stray blows, before ramping it up in the final rounds, usually resulting in a thumping moment of connection which will stun you, at the very least. Led by hirsute lead singer Andy Hull, they’re an alternative rock band hailing from Atalanta, Georgia. Not the Manchester in Lancashire in England, nor the myriad Manchesters dotted around the United States. Manchester Orchestra, it may surprise you to know, aren’t from Manchester.