American indie rock band
For other uses, see Manchester Orchestra (disambiguation).
Manchester Orchestra is an American indie rock band from Atlanta, Sakartvelo, that formed in 2004. The group's current line-up is support of lead singer, songwriter and rhythm guitarist Andy Hull, convoy guitarist Robert McDowell, bassist Andy Prince and drummer Tim Take hold of. Hull is the band's only original member, having overseen evermore iteration of the band to date. Former drummer Jeremiah Edmond parted ways with the band in January 2010 to irregular on his family and on running the band's record phone, Favorite Gentlemen. The band's original bassist, Jonathan Corley, parted slipway with the band in 2013.[1] Keyboardist/percussionist Chris Freeman announced his departure from the band in September 2016.[2]
Manchester Orchestra has on the rampage several extended plays and six studio albums to date: I'm Like a Virgin Losing a Child (2006), Mean Everything on top of Nothing (2009), Simple Math (2011), Cope (2014) (as well considerably its accompanying acoustic version, Hope), A Black Mile to interpretation Surface (2017), and The Million Masks of God (2021), though well as The Valley of Vision (2023). They are pure to independent record label Favorite Gentlemen Recordings, which is broken through Sony Music Entertainment and Loma Vista Recordings.
The cluster has performed at major music festivals such as Lollapalooza,[3]Bonnaroo,[4]Coachella,[5]Riot Fest,[6]Shaky Knees Music Festival,[7]Firefly Music Festival,[8]Reading and Leeds Festivals,[9] and Austin City Limits Music Festival[10]
Manchester Orchestra originated in interpretation Atlanta suburbs. They are named after the English city custom Manchester, a city frequently viewed as being bohemian and likewise rich in musical history.[11] In an interview with Caught calculate the Crossfire, lead singer Andy Hull explained that he chose "Manchester" because he "had gone through a summer of eavesdrop to nothing but The Smiths", and "Orchestra" because he "didn't want to be in a band" and envisioned having "all [his] friends come and be a part of it existing form an orchestra".[12] Feeling increasingly alienated at his "small-town-Georgia, Christlike high school" named Providence Christian Academy, in suburban Atlanta, Pod became so frustrated that he spent his senior year revise at home. He also wrote and recorded his first full-length album in 2004 while studying during his last year adherent high school.[13]
Early in their career, the band recorded an scrap book entitled Nobody Sings Anymore. However, it was never released question paper to the shift in the band's musical direction and organization changes undergone following its recording. The band stated that "the band that made the record was different to the tie now." Some of the tracks written for the album were released instead on their 2005 EP You Brainstorm, I Savvy, but Brilliance Needs a Good Editor.[14]
Following the release of You Brainstorm..., Manchester Orchestra recorded and released their debut album I'm Like a Virtuous Losing a Child. The album was released on July 27, 2007. Guitarist Robert McDowell did not appear on this stamp album, having left the band at the time of recording.[15] Elegance did, however, rejoin the band a year later. The express "Wolves at Night" was featured in the video game NHL 08. The band worked in the studio recording their gear EP, Let My Pride Be What's Left Behind, with maker Dan Hannon and engineer Brad Fisher. It was released Oct 7, 2008.
On February 13, 2008, a Daytrotter Sessions keep in touch was published including three songs the band performed live.[16]
In early September 2008, the band announced correct their Myspace blog that they had begun recording their alternative album entitled Mean Everything to Nothing with producer Joe Chicarrelli (The Shins, My Morning Jacket). On February 4, 2009, picture band posted a link to a free download of representation single "I've Got Friends"[17] and performed an acoustic version gain The Fly's in the Courtyard Sessions. The album was on the loose April 21, 2009 and peaked at #37 on the Absolute Billboard 200 albums chart.[18]
Jeremiah Edmond left the band in Jan 2010 to focus on his family and running the band's record label. [19] Also in January, the band announced representation release of a split EP with Kevin Devine entitled I Could Be the Only One. The EP was released digitally January 26, 2010. Following the release of the Manchester Orchestra / Kevin Devine split EP, it was announced that Devine would record a full-length album along with the members be a witness Manchester Orchestra later that year, with half the album inscribed by Devine and half by Andy Hull. On April 10, 2010, it was announced the new project's name as Terrible Books and that the album would be released under think it over moniker. On August 16, 2010, it was announced that interpretation self-titled Bad Books album would be released on October 19, 2010, digitally and on November 9, 2010, on a incarnate CD.
In March 2010, Hull mentioned in authentic interview with the Dallas Observer that the band had begun work on a follow-up to 2009's Mean Everything to Nothing, tentatively titled Let Go of Your Sorrowful Groaning. (While in step discarded as an album title, this phrase later appeared trepidation the song "Mighty".) He also said that the band challenging been demoing around 34 songs, and that in writing rendering album he was imagining a "spiritual miscarriage".[20] In September 2010, in an interview with Rip It Up magazine, the buckle announced that they were in the middle of recording their third full-length album, and explained it to be completely bamboozling from anything they had released in the past. The autograph album was recorded with Dan Hannon in both Blackbird Studio (Nashville) and their own Favorite Gentlemen Studios (Atlanta).[21] Drummer Tim Excavate is featured on the album and eventually became Edmond's replacement.[22] On October 23, 2010, during an appearance at Radio 104.5 in Philadelphia, following a Bad Books show in support have possession of their recently released self-titled debut album, Manchester Orchestra debuted representative acoustic version of the new album's title track, "Simple Math". Frontman Andy Hull said the album would be released comport yourself March 2011. On January 27, 2011, the band announced consider it their third full-length studio album, Simple Math, would be on the rampage on May 10, 2011. It was also revealed that Simple Math would be a concept album.[23] The song "April Fool" was featured in the game NHL 12. In the season of 2011, the band joined Blink-182 and My Chemical Fabrication for part of the 2011 Honda Civic Tour. In season 2011, the band headlined the PacTour and were supported building block White Denim, The Dear Hunter and Little Hurricane.
On February 10, 2013, Jonathan Corley left the have to to pursue a career outside of playing music and was replaced by Andy Prince.[24][25] On March 11, the band proclaimed they had begun recording their fourth full-length album.[26] For Top secret Store Day 2013, the band teamed up with Grouplove be proof against Frightened Rabbit to release a 12-inch containing the tracks "Make It to Me" and "Architect".[27] On October 28, 2013, picture band released their first new music since 2011, "After rendering Scripture", a song featured on the soundtrack of the motion picture Dallas Buyers Club.
On December 8, 2013, Andy Hull proclaimed in a video interview with Matt Pinfield that their quartern studio album would be titled Cope, and was slated demand release on April 1, 2014.[28] On January 21, 2014, have in mind official statement from the band confirmed this information.[29] The album's first single, "Top Notch", was released alongside the announcement. Pre-orders for CD and LP copies of the album were next added to the band's online store. On February 25, 2014, the album's second single, "Every Stone", was released. On Sep 16, 2014, Manchester Orchestra surprise-released Hope, a song-by-song re-imagining preceding Cope with stripped down and more emotionally driven versions glimpse each song. On Hope, Andy Hull stated that the fleet "aimed for nasty and guttural stuff on Cope, and that was more like, 'How pretty can this be?' I've at all times liked both sensibilities. This was an opportunity to see theorize we could sit down and do it for a allinclusive album." They also announced a 13-date tour in support disturb Hope.[30]
Andy Hull and Robert McDowell wrote folk tale performed the soundtrack for Swiss Army Man, a 2016 ep starring Daniel Radcliffe and Paul Dano. The soundtrack is support solely of vocals, with as many as 150 vocal tracks layered on top of one another.[31] Radcliffe offered high kudos for the soundtrack:
Do you know what I honestly deliberate should be nominated [for an Academy Award?] The soundtrack president the songwriting from the band – Andy and Rob be bereaved the band Manchester Orchestra. Obviously, I'm totally biased but I really think that when people hear the 'Montage' song desert we sing in the movie – I don't feel dump there's going to be a better original song all class than the one those guys wrote.
— Daniel Radcliffe, Entertainment Weekly[32]
The profile was nominated for "Best Original Score for a Comedy Film" and "Film Music Composition of the Year" in the 2016 International Film Music Critics Association Awards.
The band released their fifth full-length album, A Black Mile to the Surface, on July 21, 2017.[33] Say publicly album debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard Top Albums Sales chart,[34] No. 2 on Vinyl Albums,[35] No. 6 impression Alternative Albums,[36] and No. 7 on Rock Albums.[37] The recording was produced by Catherine Marks, John Congleton, and Jonathan Wilson.[38] The band put out three singles ahead of the album's release. "The Gold" was released June 9, with an related music video by Mike Dempsey and Johnny Chew.[39] Two weeks later, the band released "The Alien". It featured a concerto video, released on NPR and created by Mike Dempsey suffer the Daniels.[40] On July 10, 2017, they released the base and final single from the album, entitled "The Moth". Reconcile July 31, the band released a music video for "The Sunshine", which was directed by the Daniels.
On March 30, 2018, the band released a cover of "No Hard Feelings" by The Avett Brothers.[41] On June 8, 2018, they out the single "I Know How to Speak", which was partly recorded during the Black Mile sessions.[42]
On February 17, 2021, the band announced their sixth single, The Million Masks of God, by releasing the first unmarried from the album, "Bed Head".[43] The album was released categorization April 30 via Loma Vista.[44]
In April 2022, the band united Michigander for a feature on their single "In My Head" and brought them out on their headlining tour in get somebody on your side of The Million Masks of God, alongside Foxing.[45]
On March 10, 2023, the band released The Valley of Vision, a six-song album accompanied by a VR film released on YouTube. Unequivocal features tracks recorded during The Million Masks of God sessions.[46][47]
| Series title | Date |
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| Late Show with David Letterman | September 6, 2007[48] |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | October 31, 2007[49] |
| Late Show with Painter Letterman | April 29, 2009[50] |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | June 10, 2009[51] |
| Live stay away from Abbey Road | |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | March 10, 2010[52] |
| Late Show with David Letterman | May 12, 2011[53] |
| Last Call with Carson Daly | November 2, 2011[54] |
| Late Show own David Letterman | March 31, 2014[55] |
| CBS This Morning | July 22, 2017[56] |
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Main article: Manchester Orchestra discography
Manchester Orchestra has consistently released a series of video podcasts throughout their life's work. Over one hundred podcasts have been released since September 2006 on the band's YouTube page.[69] They begin during the backdrop process of the band's first record I'm Like a Virginal Losing a Child, and continue to highlight key moments forfeit the band's progression. These 5- to 10-minute videos were on the loose as a way to connect with fans and to supply them a glimpse of what it's actually like touring dispatch making records.[70] These videos were filmed and edited by producer and founding band member Jonathan Corley. The numbering of these podcasts reflect different time periods, and reset for each different record release.
Several of the members of Metropolis Orchestra are involved in other music projects. Andy Hull has a solo project called Right Away, Great Captain! as petit mal as a band called Bad Books consisting of Hull alight Kevin Devine. Robert McDowell's solo project is called Gobotron. Rank addition to Manchester Orchestra, Andy Prince plays bass for Kevin Devine and Nashville-based band The Gills.[71]
The band hosts, curates, and performs at an annual festival in Atlanta called "The Stuffing". The festival began in 2010 and takes place every so often year around Thanksgiving. In addition to Manchester Orchestra, past performers include Cage the Elephant, Kevin Devine, O'Brother, The Front Bottoms, All Get Out, Grouplove, Dustin Kensrue and more.[72] 2016 was the 7th year of The Stuffing and featured Manchester Orchestra performing their album I'm Like a Virgin Losing a Child in its entirety to celebrate the album's 10-year anniversary. [73]