Founded: 2005
Location: United States
Manchester Orchestra is an American indie rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, that formed in 2004. The group's current line-up is composed of lead singer, songwriter and rhythm guitarist Andy Hull, lead guitarist Robert McDowell, bassist Andy Prince and drummer Tim Very. Hull is the band's only original member, having overseen every iteration of the band to date. Former drummer Jeremiah Edmond parted ways with the band in January 2010 to focus on his family and on running the band's record label, Favorite Gentlemen. The band's original bassist, Jonathan Corley, parted ways with the band in 2013. Keyboardist/percussionist Chris Freeman announced his departure from the band in September 2016.Manchester Orchestra has released several extended plays and six studio albums to date: I'm Like a Virgin Losing a Child (2006), Mean Everything to Nothing (2009), Simple Math (2011), Cope (2014) (as well as its accompanying acoustic version, Hope), A Black Mile to the Surface (2017), and The Million Masks of God (2021). They are signed to independent record label Favorite Gentlemen Recordings, which is distributed through Sony Music Entertainment and Loma Vista Recordings.
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"Andy Hull's borderline-falsetto vocals are perfectly mated to the band's wall of sound approach."
"The whole time we were aware that it was definitely going to make a better memory than an experience."
The Atlanta indie-rock favourites return Down Under for five dates in February.
"Musicians get beaten over the head way more than directors would. No-one would ever call Paul Thomas-Anderson an emo director." - Andy Hull.
"It never gets easier trying to make something different every time, that you feel is better than the last thing you did and is worthy to be in our discography."
"... As brittle as it is powerful."
It's evident that the Sydney crowd still appreciates Manchester Orchestra
Manchester Orchestra play every song like it's their last at The Hi-Fi.
The pair will be in the country from next month
Atlanta-based indie rock outfit Manchester Orchestra released their fourth studio album, Cope, earlier this year. The band will return to Australia for a run of east coast dates in November, supported by longtime friend and Bad Books bandmate Kevin Devine. Killyourstereo.com spoke with frontman Andy Hull about the upcoming tour, the latest record, and being on David Letterman's iPod.