Manchester Orchestra is probably my new favorite band as of late. After getting their album I’m Like a Virgin Losing a Child last year, there has seldom been a week that I didn’t listen to it. Musically, the band is mainly a guitar rock band with some cool piano and organ thrown into the mix. Singer Andy Hull’s lyrics are sometimes hard decipher but most always contain some sort of spiritual introspection. Before the release of Virgin, the band released a verbosely titled EP called You Brainstorm, I Brainstorm, but Brilliance Needs a Good Editor. But even before that they recorded an album called Nobody Sings Anymore, which has never seen an official release. Despite that, the album can be found online if you look hard enough. Hull has said that it wasn’t released because some of the band lineup changed and they took a bit of a new musical direction. It does sound a little different, but not that much in my opinion. If it ever is released, I’ll definitely buy it, but until then I’ll have to make due with this. Today’s song is a standout track on Nobody Sings Anymore. It’s a tale of a woman trying to escape an abusive relationship. Hull has stated before that Built To Spill are one of Manchester Orchestra’s major influences and it really shows in this song. The jangly lead guitar sounds exactly like something Doug Martsch and co. would turn out. Manchester Orchestra is working on a new album hopefully to come out before the end of the year, but most likely it will be 2009. Perhaps closer will be the release of their short documentary film What’s Left Behind. You can see the trailer for that here.
One new song everyday until I get tired of doing it again. Click on the artist's name to get more information about them. Click on the album art for purchase information. Click on the play button to listen for yourself. Enjoy.
Manchester Orchestra is probably my new favorite band as of late. After getting their album I’m Like a Virgin Losing a Child last year, there has seldom been a week that I didn’t listen to it. Musically, the band is mainly a guitar rock band with some cool piano and organ thrown into the mix. Singer Andy Hull’s lyrics are sometimes hard decipher but most always contain some sort of spiritual introspection. Before the release of Virgin, the band released a verbosely titled EP called You Brainstorm, I Brainstorm, but Brilliance Needs a Good Editor. But even before that they recorded an album called Nobody Sings Anymore, which has never seen an official release. Despite that, the album can be found online if you look hard enough. 
I've been looking for somewhere to hear this song after my boyfriend played it on guitar. It's amazing. Great blog by the way.
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