Manchester Orchestra - The Million Masks of God (April 30, 2021) Album • Page 122

Nope. Nothing missed. I Know How To Speak was released almost a year after Black Mile separately because it didn't make it onto the album in time.

The only deluxe I know of were 'Never Really Been Another Way Out' and 'After The Scripture' on COPE. Jimmy He Whispers was the secret song way after The River on the vinyl. Nothing on ILAVLAC or SM. I Was A Lid appeared on a little EP they did called "Let My Pride Be What's Left Behind"

 

Telepath is really great!

Very excited to hear this record!

 

I'm gonna try this today on my ride in to work. I had been thinking of putting together a version of this for a while but never thought it out fully.

 

Telepath is my favorite of the three singles. Love this band so much. Can’t wait for Friday

 

oh wow lol

 

STOP

 

there was only one dork in this scenario lol

the person treating the singer of an indie rock band like he’s jim jones

 

Some Brand New type worship going on in here at times. Kinda weird tbh but you do y’all

 

all of the songs off of cope but with catherine marks producing it

 

Someone’s gonna think you meant the dude that made the hit single ‘Ballin’

 

Yes, I know, but I Was A Lid sounds like it was recorded during the same session, but it was repurposed for an EP.

Go sounds different, and Sure Shot, so I am assuming they were were recorded at different times.

 

I'm starting to get the vibe that this is gonna be the Bad Books III of the MO catalog

 

Lololol Homie, go ahead and point out any post where I did that.

‘Hahaha we should thank the band?’

I made the mistake of expecting people to connect dots from prior pages, but then clarified what it was about in a later post.

Yeah, the band made a massive monetary decision to cover for companies and horrible communication by said companies, that a lot of bands wouldn’t have (and don’t). That’s a pretty gnarly decision to make. For a variety of reasons. That deserves a tip of the cap, in my book. Maybe not yours.

But please, go lurk and pull where I’m idol worshipping.

Dork.

 

Manchester Orchestra today released “Telepath,” the third and final single from their forthcoming new album, The Million Masks of God, out this Friday, April 30th (Loma Vista Recordings). The song’s stunning video—directed by Isaac Deitz, conceptualized singer/guitarist Andy Hull, and filmed in one long tracking shot—features dancers from ages 11 to 72 that trace the steps of a couple from young love through their autumn years.“‘Telepath’ is ultimately about the ebb and flow of life long commitment to another person. Recognizing that even the best relationships in our lives can have extreme ups and downs,” explains Hull. “At the end of the day, it’s those that we have chosen to love and, more importantly, those that have chosen to love us that truly matter. This is my attempt to further commit for the long haul.” “Telepath” follows both “Keel Timing” and lead single “Bed Head,” the latter of which just broke into the Top 10 at Triple A radio and the Top 30 Mediabase and BDS Alternative charts, while topping SiriusXM Alt Nation’s ‘Alt 18 Countdown’ chart at #1 for a third week.

To mark the new album’s release, Manchester Orchestra also announced Transmissions from Echo Mountain: A Countdown to The Million Masks of God, a 12-hour event broadcast from the Asheville, NC, studio where it was made. The band will check in hourly via their YouTube channel to uniquely reveal Masks, interacting with fans as they share exclusive content and performances, behind-the-scenes access, and more. Fans can tune in here on Thursday beginning 9am PDT/12pm EDT to watch.

Produced by Manchester Orchestra’s lead songwriting duo of Hull and Robert McDowell, Catherine Marks (PJ Harvey, The Killers) and Ethan Gruska (Phoebe Bridgers), The Million Masks Of God presents an even grander scale of the epic and re-focused approach to record-making that the Atlanta, GA-based band has forged in recent years. Their sixth album finds Hull, McDowell, Tim Very (drums), and Andy Prince (bass) relentlessly pushing themselves to create a work that breaks beyond the scope and limits of every previous release in an effort to create their most towering achievement to date, all while sorting through the aftermath of a devastating loss.

The Million Masks Of God can be seen, in a way, as the band's sophomore album following a rebirth with Black Mile (which featured the band’s first #1 AAA and Top 15 Alternative radio hit “The Gold”), and Hull’s early concept for it was a natural extension of the main theme of its predecessor. “If Black Mile was this idea of ‘from birth to death,’ this album would really be more about ‘from birth to beyond, focusing on the highs and lows of life and exploring what could possibly come next,’” he explains.

Manchester Orchestra approached Masks with the intention of creating tightly-woven “movie albums” designed to be listened to in sequence and in a single sitting, with the songs working together to tell a bold, long-form narrative. The album explores the loose story of a man’s encounter with the angel of death as he's shown various scenes from his life in a snapshot-style assemblage. Some moments he witnesses are good, some are bad, some difficult, some commendable—in other words, they depict an entirely normal life. Ultimately, The Million Masks of God is a compelling, heady, and profound look at the impact a person’s life has on others.

“There’s a decision we’re faced with when experiencing loss and the inevitable grief that follows. Do we let it sink us? Try to ignore it and pretend it’s not there? Or do we search and dig until we find signs of beauty in life and all of its experiences?” explains Hull. “In a way, the grief will always define you but being together and creating something meaningful from all of the hardships has been the most helpful tool I’ve found."

New press release.

 

if only

 

same tbh, though i like bed head and keel timing more than anything off that

 

I got turned off of BBIII after all the "discourse" around "Neighborhood" on Reddit.

 

seems like more than a handful of people have had an issue with how you are in this thread, to the point where huge fans of the band said they didn’t feel comfortable posting in here, but go off king

 

this is rad

 

Oh god do I even wanna know?

 

That’s a fair criticism that I’ve had no issue owning, RE: not just saying what I know.

You’ve specifically mentioned ‘idol worship’, I’m here for you to pull the posts showing that, my man.

But you can’t. And won’t.

 

Even just Googling it gives you an idea ...

 

Why let some random brand new redditors taint your experience of the record?

 

Jesus. People what him to be in everything.

How do you miss that it's clearly about Matthew Shepard. Or am I just old enough to remember that happening?

:Edit: oh god now they think Bed Head is about him too

 

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