Manchester Orchestra - A Black Mile to the Surface (July 28, 2017) Album • Page 93

Whole foods is fucking woke

 

Finished up the mini album rankings at the MO subreddit last week with Cope/Hope and just posted the RAGC album rankings thread a few minutes ago. Will be doing Bad Books, EPs and Splits leading up to the new album drop.

 

First verse or not, I love that performance.

 

TFW when you realize it's 'Indentions' not 'Intentions'

 

I think it's because the first verse is very quiet and just a few notes on the guitar. Simple Math was a few weeks old when they did that performance (if that), so I think they were still figuring out how to replicate those songs live - so it was easiest to cut the first part. Works well on the record, maybe not so much the first time you are performing it live with a TV audience.

 

Jason and I recorded a podcast about this album last night

 

Yes!!!!!!

 

Coming out tomorrow?

 

I don’t know

 

Yeah, it's for release this week!

 

I suspect we will get an album stream late next week, right?

I'm hoping.

 

Albums haven't been streaming any more really. I don't think we will get one

 

In totally ridiculous and nonsensical fashion based off descriptions and tiny clips, I think The Wolf, The Silence, and The Maze will be in my top 5.

 

I wish they would release a 12" for the Alien, because I love the single artwork (and the song obviously).

 

All the photos for this album are so cool. Made it an easier choice to buy the photobook version.

 

These 15 days are going to DRAG

 

Yup lol, feels like a long waiting game

 

I feel like a lot of bands now release surprise releases, or will release the first song from something within a month from it's release date. It makes it harder to wait, when bands like MO do it the traditional way!

 

But that gold vinyl though . . .

 

Is it just me or does it seem like the band has gained a ton of momentum heading into the release? It's been given lots of praise from those who have heard it and has received positive attention from "big" outlets like Pitchfork and NPR. SiriusXM stations are playing the singles and Spotify has even included them in their weekly featured releases playlists (The Gold and The Alien already have ~650k plays). Just seems like there's a good level of hype around the album outside of our community here.

 

Not in order

Golden Ticket
I Can Feel A Hot One
Pride
Wolves At Night
Shake It Out
Top Notch
April Fool
Pensacola
Cope
The River

 

I think their label is pushing them really hard.

 

I think it also helps that relatively big names like Catherine Marks and Jonathan Wilson worked on the album.

 

I would kill for 12" single collection or at least posters of the single art. They need to be on my walls!

 

If you're getting the photo book, then you'll at least have the single art in that format. You can always get a second book and rip it apart haha