“The song is a lyrical story, it is talking about losing your virginity, losing your band’s virginity, which means like you know releasing your first album and then everybody questioning you after it and questioning what you do compared to it. In the interview on Manchester Orchestra’s YouTube Channel Andy Hull talked about the song and said: We put him in touch with our manager and for the last few months he’s been putting the finishing touches to this incredible piece.”
“ We were skeptical to say the least, but the more he talked about it, the more we were interested in actually seeing this thing…He pulled his laptop out and placed it on the steps to the bus. The video was randomly given to them on a street in New York by a student called Ben Disinger. The concept music video for Manchester Orchestra’s song ‘Virgin’ from the album ‘Simple Math’ is my favourite… It does not store any personal data.I love all of the music videos made for Manchester Orchestra songs because they are always really different and interesting. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
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These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Manchester Orchestra have themselves a big hitter with this one. It’s beautifully arranged, flows from song to song and seems almost effortless. It feels like it didn’t take much thinking to map this album out. Its clear the lack of external pressure from the industry, along with the comfort of their own home has contributed in a positive manner to this recording. Overall the album is brutally in your face, brash, bold and well put together.
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A slight Radiohead-esque sound to this one, but it isn’t too long until those down-tuned guitars are in full grunge mode, with Hull’s vocals seeming effortlessly sung. We come to title track Cope to bring the album to to a close and things take a turn for the quieter. It’s easy to hear influences such as Biffy Clyro coming through here, and in no way is that a bad band to take notes from. The album continues its all out assault with tightly knit riffs and drum patterns embedding themselves in your ear canals. They obviously have a soft spot for peculiar rhythms, as seen on standout track The Ocean. Choose You and Girl Harbour nicely show off the bands appreciation for dirty riffs yet with a mix of poppy melodies clearly taking centre stage. The album takes on a vast soundscape for the duration. It has a definite groove to it, with Andy Hull’s unique vocals soaring over the top something in line with a Band of Horses record. Lead single Top Notch is riff heavy with that classic Manchester Orchestra guitar tone. It is clear the band have dedicated themselves to all out rock for this one and stuck to their guts. From start to finish, it is in your face, bruising, and relentless. The result is a 40-minute all out rock-a-thon. The album has been self-produced in the comforts of their own home studio, away from time constraints and the limitations of external voices. Cope however, is a totally different breed of music all together. Simple Math was the follow up release, and in turn the bands first attempt at a concept record. With such a successful album behind them, it was always going to be a challenge to keep up that degree of musicianship and songwriting. After breaking into the mainstream with critically acclaimed Mean Everything to Nothing in 2009 and with singles such as I’ve Got Friends, the band gained themselves a cult following in America and Overseas. In a follow up to 2011’s Simple Math, Manchester Orchestra have released long awaited album number four, Cope.
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