Manchester Orchestra A Black Mile to the Surface
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Flugmorph
August 7th 2017


34179 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

didnt listen to the lyrics so thats what i missed i guess

theBoneyKing
August 7th 2017


24409 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

The Alien has good lyrics but the lyrics didn't stand out to me anywhere else on the album.

NorwichScene
August 7th 2017


3298 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

The Sunshine is a filler song

Project
August 7th 2017


5830 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

The only filler song on here is The Mistake.

Flugmorph
August 7th 2017


34179 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

that was one of my favs on first listen

StKiyo
August 7th 2017


385 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Ian Cohen actually gave this a 7 wtf

luci
August 7th 2017


12844 Comments


I love how he said it's their "most thrilling album" and yet that only amounts to a 7.0

theBoneyKing
August 8th 2017


24409 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

"Hull’s been given some serious source material, namely the birth of his daughter and co-writing the mostly a cappella soundtrack for the farcical body comedy Swiss Army Man. One might think exposure to that much real and cinematic flatulence might lighten Hull’s mood a little."

^ I lol'ed at this

Faraudo
August 8th 2017


4617 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

The Sunshine is a filler song



No way dude, it's one of my faves.

Sowing
Moderator
August 8th 2017


43954 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I made it as far as I could into that Pitchfork review - even beyond some pretty questionable assertions - but when he compared 'The Wolf' to the Mumford and Sons track of the same name I had to put my phone down and do something else to prevent myself from smashing it into pieces.

theBoneyKing
August 8th 2017


24409 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

The review felt pretty accurate from the one listen I've given this - the 7.0 score definitely seems stronger than what the review was implying.

guitarded_chuck
August 8th 2017


18070 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

"The Sunshine is a filler song"



lol

Ebola
August 8th 2017


4517 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

holy shit

theNateman
August 9th 2017


3809 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

wrong band ebola

HBFS
August 9th 2017


1563 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I almost love this album.



The Grocery is up there with their best songs. End of The Alien through to The Grocery is just magic, and the first half is stunning.



However to me it turns south as soon as The Mistake comes along.. ugh. Like a slower, tepid version of The Dreamer by Tallest man on Earth.



So much going right for this album but the last three songs are very average to me.

ArtBox
August 9th 2017


315 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Kind of just 4.5'd because The Sunshine video made me bawl my eyes out



Still feeling the 4.5 love right now but I will probably drop it to a 4 when I listen to it fully a few more times

Faraudo
August 9th 2017


4617 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Still a solid 5 for me.

Ebola
August 9th 2017


4517 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

The Parts is too skeletal for its own good. I get what Andy was going for, but it just strikes me as a bit unfinished and amateurish.



"So much going right for this album but the last three songs are very average to me."

This is spot-on. It's damn near flawless through The Sunshine, but then it starts to lose me.



BigHans
August 9th 2017


30959 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

1. This is a really good album



2. Review sounds like something Sowing would write in an existential crisis.



3. Its a really damn good review, nice job mate.

Sowing
Moderator
August 9th 2017


43954 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I'm honored to be associated with this reviewing style. One of my favorite write-ups in years tbh.



Also, hi the fuck hans where have you been (or have I just had my head buried in indie-folk too long to notice you're still around?)



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