Manchester Orchestra A Black Mile to the Surface
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guitarded_chuck
July 31st 2017


18070 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

pretty good songwriting and i like the dudes voice but its still rather boring

LawlessWalrus
July 31st 2017


152 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

A hard 4 for me. Gonna give this a few more listens but can see it getting up to 4.5 for sure. Probably gonna compete with Everything to Nothing for my favorite MO album, just crushing lyricism. Great review!

letsgofishing
July 31st 2017


1721 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

You all make no sense. Literally none at all. Are we listening to the same thing?



I've always thought Andy Hull has one of the richest voices in all of indie/alt-rock, and while his songwriting has sometimes given way to inconsistency, his vocals (and especially their layering and production) have only ever improved with just about every release.



dbizzles
July 31st 2017


15413 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

I love his voice. It has always been the highlight of this band. But they threw his voice into a cavern and stuffed a fucking pillow over it on this album.

anat
July 31st 2017


5852 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

haate the vocal reverb on the parts

Conmaniac
July 31st 2017


27771 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I just wish this had more life in it

dbizzles
July 31st 2017


15413 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

haate the vocal reverb on the parts [2]



I hope this grows, but it has been a little frustrating to listen to it. Has potential, though, so we'll see. I want to give it more time, but it's just not begging for my attention.

Corney
July 31st 2017


193 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

This hasn't grown at all on me. I still only enjoy their first two albums and that's most likely based solely on nostalgia.

bowlermicah
July 31st 2017


278 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

are people who arent liking the vocals not a fan of his voice at all (understandable) or people who preferred the raspier, more raw sound of METN (also understandable). I guess i love this so much because i like his vocals from SM on compared to their earlier stuff.

Sinternet
Emeritus
July 31st 2017


26909 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

doof is a fucking jackass son of a bitch cum dumpster piece of ass and he has GAY RATINGS

DoofusWainwright
July 31st 2017


19991 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

was just laughing at your basic year selections actually

guitarded_chuck
July 31st 2017


18070 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

thot this would be ur shit doof

Conmaniac
July 31st 2017


27771 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

i didnt

DoofusWainwright
July 31st 2017


19991 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

Exactly, three pages back, doofcore discussion

DoofusWainwright
July 31st 2017


19991 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

I have rated this a 2.5 people, a 2.5.



This is hardly sh'tting on something.

Scoot
July 31st 2017


24177 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

the wolf is my favourite off this

dbizzles
July 31st 2017


15413 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

'are people who arent liking the vocals not a fan of his voice at all (understandable) or people who preferred the raspier, more raw sound of METN (also understandable). I guess i love this so much because i like his vocals from SM on compared to their earlier stuff.'



It's the production I don't like. His voice is great. The production on Simple Math is much clearer and not drenched in reverb enough to be buried like it is here.

VheissuCrisis
Emeritus
July 31st 2017


1391 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Only listened once and I'm fairly sure it's the best thing I've heard all year.

Sowing
Moderator
July 31st 2017


45556 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I'm trying to resist 5'ing this because tbh I hate giving out 3 perfect scores before summer is even over



But I've connected with this more than I have Fleet Foxes or Lorde, two albums I 5'd that I think might be musically better and more well-produced but they lack the same emotional punch and I care about this record more. Help.

Deathconscious
July 31st 2017


27920 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I think the reverby production is appropriate here. This album feels like some sort of surreal, melancholy dream world to me.



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