Manchester Orchestra A Black Mile to the Surface
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chaywa
August 4th 2017


90 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

Yeah I know living in London costs a hell of a lot more, but career opportunities for me and the Mrs are infinitely better than what they are here (sad state of the UK economy), and after costings then we can still do it without too much financial strain!



Back to the album, on listen 14 now and it's great still discovering new layers in many of the songs. AOTY for sure.





Faraudo
August 4th 2017


5398 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Well, hopefully you'll adapt to that different (and way more chaotic) lifestyle in no time, friend. Wish you nothing but the best on all your new endeavours.



And yeah, i'm probably on listen 30 right now and at first I thought that the hype would eventually wind off, but I'm still as excited to listen to it as I was when I checked it out for the first time.

LawlessWalrus
August 4th 2017


152 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I think I'm starting to see where people think this album is lacking. It kinda lacks that energetic punch the other MO albums had.



Virgin: "Wolves at Night" and "Now That You're Home"

METN: the singles, "Pride" and "Everything to Nothing"

SM: "April Fool", "Pensacola" and "Mighty"

COPE: Pretty much every track, so kinda samey but still pretty fast/energizing



This one gels well with me because I've kinda grown away from that and more into calmer, mellow music. I'd call the stretch of "The Gold" through "Lead, SD" the most energetic on the album and even that feels a bit subdued. It seems like a good combination of everything pre-COPE and RAGC!, which appeals to me greatly. I can definitely understand that not sticking as well for a lot of people, though.

dbizzles
August 4th 2017


15413 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

You're right. I really wish this had some more punch.

NorthernSkylark
August 4th 2017


12134 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

This album is like a miserable reception with alcohol free punch, no children and balloons plentiful.

dbizzles
August 4th 2017


15413 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

Fucking rekt.

Satellite
August 4th 2017


26539 Comments


wait how is no children at a reception a negative?

dbizzles
August 4th 2017


15413 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

Good point.

danielcardoso
August 4th 2017


11770 Comments


I keep misreading this as The Cinematic Orchestra, reminds me i should check both.

grannypantys
August 4th 2017


2603 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Move up to the North West, it's a pleb dreamland.



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Orb
August 4th 2017


9638 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I bet people from Liverpool hate this band

Faraudo
August 4th 2017


5398 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I don't think that every single album in history needs "some punch" this one's a way more reserved, cinematic, introverted experience. Radiohead's A Moon Shaped Pool has "no punch" then, so that makes it "whimpy and bad." That, to me, sounds like a rather limited criteria regarding music in general.

Toondude10
August 4th 2017


15374 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

there's that 4.1 avg we were waiting for

Satellite
August 4th 2017


26539 Comments


@faraudo your unwavering defense of this album is truly inspiring

NorthernSkylark
August 4th 2017


12134 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

"wait how is no children at a reception a negative?"



well, children reminds us that there are good sides to life too, usually whenever it seems we've forgotten it.



Satellite
August 4th 2017


26539 Comments


there are many things that remind me that there are good sides to life. children are not one of them. wedding receptions exist to get shitblasted for free and embarrass one's family.

NorthernSkylark
August 4th 2017


12134 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Wedding receptions exist because weddings exist

Satellite
August 4th 2017


26539 Comments


you should write for hallmark

NorthernSkylark
August 4th 2017


12134 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Isn't that an old b/w movie channel ?

NorthernSkylark
August 4th 2017


12134 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Nvm that was tcm



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