New Manchester Orchestra Song

2018-06-09 by Sowing STAFF | 29 Comments
Indie-rock band Manchester Orchestra have unveiled a new track entitled "I Know How To Speak." The song was apparently destined to make the final tracklist for A Black Mile to the Surface, but was not finished in time. Frontman Andy Hull released the following statement about the song on the band's official Facebook page:

"This song was originally and roughly formed a few years ago, about the impending weight of the future; it almost made it onto Black Mile, but hadn't fully formed yet. We spent some solid time this year revisiting and reworking and recording the song into its final state. I found it inspiring to work on this song right before the birth of my son, which was and is beautiful impending weight." -Andy

Listen to "I Know How To Speak" here:


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Sowing
Moderator
June 9th 2018
45533 Comments


Great band releases another great song. If I'm being honest it doesn't quite live up to the best from A Black Mile to the Surface, but it's still beautiful just in a more delicate, less polished way.

Lucman
June 9th 2018
5537 Comments


Gorgeous song. Yeah, it doesn't quite live up to the absolute best of A Black Mile but it definitely would have been a favourite had it been featured.

FadedSun
June 9th 2018
3199 Comments


I never listened to them before, but I always thought they were actually an orchestra. I'm mildly disappointed.

Toondude10
June 9th 2018
15372 Comments


wow, this is incredible

Faraudo
June 9th 2018
5389 Comments


Absolutely beautiful, my SOTY so far.

Fuck I love this band so much.

outliers
June 9th 2018
5316 Comments


Very nice. Would have been up there with Silence and Wolf as the best from the album

Sowing
Moderator
June 9th 2018
45533 Comments


I think people are underselling what a great closer 'The Silence' was and still is. This song is great, and I think it would have further bolstered Black Mile had they found a spot for it on the tracklisting, but I'm glad they didn't sub this in for The Silence. That song gives me chills every time.

Toondude10
June 9th 2018
15372 Comments


yeah The Silence is a fantastic closer don't get me wrong. I guess it's just that if they added this in the final tracklist it would've been the cherry on top for me.

Sowing
Moderator
June 9th 2018
45533 Comments


Yeah I could've gotten behind that I suppose

DropTune
June 9th 2018
1292 Comments


-round of applause- I almost wish it was there now.

ReiniEden
June 10th 2018
265 Comments


It's beautiful, Manchester Orchestra has been a band I've been following since 2011. I thank my brother for getting me into them.

Project
June 10th 2018
5959 Comments


It's good but I struggle to think of where it would fit on Black Mile. It's a great b-side, though I think After the Scripture still bests it in that category

DropTune
June 10th 2018
1292 Comments


It couldn't fit, but I could see this as a bonus track.

Rowan5215
Emeritus
June 11th 2018
48417 Comments


prolly gonna slide this on there instead of the Mistake if I'm being honest

Project
June 11th 2018
5959 Comments


I initially agreed with Rowan but thought it wouldn't make sense in the tracklisting. Then I relistened. Yeah, swap this with The Mistake directly and a great album gets even better

DropTune
June 11th 2018
1292 Comments


I can't say that would work. Keeping in mind the album's story is a coal worker who ends up mass-murdering people, it's hard to see where this song fits in. It's a good song, but removing "The Mistake" to make room would hurt the narrative flow.

Rowan5215
Emeritus
June 11th 2018
48417 Comments


there is no explicit narrative tho Andy has said as much

if there was if anything this song would be more important to the album, the chorus resolves one of the major lines in The Maze, it melodically follows on from the trilogy etc

Sowing
Moderator
June 11th 2018
45533 Comments


Gonna reconstruct Black Mile with this song as well, but not sure how yet. It was already my album of 2017, so it's intriguing to think it could get better.

DropTune
June 11th 2018
1292 Comments


There's more of an implied narrative. It's hard to ignore the lyrics detailing as much.

chaywa
June 11th 2018
90 Comments


Take out The Maze and The Parts, and have I Know How To Speak in as a separate mini EP.

After the Scripture (and 42 from Bad Books II) to take the place of The Parts in ABMTTS.

The three songs are the most personal for Andy and belong in their own little triple, like Alien/Sunshine/Grocery in ABMTTS.

ABMTTS was my AOTY last year, but I'd love to have seen the original concept of "songs from 100 years of a houses occupants" that was the original plan.

toocool4pos
June 11th 2018
258 Comments


Dude lives and breathes great lyrics and songwriting.

NorwichScene
June 12th 2018
3384 Comments


Lovely song

Project
June 12th 2018
5959 Comments


"I'd love to have seen the original concept of "songs from 100 years of a houses occupants" that was the original plan."

that almost sounds like La Dispute's Rooms of the House

Faraudo
June 13th 2018
5389 Comments


I'd definitely put this on the album. It's a bit of an uplifting track, and it kinda contrasts with all the gloom and doom.

Sowing
Moderator
June 13th 2018
45533 Comments


I'm currently liking it in place of The Parts.

DropTune
June 13th 2018
1292 Comments


I could see this as a hidden track or bonus somewhere.

ultrainstinctgranny
June 17th 2018
121 Comments


Amazing

ultrainstinctgranny
June 17th 2018
121 Comments


Soty for me

Nbehre11
June 25th 2018
330 Comments


7” release was announced, it’s on their store!!



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