Manchester Orchestra are overachievers. As if releasing one fantastic album in 2014 and touring it extensively wasn’t enough, the Atlanta-based rockers have decided to release an alternate version of COPE, entitled HOPE, with completely different cuts of all 11 tracks found on their much-praised fourth LP. With rumors and speculation regarding details swirling for some […]
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Manchester Orchestra Release ‘HOPE’ Digitally, Announce Coinciding Tour
September 16th, 2014 
Brian Leak 
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UTG PHOTOS: Lollapalooza 2014 in Chicago, IL
August 21st, 2014 Corbin Alvae Under The Gun’s Head of Photography, Corbin Alvae, attended Lollapalooza at Grant Park in Chicago, IL. I went out to Chicago to attend the infamous 3-day music festival known as Lollapalooza, which takes place at Grant Park in the downtown area. The whole weekend was packed with artists of various genres; everything from electronic, to […]
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Manchester Orchestra Stream “Opposite Sides” from ‘Earth to Echo’ Soundtrack
July 28th, 2014 Scott Murray In case it slipped past you, the sci-fi adventure film Earth to Echo hit theatres on July 2. The following week, the movie’s official soundtrack became available, and you should consider giving it a listen for a few reasons. First of all, it features an excellent new Manchester Orchestra song, entitled “Opposite Sides,” which is […]
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June 2nd, 2014 Amber Wade Manchester Orchestra have announced a string of US tour dates for the end of July and early August. Tour support includes The Mowgli’s and Brick + Mortar. Presale tickets are available now through Ducat King. Tickets go on sale to the public at noon local time, Thursday, June 5. For anyone unable to catch the band […]
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May 24th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Time is winding down on Manchester Orchestra‘s US tour in support of their near-perfect new album, Cope. That doesn’t mean they’re going to stop playing, though. The band will be heading overseas to play a series of shows in the UK in the fall with Kevin Devine & the Goddamn Band and Bad Books opening. Manchester […]
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May 6th, 2014 Nina Corcoran In West Hollywood, California, Manchester Orchestra got the chance to surprise the crowd with two Weezer covers. Not only did they treat them to “Tired Of Sex” (the opening track off Pinkerton) and “Say It Ain’t So” (taken from The Blue Album), but they did so with original Weezer bassist Matt Sharp beside them. Watch […]
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Say Anything’s New Album Doesn’t Have Any Guitars On It
April 24th, 2014 Kriston McConnell Last month Say Anything confirmed that they would be releasing their sixth studio album, titled Hebrews, June 10 via Equal Vision Records. What they didn’t tell us though was how ambitious and unique this project was going to be. Today, the band teamed up with Billboard to reveal some very exciting details about their upcoming […]
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WEEKLY WAX: Vinyl Releases For The Week Of 4/13-4/19
April 19th, 2014 Troy Sennett Welcome to the Record Store Day Edition of Weekly Wax! Hopefully you’ve already made the trek out to your favorite indie record store and come back with at least a few of the RSD-exclusive releases you were hoping to pick up. Let us know in the comments what you managed to score. If you came […]
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April 9th, 2014 Corey From In all the momentum and excitement surrounding the fantastic new album from Manchester Orchestra, Cope, and their forthcoming tour with Kevin Devine and Balance & Composure, the band takes a quick breather with an acoustic version of the aptly-titled track off of Cope, “Top Notch.” If you’ve heard the original version, you can expect that […]
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Manchester Orchestra, Minus The Bear Debut Two Tracks To Accompany Forthcoming Photo Book
April 4th, 2014 Kyle Florence Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re probably already well aware that, earlier this week, Manchester Orchestra released what is arguably the best record of 2014 so far. Cope is already being hailed as the group’s most solid effort to date, but if you still had any doubt as to the Birmingham outfit’s ability, […]
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April 1st, 2014 Kyle Florence Last night, Georgia’s Manchester Orchestra stopped by The Late Show With David Letterman to perform the title track off their fourth studio album, Cope, which hits shelves today (April 1) via Loma Vista. Check out the outfit’s stellar live performance by following the jump below, and let us know what you think in the replies. […]
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REVIEW: Manchester Orchestra – ‘Cope’
April 1st, 2014 Kevin Blumeyer Artist: Manchester Orchestra Album: Cope Genre: Rock Label: Favorite Gentlemen / Loma Vista Most of my adolescence was spent exclusively listening to heavy music. If it wasn’t metal (or hardcore punk, post-hardcore, you get the idea), I probably wasn’t listening to it. It wasn’t until college that I began listening to lighter music (or “indie […]
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