Manchester Orchestra’s first two albums, 2007’s I’m Like A Virgin Losing A Child and 2009’s Mean Everything To Nothing remain staples in their catalogue, yet their sound has evolved so much over the years in a way that incorporates the heavier, more punk influenced elements on those two albums in a very melodic, thoughtful way. We all know how rare it is for a band to actually get better with age, but Manchester Orchestra have managed to do it thus far, with the possible exception of 2013’s Cope, which is a decent album but probably their worst overall, and not necessarily for the songs but for the production and the arrangement. Each of their albums have been noteworthy in their own right, but A Black Mile To The Surface is considered by many fans to be the be the band’s best album, myself included. Over the years their music has improved in production value and become a bit more experimental, slower and more deliberate.īy now Manchester Orchestra have released six studio albums, the most recent being the acclaimed 2017 release, A Black Mile To The Surface.

With Andy Hull’s delicate, emotionally honest songwriting at the helm, they found their way out of their unlikely hometown of Atlanta with gritty rock music on the heavier end of the spectrum, that also wasn’t afraid to get slow and heart-wrenching at times. Manchester Orchestra formed in 2004, right in the midst of the big pop-punk and emo push of the 2000s.

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