Manchester Orch. Gets the Nod
By Team JamBase Aug 24, 2007 • 12:00 am PDT

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Manchester Orchestra’s majestic album has already caught the attention of many. Full of emotional vignettes that delicately unravel over the course of an elegantly conceived musical arc, I’m Like a Virgin Losing a Child explodes with a dense expanse of guitars and organ, all driven by intimately insightful lyrics.
Paste magazine praised the band in their “4 Artists To Watch” feature and raved, The maturity and conceptual depth of 20-year-old frontman Andy Hull’s songwriting is years beyond his age. Alternative Press recently proclaimed the band as one of the best underground bands that likely won’t stay underground for long, and went on to say “get I’m Like a Virgin Losing a Child through whatever legal means necessary.”
Manchester Orchestra recently completed tours with Brand New, Say Anything and Saves The Day and made a triumphant appearance at this year’s Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival about which Spin.com raved, with rambling existential lyrics in the vein of Built to Spill and guitar work akin to R.E.M., Manchester Orchestra proved themselves to be enjoyable impresarios with a growing and devoted young fan base, many singing along to essential tracks.” The band is currently on a co-headlining tour of the US with Colour Revolt and will be touring the UK twice before the years end, including performances this weekend at the Reading and Leeds Festivals.
Tour Dates (Many more to be announced):
8.24 Reading Festival | Reading, UK
8.25 Leeds Festival | Leeds, UK
9.12 Warehouse live Studio | Houston, TX
9.13 The Loft | Dallas, TX
9.14 Austin City Limits Music Festival | Austin, TX
9.04 Warfield Theatre | San Francisco, CA*
9.07 The Greek Theatre | Los Angeles, CA*
9.08 SDSU Open Air | San Diego, CA*
9.10 The Marquee | Phoenix, AZ*
9.11 The Joint | Las Vegas, CA*
9.19 Radio City Music Hall | New York, NY*
9.21 Nice N Sleazys | Glasgow, UK
9.22 Crawdaddy | Dublin, IRE
9.23 Night & Day Café | Manchester, UK
9.24 Bar Academy | Birmingham, UK
9.25 Islington Academy | London, UK
9.28 The Orpheum Theatre | Boston, MA*
9.29 Lupos | Providence, RI*
10.3 Rams Head Live | Baltimore, MD*
10.4 The State Theatre | Detroit, MI*
10.9 The Fox Theatre | Atlanta, GA*
10.10 The Alabama Theatre | Birmingham, AL*
10.18 Ryman Auditorium | Nashville, TN*
10.19 Ryman Auditorium | Nashville, TN*