Manchester Orchestra - A Black Mile to the Surface (July 28, 2017) Album • Page 201

Good idea.

 

We get the ranking threads we deserve.

 

@EmmanuelSCastle no joke, I love that song. I think it's one of Andy's best vocal performances, love the lyrics, and that pretty much the whole thing is a buildup to the outdo. It's a pretty cool structure imo

 

Every day we stray further from gods light

 

Voted for Alice. Once my mom told me that it was horrible.

 

Eliminations are moving to the band thread


Band - Manchester Orchestra

 

I'm pretty late to this thread so I don't know if this has been discussed but have people seen the Pitchfork review for this record (and their other records)? They seem unbelievably negative towards Andy Hull and his work in general. I know Pitchfork can be hyper-pretentious, but sometimes they still tick me off and this is one of those times. i mean, they gave this album a 7 and Simple Math a 5.5, and the actual text in the reviews make them sound even worse.

Manchester Orchestra: A Black Mile to the Surface Album Review | Pitchfork

 

Fuck Pitchfork. I hate them with a passion. I've avoided them completely for awhile now.

 

I think they have some truly great writing and occasionally hit the nail on the head in the way a lot of other journalistic outlets can't, but sometimes they are so hypocritical it is mind-boggling. Melodrama of any kind is a sin in their reviews (from any author) but then you see a perfect Pitchfork band like Arcade Fire praised for it.

 

My Newley wed Wife told me she wants this album on vinyl for her birthday

It was a confirmation I found the one for me

 

ian never liked manchester orchestra before this record (i have literally no fucking idea why)

 

I feel like the repetition of that opening is so clumsily done that it ruins the build up part and ultimately makes it a chore for me. I agree with the lyrics and vocals being great but those can't save the rest of the song for me unfortunately

 

Never heard of it.

 

RIYL?

 

Uhhhh 7 is a good score

 

Bro they just gave arcade fire a 5.6 lmfao

 

No self awareness ITT I see aight cool cool

 

I actually really like it. The instrumental breaks keep building, but every time the vocals come in it tones back down up until the end. I think it's a really well done buildup

 

I felt like it was a necessary breather beford the closer brings back those overwhelming sonics

 

When you think about how the parts were recorded, just andy playing the song basically live in a bathtub, it's amazing how great it sounds. Really captures an intimate moment and just feels so real

 

If P4k gave this a 7.0 that means Cohen thought it was worth more than that. In the Reddit ama Pitchfork writers said the reviewers pass their work to the editor/s then they all compromise and agree on a score.
Cohen rates Home Like Noplace Is There and one of the Joyce Manor albums among the best of the decade (per Celebration Rock pod) but neither even got best new music when he reviewed them for P4k.

 

I think it's amazing how this band can write a guitar line that's just single root notes of the chord and make it sound so good. I.e the second half of the second chorus of the mistake

 

How close was it. Was it within 2 votes?

 

Andy played the parts in a bathtub? Dope

 

Apparently in one take too..

Manchester Orchestra Drills "A Black Mile To The Surface" - ARTISTdirect Interviews