Manchester Orchestra Band • Page 9

I missed that?

Circa a month or so ago, Andy was still 'researching'.

 

I don't know why, but the term "researching" has got me super hyped. Would love a concept record from these guys.

 

Music could be done maybe he hasn't written lyrics yet

 

spill it!!!!!

 

Maybe "announced" is a strong term, they kind of buried it in the email they sent about the Swiss Army Man soundtrack being released.

 

It's going to be nuts.

 

Interestingggg.

We'll see how it shakes out then.

 

This post from a few weeks ago seems pretty "beyond demoing" to me.

 

Hopefully this means Casey is working with them?

 

In March or so they posted a picture on Twitter of them in their home studio working on 5. I'd imagine that's when they recorded demos, and have been "researching" and recording it since then. Probably are closed to finished with it.

 

If they're just now recording, it won't be out til next year.

 

I really doubt it'll be out this year, there's no need to rush something like that. I'd bet it's a mid spring or early summer release in 2017.

 

Yeah, next February or March sounds about right.

 

Haven't read through all the pages.. Looks like they are recording.. So I assume no Fall Tour plans?

 

is the Swiss Army Man OST a weird listen without watching the movie? I see that Daniel Radcliffe and Paul Dano are featured on a lot of songs

 

wonder if they are here About - Echo Mountain Recording Studio - Asheville, NC

 

Not really too much. It's pretty sparse. The Cotton Eye Joe and Jurrasic Park stuff won't make too much sense without getting the context from the movie, but for the most part you can listen without watching

(Still think you should watch the movie though cause it's one of the best movies of the year)

 

I do want to watch it, but just haven't yet and I want to listen to the music

 

Can't wait for new music/tour.

 

Andy and Robert are on the latest Modern Vinyl podcast talking about Swiss Army Man. Great stuff.

 

This soundtrack is pretty f'n weird. I know it probably works way better with the movie, but I was thinking we'd get more songs with vocals and lyrics and Andy sounding lovely. Oh well, still nice mood music.

 

From an interview in the Atlanta Journal Constitution:

Q: What's up next for the band?

Hull: We’re going to make a new album in September (their first since 2014). We wrote it in this cabin in Asheville earlier this year and started putting together the pieces. It’s a really ambitious project. I’d say a bit theatrical. We’re going to record in Asheville. There was a vibe being up there. We wrote the album about a town and we were up on this mountain sort of overlooking a town the whole time we were there so we figured we’d go back to the source.

 

spring 2017 would be my guess

 

Damn. My 2017 year-end list is already starting to write itself.