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Though Manchester Orchestra has only been a proper band for a year and a half, this young quintet (with an average age of 19) has crafted an album that sounds more aware and traveled than many of its more aged peers. Led by singer / songwriter / guitarist Andy Hull, Manchester Orchestra's debut LP, I'm Like A Virgin Losing A Child , is a statement cinematic in scope - a series of emotional vignettes that delicately unravel over the course of an elegantly conceived musical arc that recalls both murky southern mysticism and the id borne bombast of the Pacific Northwest. Driven by lyrics that are insightful, spiritual and impressionistic, I'm Like A Virgin Losing A Child is a litany of intimate details presented in widescreen. Just as the pointillist paintings of Georges Pierre Seurat or the films of Robert Altman lead our attention to the fine details, Manchester Orchestra also find inspiration in the intimate; but it is when we are able to gain some distance we begin to see the bigger picture and wonder where our experience fits in.

Manchester Orchestra's beginnings lie in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia where during Hull's junior year in high school, his talent as a songwriter was garnering the attention of fans and industry types alike. One of which prompted the idea of Andy to home school himself and put all of his focus into to writing and recording an album. Heartened by all the positive feedback, Hull took the advice and spent his senior year in the studio.

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• Genre: Indie / Rock
• Members: Andy Hull - Vocals, Guitar, Jonathan Corley - Bass, Jeremiah Edmond - Drums, Chris Freeman - Keyboards, Vocals, Robert McDowell - Guitar
• Label: Favorite Gentleman Records
• Label Type: Independent
• Website: www.themanchesterorchestra.com

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Manchester Orchestra and Annuals are please to announce new co-headlining tour dates with special guests on select dates: The Never and The New Frontiers.

A limited number of tickets have been held for Manchester Orchestra fans and will be available through a special presale that begins Friday, August 24th at 1PM Local Time.

Click here to buy tickets.

Tour Dates:

Oct 27: Carrboro, NC @ Cats Cradle
Oct 28: Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel
Oct 30: Philadelphia, PA @ North Star Bar
Oct 31: New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom

Nov 1: Boston, MA @ Great Scott
Nov 2: Montreal, QC @ Le Gymnase
Nov 3: Toronto, ON @ Mod Club
Nov 5: Detroit, MI @ Shelter
Nov 6: Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
Nov 7: Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity
Nov 10: Seattle, WA @ Crocodile Café
Nov 11: Vancouver, BC @ Plaza Club
Nov 12: Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
Nov 14: San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
Nov 15: Hollywood, CA @ Troubadour
Nov 16: San Diego, CA @ Epicentre
Nov 17: Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse
Nov 18: Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive
Nov 19: Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck

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