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ATP! Album Review: Manchester Orchestra - Cope

Manchester Orchestra are a very difficult band to pin down. Their back catalogue contains songs as stripped-back as ‘Deer’ but also as punishing as ‘Mighty’ back-to-back, glued together by the rawness in vocalist Andy Hull’s haunting shriek. But for their fourth full-length, Cope, the plan was clear: make a heavy record. Last album Simple Math was, to quote Hull, “a different palate with each song.” This time around, the slower tracks have been removed in favour of sticking to the format; an ‘if it ain’t heavy, it ain’t going in’ mantra that has produced a decent but one-dimensional fourth release.

Manchester Orchestra Stream New Album 'COPE'

Manchester Orchestra's new album Cope can now be streamed in its entirety over at Spin.

The band's latest release officially drops April 1st.

Dates and ticket information for Manchester Orchestra's spring tour can be found here.

Manchester Orchestra Announce New Album 'Cope'; Spring Tour w/ Balance and Composure

Manchester Orchestra have announced their new album will be titled Cope and is scheduled to be released on April 1st via Loma Vista Recordings/Favorite Gentlemen Recordings.

In support of Cope, the band are heading out on a two-month North American headlining tour with support coming from Balance and Composure as well as Kevin Devine & The Goddamn Band.

Dates, as well as a stream of a new song titled "Top Notch," can be found below.

Manchester Orchestra Cover No Doubt's "Don't Speak"

Manchester Orchestra have released a cover of No Doubt's "Don't Speak," featuring O'Brother, which can be streamed by clicking read more.

Manchester Orchestra Releasing Split w/ Thrice; Features No Doubt "14-Minute Stoner-Rock" Cover

Manchester Orchestra have announced they are releasing a split with Thrice, which will go on sale this Friday (January 25th).

A message from frontman Andy Hull can be found by clicking read more.

Bad Books (Manchester Orchestra/Kevin Devine) Perform New Song "Please Move"

Check out a video of Bad Books (Manchester Orchestra/Kevin Devine side-project) performing a stripped down version of a new song titled "Please Move" below.

Bad Books (Manchester Orchestra/Kevin Devine) Release New Song "Forest Whitaker"

Bad Books (Manchester Orchestra/Kevin Devine side-project) have released a new song titled "Forest Whitaker", which can be streamed here.

Andy Hull Performs New Manchester Orchestra Song; Band Recording New Album This Winter

Andy Hull announced on stage recently that Manchester Orchestra will record their new album this winter. Check out a fan-shot video of Hull performing a new Manchester song, acoustically, by clicking read more.

ATP! Acoustic Session: Andy Hull (Right Away, Great Captain!)

Alter The Press recently caught up with Andy Hull of Right Away, Great Captain! to record a brand new acoustic session.

Hull treated us to not only a song from Right Away, Great Captain's new album "The Church Of The Good Thief", but also a stripped down performance of a brand new Bad Books (Manchester Orchestra/Kevin Devine side-project) track titled "42".

Right Away, Great Captain! Stream New Album "The Church Of The Good Thief"

The new Right Away, Great Captain! (Andy Hull of Manchester Orchestra's side-project) album "The Church Of The Good Thief", can be streamed in its entirety via Spotify. Members can listen to the album by clicking read more.

Albums That Changed My Life: Andy Hull (Manchester Orchestra/Right Away, Great Captain!)

This week's "Albums That Changed My Life" contributor is Andy Hull of Manchester Orchestra and Right Away, Great Captain!

Andy is currently gearing up for his upcoming tour in support of RAGC's new album "The Church Of The Good Thief", which is out today (June 12th) through Favorite Gentlemen Recordings. All dates and ticket information can be found here.

Andy Hull Performs New Bad Books Song "Pytor" Acoustic

Check out a video of Andy Hull performing a new Bad Books (Manchester Orchestra/Kevin Devine side-project) song titled "Pytor", which can be viewed by clicking read more.

Album Review: Right Away, Great Captain! - The Church Of The Good Thief

The best things come in three's. From the on screen antics of Harrison Ford in the Indiana Jones trilogy to the original Crash Bandicoot trilogy on the Playstation 1, even De La Soul heralded that three is "The Magic Number". It is with the third Right Away, Great Captain! release "The Church Of The Good Thief" that Andy Hull's cinematic trilogy comes to a sombre close; the beautifully painted artwork even aptly portrays a funeral at sea.

So where were we when we left the full time frontman for Manchester Orchestra in "The Eventually Home"? His character had returned from sea (as told in "The Bitter End") to find his wife cheating on him with his own brother, despite his intent to kill her, in the heat of the moment he kills his brother and leaves his wife watching. The first song from the album "Blame" details how the murder was heard by a nearby farmers wife and, though not described, it's implied that he is sentenced to death.

Casey Crescenzo (The Dear Hunter) Added To Right Away, Great Captain! Tour

Casey Crescenzo of The Dear Hunter has been added to Right Away, Great Captain!'s (Andy Hull of Manchester Orchestra) upcoming headline tour. Check out a message from Hull and the tour routing below.

"safe to say i am excited to have my buddy casey from the dear hunter doing the RAGC tour with me. we’re gonna be playing some TDH, Manchester, and RAGC songs together."

7/11/2012 @ Subterranean Chicago, IL
7/12/2012 @ The Pike Room Pontiac, MI
7/13/2012 @ Musica Akron, OH
7/15/2012 @ Shadow Lounge Pittsburgh, PA
7/17/2012 @ Maxwells Hoboken, NJ
7/18/2012 @ The Space Hamden, CT
7/19/2012 @ Brighton Music Hall Boston, MA
7/20/2012 @ North Star Bar Philadelphia, PA
7/21/2012 @ Ottobar Baltimore, MD
7/22/2012 @ Knitting Factory Brooklyn, NY

Right Away, Great Captain! Announce US Tour

Right Away, Great Captain! (Andy Hull of Manchester Orchestra) will be heading out on tour this summer. Dates can be found below.

7/11/2012 @ Subterranean Chicago, IL
7/12/2012 @ The Pike Room Pontiac, MI
7/13/2012 @ Musica Akron, OH
7/15/2012 @ Shadow Lounge Pittsburgh, PA
7/17/2012 @ Maxwells Hoboken, NJ
7/18/2012 @ The Space Hamden, CT
7/19/2012 @ Brighton Music Hall Boston, MA
7/20/2012 @ North Star Bar Philadelphia, PA
7/21/2012 @ Ottobar Baltimore, MD
7/22/2012 @ Knitting Factory Brooklyn, NY

Bad Books (Manchester Orchestra/Kevin Devine) Wrapping Up New Album

According to a tweet from Andy Hull, it would appear that Bad Books (Manchester Orchestra/Kevin Devine side-project) are currently in the studio finishing work on their new album.

Bad Books (Manchester Orchestra/Kevin Devine) New Album Nearly Complete

Kevin Devine has revealed in a new interview, that Bad Books' new album (Manchester Orchestra/Kevin Devine side-project) is almost complete.

Check out an except from the feature below:

"So I guess the other big thing is that everyone wants a Bad Books record.

They will get it. Right after the last show of this tour, I’m going to fly to Atlanta for three days and finish it. It’s pretty close. It’s really close. I mean I think we got ten songs done. They need more keys and percussion and maybe more production stuff. But it’s getting close."

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