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This is the best album of 2009. Without any doubt.
From the first second
I heard it, to when this is being written, it remains
one of my
favourite albums and is always one to recommend
to friends. Manchester
Orchestra's slots of Reading and Leeds this year
increased their
fanbase, with everyone without fail being blown
away – and they're about
to embark on tour with Biffy Clyro too – wow,
what a treat.
They're been around for a little while, with
a few albums, but it's
really this one, that is so different, so epic,
so fantastic.
The album has it all. Fast bits, slow bits, ball-rattling
riffs, cryptic
lyrics, mind-blowing songwriting, and sensational
sing-along moments.
(Or rather, shout along.) The chopping and changing
of speeds is
reminiscent of Brand New, and some songs such
as a personal favourite,
/In My Teeth/, draw on a vague Nirvana sound.
/I've Got Friends/ starts
out as a gentle twinkly track, and works its way
through the verse
before effortlessly transforming into a real sing-along,
and a chorus
that won't leave your head for weeks. /Pride/,
a really slow one that
meanders along, constantly reverting to the same
riff, until at the end,
out of nowhere, (well out of a breakdown but,
you know what I mean,) one
of the most exciting riffs I've ever heard. /Tony
The Tiger/ is another
winner, and runs into the delightfully epic /Everything
To Nothing/,
which finishes the list of top tracks for the
album.
Basically, if you like Brand New, and even if
you don't; if you just
like music, then this album should defintely blow
you away.
5/5
Review by Thom |
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Robert
Andy
Jeremiah
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Chri |
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1. The Only One
2. Shake It Out
3. I've Got Friends
4. Pride
5. In My Teeth
6. 100 Dollars
7. I Can Feel A Hot One
8. My Friend Marcus
9. Tony The Tiger
10. Everything To Nothing
11. The River |
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- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
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What Was That? |
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