Oh Comely: Five Neutral Milk Hotel Covers Worth Hearing
Hearing Neutral Milk Hotel via audiophile-quality vinyl for the first time will be a triumphant yet defeating moment. Why? Because the band's sad notes will strike louder than ever before, and every wailing horn will remind us that Elephant 6 offspring is gone, perhaps never to return.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayManchester Orchestra Launches Fall Tour with Silversun Pickups, Brand New
After a spring tour in Europe and a summer tour with a pit stop at this year's Lollapalooza, the relentless Manchester Orchestra is kicking off the fall season by joining Silversun Pickups, then Brand New on a fall U.S. tour.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBest Music of 2009 (So Far): Steve LaBate, Associate Editor
To celebrate the half-way point of 2009, this week Paste staffers are counting down their favorite albums and songs of the year (so far). Check out all of our lists here, and share your own favorites in the comments.So much love to give already this year, and it's not even July. And there's even more to come later this year with new albums from The Avett Brothers, Pearl Jam, the Beastie Boys, Tom Russell and Calexico, Jay-Z, Os Mutantes, Yo La Tengo, The Black Crowes, Gordon Gano, Erykah Badu, Lil Wayne and The Dead Weather. I'm only supposed to include 10 albums and 10... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayBest Music of 2009 (So Far): Kate Kiefer, Associate Editor
To celebrate the half-way point of 2009, this week Paste staffers are counting down their favorite albums and songs of the year (so far). Check out all of our lists here, and share your own favorites in the comments. You might notice that Passion Pit’s Manners isn’t on my list, and that’s because I don’t like Passion Pit very much. (Apparently I’m in the minority.) I didn’t include Wild Light’s “California On My Mind” either, but that’s only because Josh plays it so many times a day that I feel like it’s his own personal song. As for the music I did include if... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayManchester Orchestra - "I Can Feel A Hot One"
Click above to watch the exclusive premier of Manchester Orchestra's video for "I Can Feel A Hot One" from their new album Mean Everything to Nothing.... read more
Found in: Featured VideosManchester Orchestra: Mean Everything to Nothing
Manchester Orchestra’s moniker is particularly misleading... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsRainn Wilson collaborates with Rivers Cuomo, geeks out over Manchester Orchestra
As you may remember from Paste's Sasquatch interview with Rainn Wilson last year, the dude has opinions and he's not afraid to share them. He apparently came around on the whole heart-on-sleeve earnestness thing, because he's moved on from trashing The National to collaborating with head Weezer man, Rivers Cuomo.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsManchester Orchestra producing 11-part concept video
Although they first caught our eye long ago, Manchester Orchestra have been gathering national steam ever since releasing their debut full-length album, I'm Like A Virgin Losing a Child. Since then, the Atlanta-native indie rock outfit has quickly grown in popularity (you know you've arrived when Rainn Wilson gives you a Twitter shout-out). After staying busy in 2008, the band has recently finished up its sophomore album, Mean Everything to Nothing, and is now working on an 11-part concept video corresponding to each track on the new record.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsSXSW 2009: Day One Photos ft. Decemberists, Echo and the Bunnymen, Vivian Girls, Avett Brothers and more
Photos taken by Mike White (Echo, Vivians, Stern, Lewis), Jonathan Jackson (Decemberists, Avetts), Amber Roussel (Vincent, Grates, Aqualung) and Eric Ryan Anderson (Manchester) at SXSW... read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsManchester Orchestra announces Everything to Nothing tour
Atlanta's Manchester Orchestra has announced dates for a Spring tour in support of the band's second full-length album, Mean Everything To Nothing, out April 21.... read more
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