Manchester Orchestra - Hope LP

Atlanta-based hard rock quintet Manchester Orchestra is thrilled to announced the release of Hope, a startling re-imagination of Cope, their most recent album. Searching for the sonic direction of what would become their fourth full-length, the hard-hitting Cope; Manchester Orchestra discovered something pretty amazing. The unapologetically heavy anthems seemed to work just as well (or even better) when stripped to their essence. “We were noticing that all the beautiful, slow stuff was working with all the really loud and fast stuff,” said lead vocalist, Andy Hull. “The seed was planted to go back and create a full circle of an album.” So when Hull went into SiriusXM’s Alt-Nation studios and recorded a stripped-down version of “Top Notch” on the eve of releasing Cope this past April, it was with a measured degree of intent. The quiet presentation and simple arrangement forced the song’s warm lyric and beautiful melody to the fore, which actually made the track itself sound bigger. Th