Kevin Devine and Manchester Orchestra's collaboration band is called Bad Books. At his solo show in Bloomington, IN, Devine stated that the group are shooting for an early fall release date for their debut record.
Manchester Orchestra plan to record their third album in their own studio in Atlanta and say it will be "a lot louder and a lot quieter" than their past material.
Go here to enter Manchester Orchestra's "Bring Your Own Bitch" contest. All you have to do is submit a picture of your dog, their name and pick a city to be entered to win a pair of tickets to an upcoming show.
Last night at Manchester Orchestra's show in Chicago, Andy Hull announced that they will have a new album out in summer, and will be touring in support of it as well.
Just this week, Andy Hull announcedThe Big Bad Devil and The Great Good God, the third and final installment to his Right Away, Great Captain! project. To celebrate, this week's Before They Were Stars features a song off an unreleased Right Away, Great Captain! record titled Twelve Months Is A Waste Of Time. Find the stream and a brief explanation sitting pretty in the replies.
Drummer Jeremiah Edmond is leaving Manchester Orchestra. Both him and lead vocalist Andy Hull gave us an exclusive interview about where the band is headed, details of the split, and just how scary that break-up conversation can be.
Robert McDowell (of Manchester Orchestra) and his one-man band, an alternative pop project he's dubbed Gobotron, is finally ready to release an album. On Your Mark, Get Set... has been two years in the making, and it hits digital retailers on Jan. 19th. For now, and in our true exclusive fashion, we've got the full album stream going on at theGobotronAP.net Profile.
The AP.net top album of 2009, Manchester Orchestra's Mean Everything to Nothing, is on sale for only $2.99 over at Amazon MP3. The sale will end in 30 hours.
Manchester Orchestra announced a small string of dates for early next year. The first two are in support of Brand New and the rest as headliners with support TBA. Dates are in the replies.
Starting now, we'll be offering tiny snippets into the past of your favorite bands and artists. Never heard, incredibly rare or just really freakin' old, here is the first installment of the Before They Were Stars feature: "Half of It" by Manchester Orchestra. Stream the song in the replies and then tell us what you think.
Manchester Orchestra has a video update from their time with Kevin Devine in the U.K. Included is a cover of MGMT's "Time To Pretend" and the pilot episode of Andy Hull and Kevin Devine's new show Baby Time. Check out the video in the replies and see more cool stuff at Sounds of Buzz.
