I'm Like a Virgin Losing a Child
Atlanta group's full-length debut explores grunge, folk, and straight-up indie rock with a breezy, wistful tone.
Together for less than two years, and about to embark on a US tour with fellow Atlanta residents Annuals, the Manchester Orchestra deliver their debut album following a lone EP in 2005. Undisputed guiding light, singer and songwriter Andy Hull spent his…
wisely and perfectly recorded live, with the sort of roughness and innocence that would be polished away with tireless tweaking and endless tracking in a studio...Other than the few that know the truth, the name Manchester Orchestra perhaps conjures up an image of lush strings and woodwinds possibly conducted by Shaun Ryder or Liam Gallagher.
Manchester Orchestra - I'm Like a Virgin Losing a Child review: With a heavy heart and looking straight at you with cutting eyes, Virgin is a thoroughly worthwhile and affecting affair from start to finish.