Now that Simple Math has been unleashed into the wild for a good few weeks, I can’t wait to heart the slew of b-sides that didn’t quite make it onto the record. I’m hoping we’ll see something similar to Fourteen Years Of Excellence. We’ve already got to hear a live version of “Bananas” and now [...]

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Manchester Orchestra seem to be on the tip of everybody’s tongue lately, and for good reason. So far, their third full-length Simple Math (see my review on the sidebar!) is forerunner for album of the year with little to no competition in sight. You can check out the third track of the album, “Pensacola” which [...]

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Wow. OK, so even after having to cut off the whole first half of the song, Manchester Orchestra still put on a helluva performance last night on Letterman, blasting through an epic rendition of “Virgin”. They even got the Brooklyn Youth Chorus to accompany them for the chilling chorus. Wonder if any of them youngn’s [...]

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New unreleased Manchester Orchestra song. It’s called “Bananas”. Watch it via Punktastic. No word on if this was apart of the Simple Math sessions or if it was written at another time, but unsurprisingly its awesome.

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The PT Sessions: Manchester Orchestra – Colly Strings from Punktastic on Vimeo. Punktastic recently did a 3-song session with Manchester Orchestra including three performances for “Colly Strings” , “Simple Math” , and and new unreleased song “Bananas”. They’ve got the first of the three up now. Watch “Colly Strings” above and stay tuned for the [...]

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