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  • Wow, completely disagree. This entire album is pure, unpredictable and just beautiful.

  • I'm like a virgin is one of my favorite albums ever... the rest kinda make me sad.

  • I freaking love this album.

  • I think people get too carried away when he reviews a band that they love. I love Manchester Orchestra. I think they're amazing Live. But, I don't think this was the album they expected it to be. I feel a bit let down by this album.

    Personally i like the older material more. But that is all opinion. Love the band still. But, I think this is them taking the next step (like brand new did) into that more "radioheadish" type music. I don't know. I hope they prove me wrong.

  • Manchester Orchestra are one of my favourite bands.

    I'm only starting to get into Rock (I pretty much only listened to hip-hop until recently).

    Anyone know any similar bands I might like? I absolutely love Brand New's The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me, so anything similar to them.

  • @xTheFBP Dude, That Brand New album is one of my favorites of all time. Check out The Dear Hunter, La Dispute, Portugal The Man, Modest Mouse, Cage The Elephant... You should really like some of those bands.

  • @musicismyfavorite777 I've got La Dispute debut album and I have a couple Modest Mouse albums. I'll check out the others, thanks! Have you heard Republic of Wolves? They have 2 EPs and one album that are all really good. Check out His Old Brances EP!

  • @xTheFBP Bro, I LOVE Republic of Wolves. Varuna is a brilliant album,

  • Insanely amazing album. I'm surprised by your review but I guess that's just your opinion. I wouldn't say it's my favorite attempt by the band, but they're definitely one of my favorite bands. You say that they've taken what's nice about indie rock and changed it, but that leaves the question that they were never indie rock to begin with. They're more alternative/progressive in my opinion.

  • they just sound gayer....by that i mean HAPPY

  • I really like this record, especially track 6, "Virgin" which strikes me as a much more intelligent and poetic version of My Morning Jacket's "Holdin' on to Black Metal"

    Although, like yourself, I'm not crazy about every string and horn arrangement on this one, I feel they don't detract too much from the rest of the wonderfulness this LP has going on. Strong 7 light 8.

  • I think it differs from indie rock.

  • I kind of....like it for the same reasons you don't

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  • Manchester Orchestra has a new album out? Wtf? Where have I been???

  • Do you know any other aspects of what music? His voice in itself is an instrument. The different sounds and feelings behind it really makes it UNIQUE. And what?...Your not going to talk about the drum work, which personally I find BADASS. At least review all of it. Or can you not appreciate it.............Im gettin too worked up over this.

    -Peace

  • this review is awful. it sounds like you just read other reviews and said exactly what they said about the album. i don't know if i like it as much as mean everything to nothing, but a 4? really? its at least a 7 or 8. it's such an honest record and you've lost all your credibility in my eyes by giving this such a low score.

  • Subjectivity in music is key. Obviously you don't meld well with this type of ambitious indie rock venture.

  • "You know, a time when listening to underground music got you called "emo" instead of hipster, like today." hahaha

    and I agree with what you said about this album. I just can't get into it as I did on prior albums.

  • "You know, a time when listening to underground music got you called "emo" instead of hipster, like today." hahaha

  • Pale Black Eye best song ever

  • I have to disagree with you. I thought that this album has been their most thought out and well put together. I felt that the lyrics were extremely honest and Andy finally got his vocals together. And at first I was like, "only ten songs?" but then when I listened to it, it made every song stand out in its own way and have it's own feeling.

  • This album really doesn't compliment the rest of their body of work. They traded production for rock. Good review, I would've given it a higher score because I like some of the songs you frowned upon, but still. excellent as always.

  • Manchester Orchestra was one of the many bands that got me into alternative music. Before I heard those guys and the other bands you listed, I have no idea what I was listening to. Believe it or not, I used to have a life - and music wasn't a big part of it.

    Thankfully I became a loser and now obsess over it.

    I look back and it's like...what did I find so awesome about M.O. in the first place? I don't remember :( I still love Bright Eyes and Modest Mouse, but this album was pretty boring.

  • you should review cage the elephants thank you happy birthday

  • Iv been a fan of M.O. For years now. Personally when I first heard them I was like wtf is this? And put it on my filler list for CDs. They have now grown to be my favorite bad. I commend you for your honesty red shirt bitchin glasses guy. I think for someone to love this cd they have to be a die hard fan (meh) or someone who enjoys main stream music (that hurts to say)

  • I hate to be that guy, but I would expect someone who claims to be a "music nerd" to have appreciation for an album like Simple Math. You are the only reviewer giving it less than an 80% positive rating, I know it is only your opinion, but to find a band putting out honest material and sticking to their guns, like Manchester Orchestra, these days is hard to come across. Pure, honest music, how could you not like it...

  • @aukes57 Well, noting that the metacritic score for this album is 73, then no, he is not the "only reviewer giving it less than an 80%."

  • I'm a gay porn star and I approve.

  •  review GIVERS " in light"

  • I just want to say that I am actually from Pensacola. The one mentioned in the song.

  • I liked the little snippit of Dopethrone :) Thank you for that hahaha.

  • i think this guy is tottaly off his rocker i think manchester orchestra is an indie but dont say indie people are emo because they are not!!

  • i love the song virgin - absolutely incredible, have a listen :-)

  • lol there is a manchester orchestra simple math ad beside the video

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  • youre insane, this is an amazing albumn. to each his own but in my opinion youre totally wrong.

  • @cohenandkambria no one gives a shit about your opinion you fucking fag, go suck a nigger dick you fucking friendless cunt.

  • @jhipple52386 haha. ok,,,,real tough talking shit on youtube. grow up. i was merely disagreeing with him. If youll notice i put "to each his own".......but anyway i can tell you are a really classy person and fine American. So i guess youre right.

  • @cohenandkambria hey buddy hows it going today

  • also, you should review Young the Giant. For a debut release the album is quite good.

  • I think you're good, I won't deny that. But I think that your review is ridiculous. This is by far just another step into maturing for them. they take from older releases with the songs that you felt weren't good. Mighty, Pale Black Eye, April Fool, and Virgin feel like built upon ideas of songs off of METN and I'm Like a Virgin. but the rest really feeds more off the calming or chilling feeling and the others feed more off of a very pop and uplifting sound (i.e. Pensacola). I love this album.

  • I love the title track so much, easily my favorite MO song. Even though you've got some time before these come out I'd like to see you review The Dear Hunter's "The Color Spectrum" and Portugal. The Man's "In The Mountain In The Cloud"

  • Good review, I definitely see what you're saying about their new album re:their previous ones.

    As far as what to review next, have you considered Walls, by An Horse, who were touring with Manchester Orchestra right recently?

  • guess this album isn't pretentious enough for the pitchfork crowd

  • come on, you still listen to wilco. you still listen to wilco.

  • Love your reviews Anthony, but I have to say that I really hated how your swiftly dismissed Death Cab, Bright Eyes, D Plan, Built To Spill, Wilco, Grandaddy, and Modest Mouse all in a few seconds. Those definitely aren't bands that sound dated today as you say that Manchester tends to.

  • @falseswipe I think he was saying they were examples of classic 'indie rock' bands, not dismissing them..

  • have listened to the title song which in my ears is absolutely fantastic.

    was a bit disappointed with the rest.

    very very good review.

    you should do this as a living

  • you dont listen to bright eyes anymore? i think weve all gone through that phase, some of us, however, pulled a peter pan, like me :(

  • Raphael Saadiq - Stone Rollin'

  • I think I'm confusing these guys with Mannheim Steamroller.

  • @theneedledrop IM SORRY ANOTHY IMMA LET YOU FINISH BUT... Im the new internets busiest music nerd! lol

  • review the whole new fucked up album, it's leaked now

  • Please review The Dear Hunter's "The Color Spectrum" when it comes out on June 14th!

  • what did you call it jouooja

  • Anthony,

    I would like to tell you how much I enjoy your reviews. You help me find new stuff I enjoy. You to an extent, effect my daily life. Thank you,

  • And don't forget to review Torches by FTP when it comes out in two weeks. I think these guys are going to be huge in the next couple years.

  • Get your facts straight Anthony. None of those bands you mentioned were ever considered Emo, and Indie was never characterized that way.

  • i live in Pensacola!

  • Didn't realize Manchester Orchestra was that big, I know Robert to an extent but wow.

  • Hey Anthony, are these guys more of a 'rock band' than British Sea Power ? If you say no, I wont waste my time looking for this (as you say so, not worth the trip).

    ps.: new shirt ? well, congrats

    HAHAHHAHA

  • do you own Pink Flag on vinyl?

  • review Thee Oh Sees - Castlemania please

  • Saw them last night in Providence. They were great.

  • I always hear people referencing a "false sense of drama" with Manchester Orchestra. Like they are filling their songs with some type of melodrama.. However I just cannot see the difference between the emotion they put in their songs and the emotion other bands use... I think it is a tad immature and assuming to assume that just because he vocals croon at this spot or crack at this spot, that Andy is somehow "faking" the emotion. I think the album is a masterwork. To each their own huh?

  • @keegan182 It's not so much faking the drama, as assuming the listener is connecting to the song as much as he (Andy Hull) is. That combined with this sense I get that the lyrical content/themes of the song simply aren't that interesting and need this kind of over the top(imo) dynamic in the music in order to give them impact. I was disappointed with this album in general though, I was a big fan of METN. I'm glad you dig it though.

  • You're getting better and better at reviewing. Well done.

  • review the new borhen & der club of gore!!!

  • The Dear Hunter's new album and also Moving Mountains's new album "Waves"

  • freeze at 1:28

  • dude i hope you see this but you really are very very good at what you do, i enjoy each video you put up whether i like the band or not which speaks volumes of what your doing. Keep doing what your doing and ill be enjoying. thanks bro

  • you're reviewing that new portugal the man album when it drops riiiight??!?

    7/19 YA DIGG

  • You should review that new Iceage album. Post Punk Hardcore stuff by some young Danish kids.

  • I hate that you were so right about this one. I was really looking forward to it! I thought " Mean Every Thing... " was great!!

  • Electric Wizard album cover :) ?

  • these guys spawned a HUGE fucking legion of SHIT in Atlanta, Georgia and my hometown Macon. so many bands sound like them especially here

  • TUNNEL BLANKET!!!

    eh?

  • I think the early 2000s was a great time for indie rock to sound really good with bands like DCFC and the Decemberists, who are still making good "indie rock" today (you still like them right Anthony?) These days really enjoyable indie rock is few and far between, in my opinion, and Manchester Orchestra just seem to wear out their indie rock welcome for me.

  • Even though it doesn't come out till the 17th, you should review the new Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi album, Rome :)

  • Tinie Tempah Disc-Overy looking forward to it even though i hate written in the stars but I heard his other stuff and its actually has some taste to it looking forward if wanna take a look at it FOREVER :D

  • Red sweater

  • Review the new dangermouse project rome

  • Le Butcherettes Sin Sin SIn

  • Hey i think you should have a look at Phoenix Foundation's songs 'Damn The River' and 'Sea World', not to review just to see if you like their stuff.

  • i don't know what you should review because I come here for new music but you're a bit light on world music (bad term?) and I think you like it from things past like afro-beat airwarys, palenque palenque, and the good ones

  • BELA FLECK AND THE FLECKTONES OR BUST

  • like someone already said, plz review tunnel blanket by this will destroy you.

  • same score as GOBLIN........which would you prefer to listen no tomorrow?????

  • short review ANFF

  • hows about the new airborne toxic event, eh?

  • THIS WILL DESTROY YOU - TUNNEL BLANKET (been askin' for it for weeks)

  • Hahaha I liked the lil Dopethrone pop up.

  • I enjoy watching your reviews even if I have no fucking idea what band you're talking about. I enjoy the way you do them and how you are very thorough. Keep it up!

  • @flipmodeisthesquad Sometimes i feel the same way :)

  • Totally agree with the review, but i have to say their video for simple math was really cool.

    watch it if you guys get a chance!

  • thanks for reviewing this one...i agree on a lot of what you said. i got my hopes up after listening to the title track (which is awesome) but i was underwhelmed by a lot of what's going on here.

  • ITS A GROWER.

  • okkervil river, low, or rem.

  • that less than a second flash of Dopethrone made me go listen to the whole album

  • or review the new Joker tracks! you never do grime/budtsep

  • Review I Gotta Rokk EP by DJ SHADOW pleaze! I didn't really dig on Manchester Orchestra's last album (was my first by them) so I don't plan on listening to this one

  • Review Tourist History by Two Door Cinema Club

  • @TheChunklunk1 if i remember didnt that come out already?

  • @huamanJR Yes, but its not exactly old, and there are new decent reviews about it here on YouTube

  • @TheChunklunk1 true i dnt think he's going to do it unless its highly demanded since its been for a while now

  • Review Ascension by Jesu!

  • Reckless Serenade? Arctic Monkeys?

  • review kaynye west, or mos def

  • Anthony Fantano = Hipster God

  • How about a classic/doom rock album, like Blood Ceremony's "Living With the Ancients" or Graveyard's "Hisingen Blues". Come on, you know you want it. Actually, I want it...

    ...DO IT PLEASE

  • review Lord Huron new ep!

  • dude, your hair is gettin pretty long....damned hippy

  • I am wearing a snuggie :P

  • You should review your reviewing of albums.

  • asdf67058 it's his opinion...doe -_-

  • Originally gave this album a 9/10 on my review, after a few listens I felt like I WANTED TO KILL MYSELF! GAH, so boring.

    nice instrumentation and loving the Death Cab For Cutie, Bright Eyes and Modest Mouse at least from the vocal style anyway.

    Nice reviews bro.

  • simply crap.

  • Track Review of Frank Turner's new single Penny Sang The Blues?

  • hey anthony how old are you?

  • @theneedledrop DJ Shadow - I Gotta Rokk EP!! DJ Shadow - I Gotta Rokk EP!! DJ Shadow - I Gotta Rokk EP!! DJ Shadow - I Gotta Rokk EP!! DJ Shadow - I Gotta Rokk EP!! DJ Shadow - I Gotta Rokk EP!! DJ Shadow - I Gotta Rokk EP!! DJ Shadow - I Gotta Rokk EP!! DJ Shadow - I Gotta Rokk EP!! DJ Shadow - I Gotta Rokk EP!! DJ Shadow - I Gotta Rokk EP!! DJ Shadow - I Gotta Rokk EP!!

  • anthony hates mellow indie rock am confirmed

  • I feel like in your attempt to keep churning out album reviews you honestly don't grasp the meaning, emotion, or even simply the talent that comes out of some of these albums...not saying Simple Math itself is a 10/10 but the fact you would give it as low as a 4 is honestly baffling

  • @asdf67058 talent doesn't make an album good, and if he thinks the emotion seams forced/fake, thats his opinion.

  • Anthony can you review Man Man's new album "Life Fantastic"?

  • JESU

  • MAN MAN MAN MAN MAN MNAN MAN MAN for god's sake!

  • 90's indie is still da best

  • I'm biased to Andy Hull and love the Simple Math song... a... lot! I heard inspirations of Pink Floyd coming out in a good way here. And Pensacola is a great 2 for 2 on this album but I feel I need to listen to the rest now with your review. I am usually right there with you on your reviews but wasn't expecting a 4 on this one but maybe I need to put my bias on the shelf and try again.

    I would like a review on Bad Books sometime... to dispell my bias once again I fear. :)

  • the fuck is a jowja band?

  • Anthony: you should review the following albums:

    Tokimonsta - Creature Dreams EP

    DJ Shadow - I Gotta Rokk EP

    Action Bronson - Dr. Lecter

  • review Wasting Light. please

  • @edna23 fail, he already has :)

  • review Anomie - Skold

  • Review Friendly Fires or MONA please :)

  • FRIENDLY FIRES!!!!! PALA!!!FRIENDLY FIRES!!!!! PALA!!!FRIENDLY FIRES!!!!! PALA!!!FRIENDLY FIRES!!!!! PALA!!!FRIENDLY FIRES!!!!! PALA!!!FRIENDLY FIRES!!!!! PALA!!!FRIENDLY FIRES!!!!! PALA!!!FRIENDLY FIRES!!!!! PALA!!!FRIENDLY FIRES!!!!! PALA!!!FRIENDLY FIRES!!!!! PALA!!!FRIENDLY FIRES!!!!! PALA!!!FRIENDLY FIRES!!!!! PALA!!!FRIENDLY FIRES!!!!! PALA!!!FRIENDLY FIRES!!!!! PALA!!!FRIENDLY FIRES!!!!! PALA!!!FRIENDLY FIRES!!!!! PALA!!!FRIENDLY FIRES!!!!! PALA!!!FRIENDLY FIRES!!!!! PALA!!!

  • The intro to your reviews is my favorite part :)

  • Yes review the new Jesu.

  • Jesu plzzzzz

  • i think you should just review albums that are 8,9 to maybe 10 ratings. If not it'd still a waste of time..

  • beach fossils please!

  • Anthony. Why aren't there teleporting machines? I'd love to hang out with you...

  • This has to be the most boring band I have ever listened to...

    Sorry fans... but it's true...

  • Review Frank Ocean - nostalgia,ultra

    Gogohohobohgogo

  • @fappymonster i asked for this about a thousand times when it came out lol

  • is flex your head ever gonna come off the wall?

  • review the new true widow and the new this will destroy you!! i wanna hear some doom/sludge reviews

  • I saw them live. They were ass. Well i guess if you follow cage the elephant nothing is that good

  • Review Balkans

  • Also, you've gained a pretty good following that when ever you dish out a low rated review you don't have to constantly apologize for it with IMO's and such. Your fans know how you do and know you don't think this review is definitive of how good the album is or isn't. Just go for it, we won't get mad :D

  • I dont know who they are (and thats why i love this channel so much) but I just finish listening to "Pensacola" and I liked it. Im gonna check them out, thank you Anthony!

  • I like it when I disagree with you. For me this album was a great progression for them. I had just finished the new Man Man album (which I would love you to review) and they both kinda took the same path but I could help but think that Manchester Orchestra walked it better. They didn't lose their sound in the instruments compared to Man Man which I thought lost a lot of their bravado. Virgin is actually one of my favorite tracks haha. Oh well. Good stuff anyway, hit up Life Fantastic by Man Man!

  • ever considered reviewing mammal by altar of plagues? or this will destroy you and me and everyone we know?

  • Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring For My Halo

  • Totally agree. Found this to be some rather overproduced shit, unlike the other albums by them.

  • fabriclive 56 ~ pearson sound/ramadanman?~?~?~?

  • @Traviiismonster it's an ailment i'm stricken with, good sir

  • Not earnest? I COMPLETELY disagree. I don't know how you can't hear it. but whatevs.

  • I love the reference to Dopethrone.

    Made my day man.

  • @Veloce399 totes!

  • Yeah I am not digging this shit... REVIEW THE NEW DEICIDE ALBUM!!

  • @MalignantMProduction is it really good? i check it out. thought it was ok.

  • @theneedledrop I think it's a great CD amazing lead guitar parts and good production, it's a lot better then the previous one.

  • you are not going to do o'death, am I right?

  • @headbangingonfolk i'll check it out. not gonna promise anything. let's see what happens.

  • @theneedledrop

    thanks

  • Maybeshewill!

  • My recomendations are as followed:

    as I watch you from afar's new album gangs

    or that new untitled hella track.

    :D

  • "i wanna rip your lips off in my mouth" isn't earnest enough for you??? wow brutal review

  • Manchester has ALWAYS had a sludgier/heavier side on some of their songs, and that dates back to "like a virgin..." days. It's part of their sound. Simple Math is a refinement of the last record, mixing sludge/indie songs, and making the hooks catchier and the heavyness harsher. While I enjoy it (I'd give it far more than a 5, definitely), it's a bit dissapointing that they still don't know how (or don't want) to make a "solid" record.

  • Indie rock is not dead....there's still rock music being put out on independent labels

  • It came out a few months ago, but you should review Cough's Ritual Abuse.

  • That video that you linked to looks like the video game REZ. And that's the coolest thing about it. That song is horribly sappy and boring.

  • they're almost as boring as coldplay. ALMOST.