2023 release. Andy Hull was inspired to start writing the record while rummaging around in his suitcase looking for his lyric notebook and instead found The Valley of Vision, a 1975 book of old Puritan prayers his mom had given to him the previous Christmas.
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GUTNIKOV, Boris (violin) | VAIMAN, Mikhail (violin). MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791). BACH, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750). Concerto for violin and orchestra No.1 in A minor BWV 1041. Concerto for violin and orchestra No.5 in A major KV 219.
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Hope by Manchester Orchestra (CD, 2014).
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Manchester Orchestra's 2011 effort Simple Math is an epic, would-be concept album revolving around lead singer/songwriter Andy Hull's life to date. He sings, "Dear everyone I ever really knew, I acted like an asshole so I could keep my edge on you.
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But where Simple Math found the band investigating a more varied tonal palette, here they stick to a sheer wall of electric guitar grit and grayscale harmonics. Which is, of course, the point, as the band wanted to adhere to a cohesive sound for the whole album.
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