It’s perfectly acceptable for bands to take some time off once in a while to recharge. Even though we miss them while they’re gone, we can’t expect for them to be musical ATM machines to plug out worthwhile material at our beck and call. We’d rather they kick back for a bit and bring out good songs sporadically, than bad songs every other month or so and try to pass it off as meaningful content.

So after a short hiatus Manchester Orchestra is back, and we couldn’t be happier. This morning the act released its first single in over 3 years called “Top Notch” – a title that couldn’t be any more fitting. It’s a powerful tune that reminds us more of its “Mean Everything To Nothing” album than it does the newer “Simple Math” and denotes the tones of earlier work that we fell in love with almost a half-decade ago.

“Top Notch” is the first single off of their forthcoming album “Cope” – which is penciled in for an April 1st release. The band will swing through Denver on April 25th and head to our red-city neighbors of the south, Colorado Springs, on May 9th.

We’re excited about this. You should be too.


 

APR 17 THE RITZ | TAMPA, FL
APR 18 REVOLUTION | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
APR 19 HOUSE OF BLUES | ORLANDO, FL
APR 21 HOUSE OF BLUES | HOUSTON, TX
APR 22 EMO'S | AUSTIN, TX
APR 23 HOUSE OF BLUES | DALLAS, TX
APR 24 GRANADA | LAWRENCE, KS
APR 25 SUMMIT MUSIC HALL | DENVER, CO
APR 26 IN THE VENUE | SALT LAKE CITY, UT
APR 28 KNITTING FACTORY | SPOKANE, WA
APR 29 NEPTUNE | SEATTLE, WA
APR 30 ROSELAND THEATER | PORTLAND, OR
MAY 02 THE FILLMORE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA
MAY 03 HOUSE OF BLUES | LOS ANGELES, CA
MAY 04 HOUSE OF BLUES | ANAHEIM, CA
MAY 06 HOUSE OF BLUES | SAN DIEGO, CA
MAY 07 MARQUEE THEATRE | TEMPE, AZ
MAY 09 BLACK SHEEP | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
MAY 10 SOKOL AUDITORIUM | OMAHA, NE
MAY 11 THE PAGEANT | ST LOUIS, MO
MAY 12 MAJESTIC THEATRE | MADISON, WI
MAY 14 SKYWAY THEATRE | MINNEAPOLIS, MN
MAY 15 HOUSE OF BLUES | CHICAGO, IL
MAY 16 INTERSECTION | GRAND RAPIDS, MI
MAY 17 BOGART'S | CINCINNATI, OH
MAY 19 OPERA HOUSE | TORONTO, CANADA
MAY 20 TOWN BALLROOM | BUFFALO, NY
MAY 22 TERMINAL 5 | NEW YORK, NY
MAY 23 HOUSE OF BLUES | BOSTON, MA
MAY 24 THEATRE OF LIVING ARTS | PHILADELPHIA, PA
MAY 25 THEATRE OF LIVING ARTS | PHILADELPHIA, PA
MAY 27 THE FILLMORE SILVER SPRING | SILVER SPRING, MD
MAY 28 NORVA | NORFOLK, VA
MAY 29 THE FILLMORE CHARLOTTE | CHARLOTTE, NC
MAY 30 TABERNACLE | ATLANTA, GA
MAY 31 THE CANNERY | NASHVILLE, TN