Lav's Music Corner

This weekend I'm away at Shaky Knees music festival so there's won't be many new reviews and the best new tracks might be late. To supplement I'm covering a trio of bands that will be playing at the festival this weekend. (Editor's note, when this was started Manchester Orchestra was scheduled to play at the event but had to back out before the show) The Valley Of Visions  - Manchester Orchestra 2000's indie band Manchester Orchestra recaptured the attention of indie fans, me included, with their 2017 album A Black Mile To The Surface  which felt like a fittingly dramatic and emotional blend of the styles of indie music both old and new. While I wasn't nearly as into their follow-up The Million Masks Of God  I do plan on seeing the band this weekend and part of that was giving this new shorter album a few relistens. The record's two singles didn't necessarily impress me but they also didn't give me any reason to look away. The first of which Capi...

Manchester Orchestra are an Atlanta based indie rock band who have been releasing music since 2006. They found critical success on the back of their first two records I'm Like A Virgin Losing A Child  and Mean Everything To Nothing  in the 2000's. The bands initial output in the 2010's, namely 2011's Simple Math  and 2014's Cope  weren't nearly as acclaimed upon their initial release. The band returned in 2017 with A Black Mile To The Surface  which very quietly became a major fan favorite and one of the most critically successful indie albums of that year. After 4 years of relative quiet the band has returned with their 6th album on the back of three singles released in the earlier months of 2021. Review By Lav: While I am not a Manchester Orchestra super fan I have always enjoyed their music. I think their debut Virgin  is supremely underrated and while I wasn't head over heels for Black Mile  I did give the record a positive review 4 years ago and i...