Manchester Orchestra's Andy Hull / Photo by Eric Nowels
Up-and-coming Atlanta quintet Manchester Orchestra are making a name for themselves with a raucous guitar sound that's deepened by frontman Andy Hull's emotional lyrics and tender vocals (check out "I Was a Lid" for proof). Hull's recent solo acoustic performance at SPIN's NYC office treated some 25 staffers to the band's softer side.
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Below, check out video of Hull performing "I've Got Friends," "My Friend Marcus," "100 Dollars," and "I Can Feel A Hot One" from Manchester Orchestra's forthcoming second full-length (and major-label debut), Mean Everything to Nothing (out April 21).
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