Concert Review: Manchester Orchestra

Wednesday, April 22 at 40 Watt

Manchester Orchestra stopped in Athens last night for their second night on tour in support of their brand new album, Mean Everything To Nothing and blew away the jam-packed crowd at 40 Watt. The band's diverse tracks from the screamy singalong, "Shake It Out" to the slow and catchy, "I Can Feel A Hot One," made for a rollercoaster ride of a show. 

The Atlanta-based quartet began with their already well-known song,"I've Got Friends," setting up for what would be one of the best shows I have seen at 40 Watt this year. Through every song, Manchester's energy radiated from the stage and all the way out onto Washington Street.

Considering the album just dropped on Tuesday, everyone sang along like everything they played was an old favorite. Guitarist and lead vocalist, Andy Hull proved to be quite funny in between songs, at one point thanking everyone for illegally downloading their album earlier today. He sympathized saying he watched season three of "Friday Night Lights" without actually buying it and is just happy people like their music. But really people, this album is worth your 10 or 12 bucks. 

Manchester ended the set with a sleepy song, but Hull came back to play "Sleeper 1972" and "I Can Feel A Hot One" that satisfied fans and put them into a sleepy state (hey, some of us had class this morning). Here's a clip of Manchester Orchestra singing "Sleeper 1972" at 40 Watt last night. Enjoy!

-Kristen Lee

Currently listening to "The Only One" by Manchester Orchestra

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