![]() ![]() We had a lot of songs on this record and we ended up not using a lot of them, because these songs seemed to fit together really well. We noticed that lyrically, it was more cohesive. Once we realized that we had a conceptual storyline in the songs that we were going to end up putting on the album, it started coming together in that way. Those first couple years of marriage are a very difficult time. ![]() That's kind of why we see it as sort of an experience album, from the perspective of Andy dealing with marriage and God. There is definitely a storyline in there. If you look at it from the beginning to end, it’s like an experience.ĭid you plan on it being a conceptual album, or is that just how it came together?įreeman: Yeah, it definitely is. The songs definitely stand on their own, but as a whole they are a lot stronger. What are you looking for listeners to take away from "Simple Math," as a whole?įreeman: Hopefully some sort of experience through the whole thing. We kind of trusted him with the songs, and handed them over to him and he made a whole orchestration and it sounded beautiful so we kept it (laughs). A good friend of ours, Ben, did all of the string arrangements and that was pretty much it. All of that kind of stuff was added afterwards, where someone was like "Oh, maybe we should do a kids' choir there!" So we tried it and it worked, so we kept it(laughs). All of the songs were written without any kind of orchestration, or children's choirs or anything like that. Where did you guys come up with some of the ideas for the record, in terms of the musical content? I noticed that you guys had a lot of orchestral arrangements on this record, as well as little things like a kid's choir on one of the tracks.įreeman: Well, it went along as it did. We definitely had somewhat of a goal when we walked in. I think it definitely came out exactly the way that we wanted it to come out. I think that we knew with these songs, we had something that we were really going to be proud of at the end of it. With your latest release "Simple Math," did you guys have a goal in mind before you started making the record?įreeman: Yeah, the thing that we always have is to make something far better than what we've done before. It is great, and fun to have a good amount of people there every night screaming and singing along to the songs. You walk out there and sounds exactly like the night before. I think that is a big part of being comfortable onstage every night. The cool thing about it is that we have our own monitor now that we are sharing with Cage. How does it feel to be playing the bigger venues now?įreeman: It feels great. It’s this big beautiful room that we are really, really excited to play. We have been to the Tabernacle a million times to watch other people, and we always wanted to play it. We sold out about a week ago, which was a really big surprise and we are really stoked. You have the big hometown show tonight, right? Did it sell out?įreeman: Yes, why yes it did. We have had a really good time just hanging out with some of our best friends on tour. We had a chance to speak with Chris Freeman and get his thoughts on the new record, before their sold-out hometown show in Atlanta.įreeman: It has been awesome man. ![]() A collection of diverse tracks that bring in new elements and instrumentation, “Simple Math” is sure to capture the ears of new listeners, while keeping the devout fans content. ![]() The follow-up to the band’s groundbreaking 2009 release, “Mean Everything to Nothing,” aims to push the boundaries of their sound. Increasingly gaining popularity, the alt-rock outfit Manchester Orchestra released their third full-length record, “Simple Math” to rave reviews and well deserved praise. ![]()
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