Hope (Manchester Orchestra album)

Hope
Studio album by Manchester Orchestra
Released September 16, 2014
Recorded June 2014–July 2014[1]
Genre Indie rock
Label Loma Vista Recordings, Favorite Gentlemen
Producer Manchester Orchestra
Manchester Orchestra chronology

Cope
(2014)		 Hope
(2014)

Hope is an acoustic album from Atlanta-based indie rock band Manchester Orchestra. It was released on September 16, 2014 as a digital download through Loma Vista Recordings and the band's own independent label, Favorite Gentlemen. Hope serves as a companion piece to the band's fourth album Cope, with each track being an acoustic re-imagining of a song from Cope.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Punknews [3]
FDRMX [4]
34th Street B-[5]

Hope received a mostly positive reception. Many reviewers, such as Lucy Hovanisyan at 34th Street Magazine,[5] commented on Manchester Orchestra's "masterful" reworking of Cope into an acoustic work.

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Top Notch"   3:57
2. "Choose You"   4:07
3. "Girl Harbor"   3:55
4. "The Mansion"   3:22
5. "The Ocean"   4:22
6. "Every Stone"   4:40
7. "All That I Really Wanted"   3:37
8. "Trees"   3:11
9. "Indentions"   3:56
10. "See It Again"   2:56
11. "Cope"   3:05

References

  1. ↑ "A Note From Andy". Manchester Orchestra. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Brian Mansfield (16 September 2014). "Manchester Orchestra releases surprise album, 'Hope'". USA Today. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  3. ↑ RENALDO69 (23 September 2014). "Manchester Orchestra - Hope Review". Punknews.org. Punknews.org. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Ney, Justin (4 November 2014). "Manchester Orchestra: ‘HOPE’ Album Review". FDRMX. FDRMX, LLC. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Hovanisyan, Lucy (20 November 2014). "Album Review: "Hope"—Manchester Orchestra". 34th Street Magazine. 34th Street Magazine. Retrieved 21 April 2015.