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5 Stories
Rock · 2004 · 5 tracks · 19m

5 Stories

Manchester Orchestra

Sparse, lo-fi acoustic sketches from a teenage Andy Hull. A fragile and intimate precursor to the band's later cinematic intensity.

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It's like finding Andy Hull's high school diary set to a lonely acoustic guitar.

A fragile, unpolished intimacy that feels like a secret shared in a quiet room.

5 Stories · vs · Manchester Orchestra
Lo Fi+4.0σ

The production is built around lo fi than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 5 Tracks · 19m
01
Girl With Broken Wings
4:30
02
I Am a Book, Torn
3:55
03
Marked Unknown
3:52
04
La-Di-Da
2:34
05
Goodbye to the Liars
4:29
Moments Worth Waiting For
The brittle acoustic strumming on Girl With Broken Wings that feels like it was recorded inches from the mic.
The shaky, unrefined vocal delivery in I Am a Book, Torn that captures a younger Andy Hull before his signature power developed.
The sudden, brief melodic lift in La-Di-Da that hints at the band's future pop-rock sensibilities.
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