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Fourteen Years of Excellence
Rock · 2009 · 4 tracks · 17m

Fourteen Years of Excellence

Manchester Orchestra

A raw, four-track collection of intimate sketches. Stripped-back acoustic arrangements that swell into the band's signature emotional crescendos.

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It's like sitting in the room while they record their most honest, quietest thoughts.

A fragile, late-night intimacy that feels like a shared secret between the singer and the listener.

Fourteen Years of Excellence · vs · Manchester Orchestra
Late Night+1.3σ

Late Night saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 4 Tracks · 17m
01
Anne Louise
2:41
02
It's Okay With Me
4:37
03
Do You Really Like Being Alone
5:06
04
Shake It Out (alternate version)
5:30
Moments Worth Waiting For
The fragile, breathy opening of Anne Louise where the room noise is almost as loud as the guitar.
The transition into the alternate version of Shake It Out where the familiar melody is stripped of its studio polish for something more skeletal.
The way the vocal harmonies stack during the bridge of Do You Really Like Being Alone, creating a ghostly choir effect.
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