#2760 Manchester Orchestra - A Black Mile to the Surface

Twenty-story twang, open-sky reverb, buzzy, grasping harmonies; all good things. But its a fine line between Band of Horses and Mumford and Sons. And its hard to tell if this is sincere or manufactured, whether its universal, or just broad. The switch flips a dozen times, but I was left feeling manipulated, with the creeping feeling that this Manchester Orchestra's just folk-rock Coldplay in $100 flannels 3/5