A Black Mile To The Surface

by Manchester Orchestra

A Black Mile To The Surface cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 21 July 2017
  • Label: Loma Vista Recordings
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 49:13
  • Community rating: 4.42/5 from 9 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A critically acclaimed concept album, 'A Black Mile To The Surface' tells a sprawling, multi-generational story centered around a fictional mining town in South Dakota. Produced by Catherine Marks and John Congleton, the record is known for its cinematic scope, seamless track transitions, and vast dynamic shifts from intimate folk to explosive rock. The project was heavily influenced by frontman Andy Hull's experience scoring the film 'Swiss Army Man,' which informed its narrative and sonic layering.

Genres

Descriptors: Dynamic, Conceptual, atmospheric, orchestral, melodic

Tracklist

  1. The Maze (2:58)
  2. The Gold (4:33)
  3. The Moth (4:35)
  4. Lead, SD (4:53)
  5. The Alien (5:28)
  6. The Sunshine (1:57)
  7. The Grocery (5:12)
  8. The Wolf (4:26)
  9. The Mistake (3:54)
  10. The Parts (4:12)
  11. The Silence (6:59)

Credits

  • Manchester Orchestra - primary artist, music by
  • Andy Prince - bass
  • Timothy Very - drums
  • Todd Netter - product manager
  • Chromatic Publicity - public relations [publicity ... at]
  • Amanda Pitts - public relations [publicity]
  • Hector Silva - public relations [publicity]
  • Christian Zucconi - vocals [additional vocals uncredited]

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