The Million Masks of God
| Manchester Orchestra
The Million Masks of God
The Million Masks of God is the sixth studio album by American indie rock band Manchester Orchestra. It was released through Loma Vistaon April 30, 2021. The album was announced on February 18, 2021, alongside the release of the first single "Bed Head". -Wikipedia
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Sputnik Music
Their body of work speaks for itself at this point: Manchester Orchestra is one of the greatest bands alive right now, and The Million Masks of God is yet another feather in their cap.
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NME
Though their sixth album reckons with death and afterlife, musically it finds the Atlanta quartet at their most assured.
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DIY Magazine
Dynamic and vital - while still respecting the band’s legacy so far.
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New Noise Magazine
The album does not turn the genre of indie rock on its head or push it to new boundaries, but it is mixed magically by producer Catherine Marks, and will blast loudly through college dorms post-pandemic.
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Ear Milk
Manchester Orchestra has been around long enough to know that a band's legacy isn't always preserved by their signature sound. More often than not, it's upheld by the ability to adapt and reinvent. And while The Million Masks Of God isn't a complete pivot, it's rotated enough that long after their departure, fans will always remember meeting an angel, and thinking that it sounded just like home.
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The Line of Best Fit
Manchester Orchestra return with their most cinematic and heartfelt record to date.
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Montreal Rocks
It’s a stellar return for Manchester Orchestra all-in-all, the perfect soundtrack for 2021 so far, and unquestionably an early frontrunner for record of the year.
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Get Alternative
It’s easy, well over fifteen years in, to take a band like Manchester Orchestra for granted, but The Million Masks of God is a reminder that they remain one of the best, and most versatile, rock bands in the world.
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Cryptic Rock
As an overall package, from the album artwork to the production, plus the lyrical story, this album offers a wonderful journey well worth taking. Each member is given time to shine, propelling the boundaries of their chosen instrument to create a complexity of emotion and disparity. Furthermore, the music is even affective due to the fact that the band utilize a mass of personal life experiences as inspiration – that includes the recent, tragic loss of key Songwriter Robert McDowell’s father to cancer.
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Dead Press
‘The Million Masks Of God’ deserves at least one hour of your time for a runthrough, if only to discover one song that chimes true to you.
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Stereoboard
As a whole piece ‘The Million Masks of God” is quite a thing of beauty. Manchester Orchestra may well deserve more credit than they'll get yet again, but they’re repeatedly doing everything right.
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All Music
The Million Masks of God captures this flow, taking you on a theatrical journey that's often as moving and poignant as it is aurally engaging.
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Narc Magazine
The Million Masks of God is a record that takes its place alongside the more proggier leanings of mid-period Muse or, at its heaviest such as on Bed Head, the glorious melodrama of Biffy Clyro but at other times orchestral moments and subtle electronica often sound forced or underwhelming at the horizon where indie rock crosses over to MOR.
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Slant Magazine
Manchester Orchestra’s The Million Masks of God Feels Like a Sluggish Retread.
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Backseat Mafia
Manchester Orchestra's sixth album is dark in a way they've never been before, but though its origins lie in a tragic instance of life imitating art, they sound vibrant and alive, fuelled by ambition like never before.
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mxdwn Music
The Million Masks of God has the quality of an old soul, filled with the right amount of nostalgia to keep remembering and the right amount of distinctness to keep people listening. It features fantastic vocals and a great story to tell—one of pain and acceptance.
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Paste Magazine
Following the overblown COPE, it seemed unclear where the band would go next. But with The Million Masks of God, Manchester Orchestra prove that they’ve found their footing.
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Spectrum Culture
Manchester Orchestra uses elegant lampshades to deepen and brighten its material, showing how many ways a single lamp can illuminate a room.
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Upset Magazine
More mellow and less urgent than the band who released the full-on guitar onslaught of ‘Cope’ in 2014, across their past two records Manchester Orchestra have carved their own niche in the alt-rock landscape.
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