![]() ![]() The title track is proof, if it were needed, that Hull was in the midst of an existential crisis. These are arguably the best songs on the album and not surprisingly, two of the single releases. This however is merely the appetiser for the two tracks that follow, ‘ Virgin‘ and the titular ‘ Simple Math‘. With a more narrative structure than they usually employ, it’s also the most upbeat track on the album, but continues the theme of mixing light-hearted humour with pathos. Third track ‘ Pensacola‘ establishes itself as a potential stand-out track at this early stage. Despite descending briefly into self-indulgence: “Dear everybody that has paid to see my band, it’s still confusing, I’ll never understand,” it’s one of the album’s more touching tracks. ![]() Like most of Manchester Orchestra’s offerings, it has nothing as bourgeois as a chorus, but with lyrics like this it doesn’t need one. Dealing with the subject of loneliness and isolation and the inevitable loss of confidence that comes with it, ‘Deer’ is beautifully and brutally honest. As a result the album achieves a delicate balance of loss and hope, light and shade. Their previous brand of guitar-driven rock might not sound like the right formula for delivering the kind of tortured anguish that this description invokes, but the difference between this and their previous offerings is that they’ve added a string section. He called it “a reaction to my mental, physical and marital failures.” The album documents the near breakdown of their relationship, as well as its eventual recovery. He admits the album was written during the first two years of his marriage, when his relationship with his wife reached a crisis point. Manchester Orchestra‘s ‘ Simple Math‘ is not strictly a concept album, but front man Andy Hull describes it as such. ![]()
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