Annuals, Manchester Orchestra tour/cover each other

The Annuals and Manchester Orchestra, two bands that have released quite impressive records in the last 12 months, will be embarking on a Fall tour together. Things kick off on the 27th of this month with a stop at the Cat’s Cradle in Carboro, NC, the Annuals home state, and they will continue bringing their joint live show to most major markets in the US and Canada through mid-november. To go along with the tour, the bands are releasing a limited edition 7″ that you can only get at any of the shows mentioned below. However, those of that aren’t lucky enough to catch a show can download the track for free from the convenience of the interweb. Links to the songs are listed below, and a special thanks to pitchfork for providing the heads up about this one.

Annuals “Where Have you Been”

The Annuals took an interesting approach to this by layering some synth beats over the synonymous guitar chord of the original take. These beats, however, come to a quick halt for the lines “God, where have you been!” keeping the songs intended intensity. The only immediate criticism is the inclusion of roughly two minutes of synth to close out the song, which seems a but unnecessary

Manchester Orchestra “Brother”

Honestly, this song, already a favorite of Annuals’ faithful, suits the voice of Manchester frontman Andy Hull just well. Hull, who exhibits a level of fierceness on many of the tracks on Manchester’s full length debut I’m Like a Virgin Loosing a Child, slows things down a bit on this cover. In tern, it makes this a rather soothing track to listen to.

Manchester Orchestra/Annuals tour dates are as follows:

10-27 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
10-28 Washington, DC – Rock & Roll Hotel
10-30 Philadelphia, PA – North Star Bar
10-31 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
11-01 Boston, MA – Great Scott
11-02 Montreal, Quebec – Le Gymnase
11-03 Toronto, Ontario – Mod Club
11-05 Detroit, MI – Shelter
11-06 Chicago, IL – Subterranean
11-07 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity
11-10 Seattle, WA – Crocodile Café
11-11 Vancouver, British Columbia – Plaza Club
11-12 Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
11-14 San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill
11-15 Hollywood, CA – Troubadour
11-16 San Diego, CA – Epicentre
11-17 Tempe, AZ – The Clubhouse
11-18 Denver, CO – Hi-Dive
11-19 Lawrence, KS – The Bottleneck