" The Gold " is a song by the American rock band Manchester Orchestra . The song was released on June 9, 2017, as the lead single from their fifth studio album, A Black Mile to the Surface . The song was a chart success for the band, peaking at No. 2 on Billboard 's Adult Alternative Songs chart and No. 12 on Billboard 's Alternative Songs chart, their first charting single in six years.
5-500: In an interview, Manchester Orchestra lead singer Andy Hull stated that "The Gold" deals with issues of trust and learning to communicate. The song was written by Hull. Producer Catherine Marks , who the band was working with for the first time, allowed the band's songwriters to work on the A Black Mile to the Surface album for three months by themselves, during which they deconstructed and added new layers to "The Gold". "The Gold"
10-532: A solo project, with guest appearances by his friends. "I was listening to a lot of Morrissey and The Smiths ," said Hull, "So the city of Manchester really fascinated me, as did the idea of being the leader of an orchestra and having all my friends come in to play." Feeling increasingly alienated at his "small-town-Georgia, Christian high school", Providence Christian Academy , in suburban Atlanta, Hull spent his senior high school year studying at home. He wrote and recorded his first full-length album in 2004 during
15-476: Is an American singer, musician and songwriter. He serves as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and primary songwriter of the indie rock band Manchester Orchestra . He also has a side project, Right Away, Great Captain! , and co-founded another project with his friend and folk musician Kevin Devine by the name of Bad Books . Hull is also co-president of Manchester Orchestra's label, Favorite Gentlemen. Hull
20-600: Was born in Atlanta , Georgia. Hull lived in Richmond Hill, Ontario with his family for seven years before returning to Atlanta when he was 14 years old. His parents bought him a guitar which he taught himself to play. A year later, he began writing and performing songs with a friend who played bass guitar. After that group disbanded, he started another with Manchester Orchestra 's keyboard player, Chris Freeman, on drums. Hull initially intended Manchester Orchestra to be
25-524: Was released as a single on June 9, 2017, as part of the A Black Mile to the Surface album announcement. The song was sent for adds to Triple-A radio stations on June 26 and Alternative radio stations on September 12. A video for "The Gold" was released on the same day as the song, directed by Mike Dempsey and Johnny Chew. In July 2018, Phoebe Bridgers released a cover version of "The Gold" featuring Manchester Orchestra on instruments. Andy Hull John Andrew Hull (born November 7, 1986)
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