“Manchester Orchestra wunderkind Andy Hull crystallizes a moment when "indie rock" isn’t afraid to shout its personal failings to the upper arena tiers (see also: Arcade Fire, My Morning Jacket). Simple Math is more intimate and more massive than Manchester’s previous sets, as the Atlanta group supersizes the kitchen-sink approach of fellow Georgians in the […]”
“Conor Oberst acolyte continues to question everything from marriage to love to religion to sex but wraps much of it in a ponderous alt-rock framework.”
“On the band's latest album, Manchester Orchestra seems to lose of a lot of the passion and rock 'n' roll momentum that have made their last two LPs pretty decent. They've exchanged this for some relatively heavier production and string arrangements. In my opinion, it wasn't that great of a trade.”