""The city of London has been a close companion to Manchester Orchestra from the very beginning of the band," Hull said. "We spilled out of a tiny van nearly 20 years ago at legendary dives like The Barfly and The Water Rats and with each year, and each show since, the town has become a kind of canon in our lives. A way to compare past with present and past with further past. It was surreal to perform those same songs and so many others across our career over the course of three nights at the historic Union Chapel. It was equally as intense as it was healing and I gratefully believe these recordings faithfully represent the air of that balancing act in the chapel that night.""
""raw, vocally-centered liturgical experience of introspection and community.""
""Supported and inspired by the venue's \"gothic chapel walls and stained glass windows,\" the record typifies Hull's \"searing, resonant voice\" alongside McDowell's \"meticulously plucked strings [and] ethereal instrumentation.\""
Union Chapel, London, England is a 21-track live album recorded during a fall 2023 residency at the historic Union Chapel. The record presents a raw, vocally-centered liturgical experience of introspection and community, with reimagined versions of beloved catalog tracks. Performances emphasize Andy Hull's searing, resonant voice and Robert McDowell's meticulously plucked strings and ethereal instrumentation, shaped by the venue's gothic chapel walls and stained glass windows. The band's long relationship with London—from early shows at The Barfly and The Water Rats to three nights at Union Chapel—informs the emotional intensity and healing balance captured on the recordings. "The Silence" was previewed ahead of release.
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