A band called MANORS (spelt MNRS.) Is that ironic? Like ‘bad’ manners? Or the kind of “Manors” where the court barons lie up? Or is it just the name of a character in Downton Abbey?
Who knows, but the spell-binding, hymnic, electropop sounds from this project by Ben Mercer is causing a stir right now.
Last year MNRS dropped his stunning début “Arms” – we have been listening to it:
This is an incredibly rattly number.
It flitters like a lost insect around a bat-cave of emptiness and sharp corners. It never fully contemplates its impossible loss…
The crystal-clear feminine-sounding voice seems bashed, battered and bruised from the constant vibration of those cardboard drums.
Rooty vibes seem to groan solidly – like an ill-wind against an ancient bough.
The buzzing synth-bass bites deep into the twinkling casement of sounds.
These move like dizzy mosquitoes blinded by the roaring sun.
@neilmach © 2014
Link:
https://www.facebook.com/manorsmanors
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Nice article, though “the crystal-clear female voice” is actually Ben singing himself…