There's a new album from Manchester Orchestra in record stores across the country, starting today.
It's called The Million Masks Of God,
and we recommend fans hit their local stores to get it.
At one point though, the ONLY record store you could buy a Manchester Orchestra record from was their local hometown record store, Criminal Records. There's a strong bond between local bands and local record stores and Criminal Records has been there to celebrate Manchester Orchestra as they've grown.
That AMAZING shot above, maybe our favorite photo from an in-store ever, is Manchester Orchestra's Criminal Records selfie situation in April 2014.
(And when we started throwing a party to shine the spotlight on record stores, guess who's been there since the beginning to celebrate Criminal Records? A full band performance in 2017, and check out singer Andy Hull down there on the very first Record Store Day ever.)
We tell you this story about this band and this record store, but the same thing plays out with bands (and solo artists) and record stores around the country. Around the world. New artists need places to nurture them, embrace them, sell their consigned DIY releases. Check out the local section of the next record store you head into.
There's a Manchester Orchestra in there waiting for you.
A band and its record store. Ain't love grand?
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