originated in the Atlanta suburbs

Manchester Orchestra originated in the Atlanta suburbs. They are named after the English city of Manchester , a city frequently viewed as being bohemian and also rich in musical history. In an interview with Caught in the Crossfire , lead singer Andy Hull explained that he chose “Manchester” because he “had gone through a summer of listening to nothing but The Smiths “, and “Orchestra” because he “didn’t want to be in a band” and envisioned having “all [his] friends come and be a part of it and form an orchestra”. Feeling increasingly alienated at his “small-town-Georgia, Christian high school” named Providence Christian Academy, in suburban Atlanta, Hull became so frustrated that he spent his senior year studying at home. He also wrote and recorded his first full-length album in 2004 while studying during his last year of high school.