Manor Gates – ‘So Much Brooding’

Manor Gates debut album – So Much Brooding – has arrived!

While the motivations behind the band’s creation remain open to interpretation, we can’t argue with the output. It’s lead singles, Yee-Haw b/w Smooth Cortex, capture an energy that required us to chug a 4-pack of Red Bull and disconnect from doomscrolling for a solid 7.75 minutes. Today’s drop, HI-RES JPEG, felt like a mistaken output exposing the inner workings of the AI on first glance, but on a deeper listen we recognized the deliberate strokes of humanity found within the track’s main riff and lyrics. “I’m one bad t-shirt away from a fucking crisis,” appears to even provide commentary on the whole Gildan vs Comfort Colors debate found in DIY circles, at least to this listener.

Manor Gates on So Much Brooding:

“The initial intention was to write another EP following our first release, but we were challenged by our previous producer, Jakob Mooney, to create a full length. He also suggested a concept record. With that challenge presented to us we decided to take what we were already working on and rework into a full length that felt consistent. Lyrically it is the most honest Griffen has ever been. Writing about his failures as a partner, the death of a colleague, and the realization that you can be your most successful self and the most miserable at the same time. The title, So Much Brooding, fit the vibe of the music and lyrics. Taken from a quote the Joker says to Batman in the video game, Arkham City. "So much brooding, it's not good for you, you know!"“

Stream the new album here!