Hope (Manchester Orchestra album)

Hope
Studio album by Manchester Orchestra
Released	September 16, 2014
Recorded	June 2014–July 2014[1]
Genre	Indie rock
Label	Loma Vista Recordings, Favorite Gentlemen
Producer	Manchester Orchestra
Manchester Orchestra chronology
Cope (2014) Hope (2014)

Hope is an acoustic album from Atlanta-based indie rock band Manchester Orchestra. It was released on September 16, 2014 as a digital download through Loma Vista Recordings and the band's own independent label, Favorite Gentlemen. Hope serves as a companion piece to the band's fourth album Cope, with each track being an acoustic re-imagining of a song from Cope.^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Punknews	[3]
FDRMX	[4]
34th Street	B-[5]

Hope received a mostly positive reception. Many reviewers, such as Lucy Hovanisyan at 34th Street Magazine,^[5] commented on Manchester Orchestra's "masterful" reworking of Cope into an acoustic work.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Top Notch"	3:57
2.	"Choose You"	4:07
3.	"Girl Harbor"	3:55
4.	"The Mansion"	3:22
5.	"The Ocean"	4:22
6.	"Every Stone"	4:40
7.	"All That I Really Wanted"	3:37
8.	"Trees"	3:11
9.	"Indentions"	3:56
10.	"See It Again"	2:56
11.	"Cope"	3:05

References

1. "A Note From Andy". Manchester Orchestra. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
2. Brian Mansfield (16 September 2014). "Manchester Orchestra releases surprise album, 'Hope'". USA Today. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
3. RENALDO69 (23 September 2014). "Manchester Orchestra - Hope Review". Punknews.org. Punknews.org. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
4. Ney, Justin (4 November 2014). "Manchester Orchestra: ‘HOPE’ Album Review". FDRMX. FDRMX, LLC. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
5. Hovanisyan, Lucy (20 November 2014). "Album Review: "Hope"—Manchester Orchestra". 34th Street Magazine. 34th Street Magazine. Retrieved 21 April 2015.