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Manishevitz

Group Members:

Ryan Hembrey, Adam Busch, Via Nuon, Joe Adamik, Nate Lepine, Frederick Lonberg-Holm

Similar Artists:

The Shins, Richard Hawley, Plush, Jim O'Rourke, The Pernice Brothers, Vic Conrad, Eric Matthews, Cardinal

Influenced By:

Roxy Music, The Fall, Brian Eno

Formal Connection With:

Via Nuon
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "City Life
  • Representative Songs: "Mary Ann", "Private Lines", "Back in the Day

Biography

Manishevitz began in Virginia as the brainchild of Adam Busch, formerly of the Curious Digit. With the help of guitarist Via Nuon, the band's first release for Jagjaguwar, (1999's Grammar Bell and the All Fall Down,) was a promising disc of intimate, gentle indie pop liberally laced with folk and acoustic blues tones. Busch and Nuon soon decamped for the indie rock hotbed of Chicago. For their second album, the core duo enlisted the help of some of the city's indie rock stalwarts like Ryan Hembrey (Edith Frost , Can.Ky.Ree, etc.), saxophonist Nate Lepine, drummer Joe Adamik (Califone), and cellist Fred Longberg-Holm. 2000s Rollover is a fine record that leaves the intimacy of Grammar Bell behind and ventures into baroque pop territory. The band spent the next two years playing the occasional show and changing their musical direction to reflect their love of '70s glam and new wave, especially Roxy Music and Brian Eno. 2002's Private Lines EP was a short preview of their newly aggressive and exciting sound. They even cover the Roxy Music song "2HB" to make their intentions obvious. 2003's City Life presented the full flowering of their revamped sound, winning critical raves and placing Manishevitz at the forefront of the wave of '70s revivalists sweeping the underground rock scene in the early 2000s. ~ Tim Sendra, All Music Guide
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For the food and drink company, see Manischewitz.
Manishevitz
Origin Virginia
Genres Indie rock
Years active 1999–present
Labels Jagjaguwar Records
Website manishevitz.com

Manishevitz is an American indie rock band originally from Virginia and now based in Chicago. They have released material on Jagjaguwar Records and Catbird Records.

History

Manishevitz was formed by Adam Busch (ex-The Curious Digit) in Virginia in the late 1990s. Their debut album was released on Jagjaguwar Records in 1999, and after this Busch and guitarist Via Nuon moved to Chicago.[1] Their sophomore LP, Rollover, released in 2000, featured Chicago musicians Ryan Hembrey, Nate Lepine, Joe Adamik of Califone, and Fred Longberg-Holm. Their 2002 EP Private Lines features a cover of the Roxy Music song "2HB". In 2003, their third full-length, City Life, was issued on Jagjaguwar, and in 2007, East to East followed on Catbird.

Discography

References

  1. ^ Manishevitz at Allmusic

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