I'm Like a Virgin Losing a Child (20th Anniversary Edition)

What hits first about Manchester Orchestra’s debut, I’m Like a Virgin Losing a Child, is how fully formed it already sounds. Recorded independently and driven by instinct, it captures the push and pull between Southern gospel tones, fuzzed-out guitars and the emotional candour that would come to define the band.

From the swell of Wolves at Night to the fragile calm of Sleeper 1972, the record moves between hush and full-volume release with real purpose. Andy Hull writes with striking honesty, taking on spirituality, romance, identity and mortality with the urgency of someone living every word.

For its 20th anniversary, Manchester Orchestra revisit I’m Like a Virgin Losing a Child in a deluxe reissue with all-new packaging, plus a full second disc of reimagined versions.

Track Listing:

Disc One: Wolves at Night, Now That You're Home, The Neighborhood Is Bleeding, I Can Feel Your Pain, Where Have You Been?, I Can Barely Breathe, Sleeper 1972, Golden Ticket, Alice and Interiors, Don't Let Them See You Cry, Colly Strings

Disc Two: Wolves at Night (Reimagined), Now That You're Home (Reimagined), The Neighborhood Is Bleeding (Reimagined), I Can Feel Your Pain (Reimagined), Where Have You Been? (Reimagined), I Can Barely Breathe (Reimagined), Sleeper 1972 (Reimagined), Golden Ticket (Reimagined), Alice and Interiors (Reimagined), Don't Let Them See You Cry (Reimagined), Colly Strings (Reimagined)