The Manhattan Love Suicides was a UK-based rock band from Leeds, originally active between 2006 and 2009, and then again between 2013 and 2016.
Biography
The band takes its name from a 1985 short film by Richard Kern[1] and was influenced by acts such as The Velvet Underground and The Jesus & Mary Chain.[1][2]Allmusic's Tim Sendra described the band as having "...knack for buzzy three-minute guitar pop tunes"[1] and Pitchfork Media's Marc Hogan referred to their style as "...feedback-streaked guitar pop..."[3] Their eponymous debut album was released in 2006 in the UK as vinyl-only[4] (although it was made available in the US in CD format through the Magic Marker record label)[note 1] and a 27-track compilation, entitled Burnt Out Landscapes, followed two years later. The band announced they had split on 28 June 2009 on their MySpace page.[5]
The band reformed in 2013 with "(Never Stop) Hating You" appearing on YouTube,[6][7] and released a new album More Heat! More Panic! in March 2015.[8][7]
The Manhattan Love Suicides; cover of the 2009 UK CD re-release on Squirrel Records
Album discography
Manhattan Love Suicides (2006)
Burnt Out Landscapes (2008)
Dandelion Radio Session (2010)
More Heat! More Panic! (2015)
Notes
^The album was re-released in the UK as a 23-track CD including a bonus DVD with 10 videos in 2009
