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Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Website: www.manawithorn.com
Sounds Like: The Jesus Lizard, Soundgarden, Tool, (the) Melvins, Lightning Bolt
Genre: Rock
DISCOGRAPHY
2012:
vestigial wings EP http://manawithorn.bandcamp.com/album/vestigial-wings
The first record featuring manawi thorn as a power trio, the release of vestigial wings marked the beginning of a musical turning point for the band. While Roth's distinctive guitar layers remain, a new emphasis on rhythm and raw emotion emerged with the stripped-down energy of a 3-piece as Boyer switched to fill in double duties on both bass and lead vocals.
2009
feed and weep, full-length CD
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/manawithorn
Clocking in at over 45 minutes, manawi thorn's 12-song debut was a heavy and memorable introduction. Roth's swirling guitars and Mintchev's thundering drums fill the sonic space just as they do in a live performance. This early work features gems like the decidedly creepy Jenny Greenteeth and even a metal version of a Bjork track.
HISTORY
Manawi Thorn was formed by Ian Roth and Kalin Mintchev in 2007. The maddeningly talented duo remained the core of the band during various lineup changes: original vocalist Zach Prewitt bowed out after only a few months and was replaced by Josh "jsh"/"jingles" Boyer, a man with several nicknames but a singular determination to rock. Original bassist Jim Hoey appeared on the debut CD but parted ways with the band prior to its first nationwide tour in fall 2010, with Boyer taking up the slack on bass.
One expensive transmission rebuild and thousands of miles later, the band continues as a power trio and regularly appears at such events as the Buffalo Infringement Festival as well as gigs local and regional to the NYC area.
Invite us...we'll come play for YOU.
INFLUENCES
melvins; jesus lizard; paper chase; slint; slayer; sleepytime gorilla museum, pj harvey; sonic youth; iron maiden; lightning bolt; fantomas; other stuff that rocks, slinks, and makes flesh crawl.
oh - and Queen.
“As always, Steinway Street was bustling with busy shoppers, only this time they had music to listen to as they shopped.
The band Manawi Thorn performed in front of AXE Brazilian Boutique, 28-33 Steinway St. The rock band from Brooklyn handed out free CDs to the crowd that formed to hear them play.”
Amra Radoncic - Queens Gazette
“What compels four fully-grown men to pile into a creaky old Ford E-150 and travel a thousand miles?
Ask Brooklyn rock 4-piece Manawi Thorn.
Judging by the intensity of the band's live performance, they do it because music is the driving force of their lives. The combined ferocity of drummer Kalin Mintchev's syncopated double-bass attack, axeman Ian Roth's spiraling multi- layered leads, and the bludgeoning thunder of Jim Hoey on the low end lay a formidable foundation over which singer Josh Boyer expounds upon dark and strange themes with vocals leaping from whisper to growl to shriek – while Boyer himself leaps from table to table or swings from the rafters.
Manawi Thorn wraps up its July tour at the Buffalo Infringement Festival, playing Sugar City on July 25th following appearances at the Tritone (7/24, Philadelphia) and the All Call Inn (7/21, Trenton).”
Manawi Thorn - MANAWI THORN TOUR CULMINATES AT BUFFALO INFRINGEMENT FESTIVAL
"...a lot has to be said about Manawi Thorn’s ideas...an incredibly capable band, and Feed and Weep shows that..."
Max Sebela - Jezebel Music
