John Andrew Hull (born November 7, 1986) is an American singer, musician and songwriter. He serves as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and primary songwriter of the

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. He also has a side project, Right Away, Great Captain!, as well as being co-founder of a side project with his friend and

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by the name of Bad Books. Hull is also co-president of Manchester Orchestra's label, Favorite Gentlemen.

Early life

Hull was born in

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, Georgia. Hull lived in

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with his family for seven years before returning to Atlanta when he was 14 years old. His parents bought him a guitar which he taught himself to play. A year later, he began writing and performing songs with a friend who played bass guitar. After that group disbanded, he started another with

's keyboard player, Chris Freeman, on drums.

Career

Hull initially intended Manchester Orchestra to be a solo project, with guest appearances by his friends. "I was listening to a lot of Morrissey and

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," said Hull, "So the city of

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really fascinated me, as did the idea of being the leader of an orchestra and having all my friends come in to play." Feeling increasingly alienated at his "small-town-Georgia, Christian high school" Providence Christian Academy in suburban Atlanta, Hull spent his senior high school year studying at home. He wrote and recorded his first full-length album in 2004 during the same school year. Hull and Manchester Orchestra guitarist Robert McDowell wrote music for the 2016 film ''

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''. Hull also had a cameo in the film.

Discography

;With

*''5 Stories'' (2004) *'' You Brainstorm, I Brainstorm, but Brilliance Needs a Good Editor'' (2005) *'' I'm Like a Virgin Losing a Child'' (2006) *'' Let My Pride Be What's Left Behind'' (2008) *'' Fourteen Years of Excellence'' (2009) *'' Mean Everything to Nothing'' (2009) *''Live at Park Ave'' (2009) *''

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'' (2010) *'' Simple Math'' (2011) *''

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'' (2014) *''

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'' (2014) *'' A Black Mile to the Surface'' (2017) *'' The Million Masks of God'' (2021) ;With Bad Books *'' Bad Books'' (2010) *'' II'' (2012) *''III'' (2019) ;With Right Away, Great Captain! *''

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'' (2007) *'' The Eventually Home'' (2008) *''

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'' (2012) *''The Lost Sea'' (2012) ;With The Tiger Society *''The Tiger Society'' ;With East on Autry *''Superhits USA'' (2004) ;Guest appearances * Winston Audio **Keeping It Down *

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**Sputnik **Machines Part I **Easy Talk (Open Your Mouth) *

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**I Couldn't Do It Alone – Red **A Curse of Cynicism – Red **Deny It All – Red * Weatherbox **The Devil And Whom *

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**Make It To Me * Bones **TellMeSomethingIDontKnow *

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**Limelight *

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**Eyelids *

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**I Won't Care How You Remember Me * Every Time I Die **Thing with Feathers ;Soundtracks *

(2016)

References

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