Press
Houston Press Reviews Live Performance“The Manichean as a whole is a very well-orchestrated band.”
Beaumont’s Cat5 Interviews The Manichean
“...a free-for-all of intense, hard-rocking, melodramatic energy...”
Hypetree Features The Manichean
“...The Manichean manages to create a sound that is both challenging and nostalgic.”
Best Local Cover Of A Famous Song
“Trust Cory and Justice to be the musical embodiment of curveballs.”
Boomtown FIlm & Music Festival: Aftermath
“I felt their sounds deep, deep, deep in my bones.”
Space City Rock Interview
“The Manichean are one of Houston’s bands on the rise...”
Houston Press Interview
“Rocks off sat down with Cory Sinclair and Justice Tirapelli-Jamail of the Manichean to find out what we could learn about our favorite local avant gardners (that we didn't already know) in 30 seconds.”
Space City Rock on ‘Hesperian Tour 2011′
“...they’re taking their grand, epic, theatrical breed of rock majesty out on the road.”
Pretty Riot Interview
“We are The Manichean.”
Houston Press reviews ‘Sakura’
“The result is a journey as much as a listening experience...”
Space City Rock reviews ‘Sakura’
“"Sakura is definitely an intriguing listen, smart and orchestral and unafraid."”
Houston Press on upcoming project ‘LOVERS’
“The Manichean is a sinister group of musicians whose entire approach to music is detrimental to the mental well being of any civilized being.”
Not Quite As Mysterious As They Sound
“Face is hot, poppers are hot. Face is hot, poppers are hot. Face is hot, poppers are hot. Face is hot, poppers are hot...”
Space City Rock reciews ‘Lacerus Rising’
“...the result of their efforts, this EP, is surprisingly impressive.”
Houston Press reviews ‘Lacerus Rising’
“...each of the artists who contribute have attempted re-imaginings rather than simple manipulations in pursuit of better dance tracks.”
Kinetic The Blog Interview
“...they sure are one of the acts you can’t miss in town.”
Dryvetyme Onlyne reviews ‘Whispers’
“The Whispers EP definitely whets my appetite for more of what this group might have to offer Houston, TX (and the rest of the world).”
Space City Rock reviews ‘Whispers’
“Music or theater? That’s the conundrum that hits me most frequently when listening to The Manichean’s debut EP, Whispers: is this a band, or a theater troupe? Going by the EP itself, the answer may be “both.””
Houston Press on the name ‘The Manichean’
“...it rocks the socks off of people who have yet to buy socks, but may in the future.”