The Mantles
The Mantles | |
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| Origin | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Genres | Indie rock, indie pop, jangle pop, garage rock |
| Years active | 2004–2019 |
| Labels | Siltbreeze, Slumberland |
| Past members | Michael Olivares Virginia Weatherby Jermaine Collins Matt Roberts Drew Cramer Matt Kallman Justin Loney |
The Mantles were a garage rock band from San Francisco, active from 2004 to 2019.[1]
Background
[edit]The band's principal members were Michael Olivares and Virginia Weatherby, a married couple, and Matt Roberts, who played bass. Olivares and Weatherby met when Olivares worked at a record store.[2] The couple lived in Bernal Heights, and later relocated to the Temescal neighborhood in Oakland.[3]
The band toured and released music sporadically, with Olivares claiming that "none of us have ever imagined quitting our day jobs. If we made a 'career' out of music, we'd be on the streets."[4] Their 2013 album, Long Enough to Leave, was the first album of theirs recorded in a studio; according to Roberts, previous albums had been recorded "in our friend's basements."[5]
Reception
[edit]Three of their albums have been reviewed by Pitchfork magazine: 2009's The Mantles (6.8/10); 2013's Long Enough to Leave (7.5/10); and 2015's All Odds End (7.5/10).[6][7][8] Long Enough to Leave was also positively reviewed by the Washington Post.[9]
Citations
[edit]- ↑ "The Mantles, San Francisco, and The Art of Playing for Fun". Outside Indie. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
- ↑ Khawaja, Jemayel. "The Mantles Piece By Piece". ION Magazine. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
- ↑ "What we do is secret". San Francisco Bay Guardian. May 28, 2013. Archived from the original on October 10, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Everyone's favorite hobby band, The Mantles". Impose Magazine. 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Q&A: Matt Roberts of the Mantles". SF Station. June 21, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
- ↑ Lefebvre, Sam (January 8, 2010). "The Mantles: The Mantles". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
- ↑ Kelly, Zack (June 20, 2013). "The Mantles: Long Enough to Leave". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
- ↑ Lefebvre, Sam (October 13, 2015). "The Mantles: All Odds End". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
- ↑ Jenkins, Mark (July 3, 2013). "The Mantles album review, 'Long Enough to Leave'". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
- Rock music groups from California
- Indie pop groups from California
- Indie rock musical groups from California
- American jangle pop groups
- Garage rock groups from California
- Musical groups from the San Francisco Bay Area
- Siltbreeze Records artists
- Slumberland Records artists
- Musical groups established in 2004
- Musical groups disestablished in 2019
- 2004 establishments in California
- 2019 disestablishments in California