Cracks in the Concrete



There are 2 bands called Manuela. 1) London-based project of vocalist and songwriter Manuela Gernedel and multi-instrumentalist Nick McCarthy (of Franz Ferdinand / FFS). “Slinky, understated dance-rock that shuffles along with echoing, escalating guitar lines and precise drums that snap with intent.” - Stereogum Austrian-born Manuela Gernedel and her British husband Nick McCarthy first moved to Glasgow when Gernedel began studying painting at the Glasgow School of Art. In that period she performed with the short-lived band White Nights, while McCarthy joined Franz Ferdinand, toured the world and sold millions of records. Together with friend Alexander Ragnew, they later created Box Codax, releasing *Only An Orchard Away* (2006) and *Hellabuster* (2011). Manuela perform both as a duo and as a five-piece band. Their self-titled debut album – a joyous gem of addictive, eclectic, off-the-wall and instantly refreshing DIY pop – was released on Lost Map Records (in cooperation with Schamoni Musik, Munich and Panoram, Mexico) on 31 March 2017. The record features friends old and new, including Jim Dixon (Django Django), William Reese (Mystery Jets), Roxanne Clifford (Veronica Falls) and Paul Thomson (Franz Ferdinand). Its first single, “Cracks in the Concrete,” premiered on Stereogum and was subsequently shared by Pitchfork, NME, Brooklyn Vegan and Consequence of Sound. With its scratchy, snaking guitars, analogue synth squelches and nagging melodic hook, it established Manuela as one of the most refreshingly playful art-pop acts of the late 2010s. Label: Lost Map / Schamoni Musik / Panoram Members: Manuela Gernedel (vocals, songwriting) · Nick McCarthy (instruments, production) ⸻ 2) Doris Inge Wegener (18 August 1943, Berlin, Germany - 13 February 2001, Berlin, Germany) better known by her stage name Manuela was a German composer, guitarist and singer. She worked first of all in a factory and later became a lead singer in many bands. She was discovered in 1962 in a Berlin nightclub. A year later she made the German cover-version Blame it on the Bossa-Nova (made famous by Eydie Gormé). She went to Hollywood to study English with actress Kim Novak. She made a come-back in the middle of the 80s with Blame it on the Bossa-Nova, Ich gehe noch zur Schule, Schwimmen lernt man in See, Schneeman, Küsse untern Regenbogen, Monsieur Dupont, Wenn es Nacht wird in Harlem, Auf der Stufen zur Akropolis, Seemann-Sailor and Wenn ich erst wieder Boden spür Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.