Self-described as “five grown-up gays from Toronto covering songs originated by girl groups,” MANifesto are basically what happens when you get nostalgic and put on Spice Girls while you clean your house, if you added a massive amount of talent to that equation. “The band is very much something that you didn’t realize was missing until you’re in it, and then it’s like, ‘Why haven’t I been doing this my whole life?’” explains band founder Kelly Clipperton. “To sing songs written by men, for women, the way they sound, it’s just awesome.” While the concept is simple— combine the classic nostalgia of girl groups with queer covers and sultry tones— it still comes out like a novel concept, simply because of the clarity of delivery the band bring to their covers. “It’s just been received so well,...
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