Manifesto (band)

Manifesto was an American rock band from Washington, D.C., United States, featuring Michael Hampton (vocals, guitar, drum programming),^[1] Bert Queiroz (bass) and Ivor Hanson (drums). It was formed in 1988 after the demise of Hampton's previous short-lived bands, Embrace and One Last Wish. The trio's recording debut was the 7-inch single "Burn", released in 1988 on Skip Groff's Y&T Records. In 1992, they released their self-titled and only studio album through British independent record label Fire Records. The following year, shortly after their album was released in the United States, Manifesto disbanded.^[2]

Manifesto
Origin	Washington, D.C., United States
Genres	Indie rock post-punk emo
Years active	1988 (1988)–1993 (1993)
Labels	Fire
Past members	Michael Hampton Bert Queiroz Ivor Hanson

In contrast to the hardcore punk–indebted sound of Hampton's previous bands, Manifesto features a poppier sound, taking influences from guitar and jangle pop groups of the 1980s.^[2][3] As a result, the band worked with producer John A. Rivers,^[4] who produced for various British guitar pop bands such as Close Lobsters and the Pastels, on its debut album.^[2]

Band members

• Michael Hampton – vocals, guitar, drum programming
• Bert Queiroz – bass guitar
• Ivor Hanson – drums

Discography

Studio albums

• Manifesto (1992)

EPs

• History (1990)
• Pattern 26 (1993)

Singles

• "Burn / Longtime" (1988)
• "Walking Backwards" (1991)
• "Gravity" (1992)
• "Pattern 26" (1992)
• "Sugar" (1992)