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Californian quartet Oranger fit loosely alongside Grandaddy, Mercury Rev and the Flaming Lips in modern American indie's uncertain but increasing rediscovery of 1960s psychedelia. If anything, though, Oranger are more fundamentalist in their approach than any of the aforementioned sonic kin--none of Grandaddy's robotic distance, Mercury Rev's fascinations with Dylan and The Band or Flaming Lips' moderate metal tendencies cloud Oranger's flowery sunglasses. This is acid rock pure and simple, high as a kite and more comprehensively fried than a truck driver's breakfast. Oranger's debut album is good, and occasionally frustratingly
Californian quartet Oranger fit loosely alongside Grandaddy, Mercury Rev and the Flaming Lips in modern American indie's uncertain but increasing rediscovery of 1960s psychedelia. If anything, though, Oranger are more fundamentalist in their approach than any of the aforementioned sonic kin--none of Grandaddy's robotic distance, Mercury Rev's fascinations with Dylan and The Band or Flaming Lips' moderate metal tendencies cloud Oranger's flowery sunglasses. This is acid rock pure and simple, high as a kite and more comprehensively fried than a truck driver's breakfast. Oranger's debut album is good, and occasionally frustratingly close to great. There are a couple of belting tunes, recalling the easy melodic sense of "Love"b especially "Texas Snow" and "Lay Down Your Head, Child"--but too often Oranger are hamstrung by a tendency towards pastiche ("Springtime" sounds unnecessarily like The Move, "A View Of The City From An Airplane" is a rewrite of The Monkees' "Stepping Stone", and so on). And despite their efforts to promote the shoestring nature of their enterprise as a virtue in itself, Oranger would benefit enormously from a budget and a sympathetic yet experienced producer. The name Todd Rundgren springs to mind, for some reason. --Andrew Mueller
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Manufacturer: Poptones
Release date: 13 November 2000
EAN: 5055042860230 UPC: 5055042860230
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