Thank you all for the splendid display of hospitality and enthusiasm on our trips to the Northwest and Midwest! We are grateful, and hope to do it again soon. Back in the Bay Area, the SF Popfest 2010 was sublime and marked the first time we had ever seen the interior of the Hotel Utah in the daylight. Now we're playing practically in our own backyard at the Left Coast Live festival in downtown San Jose. Our show is on Saturday, June 26 at MACLA. It's all ages, and there are tons of other bands within walking distance, including Yo La Tengo, who go on about an hour before we do just down the street. $25 gets you into all shows including Ok Go on Friday night: 100 bands over 6 days. Tix here.
The Orange Peels are springing forth from their Sunnyvale headquarters for a series of spring shows that will lead us to the brink of summer. We are so excited to be playing our first shows in the Northwest since we were Allen Clapp and his Orchestra. We'll be sharing bills with our gracious hosts the Tripwires for a three-show blow-out in Seattle, WA. Also on the agenda is a quick St. Louis stop. It's all bookended by 2 San Francisco shows — sharing a stage with His Name is Alive (Bottom of the Hill, April 21) and playing the SF Popfest 2010 (Hotel Utah, May 29).
Meanwhile, our new single, The Real You, has been our most popular download this past month ... thanks for listening! Haven't picked up a copy of our latest full-length platter yet? 2020 is available on 180-gram vinyl as well as CD in online shop! And we just received a wonderful notice in the East Bay Express and PopMatters. Hmmmm ... Kinda sounds like a self-help article from Cosmo. Maybe it is? Here we are on the edge of spring with a sonic sweet to help you out of this cold, cold winter. It's something we cooked up a couple weeks ago out in the studio and recorded on short order to get you through the late-winter blues. It's a poppy number called The Real You, and before it debuted as a top alternative track in the iTunes music store this week, it was featured in Magnet Magazine. It's a perfect companion track for our still-simmering full-length 2020 from late 2009, which continues to make playlists coast to coast—from the mighty WFMU to the Wave of the West: KFJC. The album picks up reviews in Dagger, Fearless Radio, Musoscribe and SF Weekly.
The fashion world moves in mysterious ways. We just found out the retail shops of Giorgio Armani have taken a liking to our new song, Jane Lane. The song will be playing in Armani stores as part of the launch of the designer's 2010 collection in January! Meanwhile, 2020 has also already been named one of the best albums of the year at Amie St. and Musoscribe. And thanks to all who attended the magic night of music at the Grant & Green this week! Guest spots by the Paul & John and cross pollination between bands made for a night that will not be forgotten. Thanks to Anton Barbeau and The Corner Laughers!
Could be the recent arctic chill in the air or an affinity for thanksgiving turkeys, but for whatever reason, our glittery winter lovesong “Birds of a Feather” has fluttered up to the top spot on the Hot Right Now chart at thesixtyone. Give it a listen and give us some hearts! I really like that people are gravitating to this song! It was the last one to be written for 2020, and came together in an unusual way. Read the full blog here.
After a 5-day run at No. 1 on Amie St. last week, we're now climbing the charts at music discovery site thesixtyone. Buy songs, pick up a free track or just listen to the music. That's what this is all about anyway, right? Most popular off the album at iTunes right now are “We're Gonna Make It” and “Birds of a Feather,” a wintry love song with plenty of soul-warming herbs and spices. You may find yourself asking, “What does the future hold for the Orange Peels?” Good question. We'll be playing at The Bottom of the Hill on Friday, Jan. 22 with West Indian Girl and Birdmonster. Can't wait that long? Catch a super intimate, free set by Allen Clapp (and maybe another peel or two) in North Beach at the Grant & Green on Dec. 15 with The Corner Laughers and Anton Barbeau. And new reviews are in this week on Shockhound, emusic, the Fire Note and FensePost.
First and foremost, thank you to the fans and bands who helped make our San Francisco and Los Angeles record-release shows so amazing. The Corner Laughers delivered a sublime set at the Bootleg in LA and The Hollyhocks jumpstarted the full-house at the Make-Out Room in SF! Secondly, the press has been buzzing about 2020 and we are so grateful! Features in the San Jose Mercury News, the Oakland Tribune, Campus Circle, local NPR affiliate KQED on their weekly Do-List. Thirdly, 2020 is now No. 1 on music-discovery site Amie St! An Orange Peels album that actually SELLS? Could this be??? Our free download “We're Gonna Make It” was called a hit by SF Chronicle Datebook editor David Wiegand. Oh my!
Yes, ladies and gentlemen . . . every four years, as predictable as the Winter Olympics, The Orange Peels spring forth from their hibernative state and release a new album. This one, folks, is a glammed-up number with touches of glitter, prog-rock and super autumnal melancholy popsongs. Recorded and produced by Allen Clapp at Mystery Lawn studio over the course of the past year or so, listening to 2020 is a little like looking at the future and the past simultaneously -- the ghosts of the past mingling with events that have yet to unfold. Read our full 2020 bio here.
The album comes out on CD and a limited-pressing of heavy-duty, 180-gram vinyl on the band's own Mystery Lawn Music record label. The deal represents a near perfect balance of label expertise and DIY marketing. The band's fanbase actually funded the vinyl pressing through pre-orders on the Orange Peels' online shop. Order at our online shop!
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