Here’s what we know and don’t know about Album No. 7 by the Orange Peels. The Songs: For starters, as of about mid-February, 2017, all the songs were composed and demoed. But clocking back to December, 2016, only about 5 songs were written. Chalk those last few up to one of the wettest, stormiest winters…
During our recent Midwest tour with Matthew Sweet, we got the chance to stop in at the Daytrotter Sessions HQ in Rock Island, Illinois and record a few live versions of our favorite songs off Begin the Begone. We had a day off after playing Madison, so we drove to the Quad Cities on Monday…
A love letter to the Midwest, filmed during our 7-show, 6-state 2015 tour.
We’ve gotten some requests recently for the lyrics for the new album. The only problem is that I never actually wrote them down anywhere. Some of them were on scraps of paper, some of them were in cryptic emails to myself, and some of them were improvised at the microphone. So to all of you…
The second single from “Begin the Begone” is “Embers,” and it’s out now! But that’s only 1/8 of it. Also included are seven (7!) remixes with versions by members of Rogue Wave and The Ocean Blue, The Paul & John, Myles Boisen, Identical Homes, Crown Estate, and U-Dot Sound. Embers + Remixes is available from all your favorite…
So exciting to have a new album out there in the world! Thanks to all of you who pre-ordered, downloaded, or purchased Begin the Begone in a record store this week. Still looking for your copy? Here are a few places we recommend: Amoeba Music, Amazon, iTunes, and Bandcamp. Tomorrow, we hold forth at the Bottom…
With less than one week to go before the Begin the Begone hits record store shelves, we’ve been whipping the new songs into shape so we can share them with you live! First, this very evening, April 29, in the redwooded mountain town of Felton at the International Music Hall at Don Quixote’s, and then…
So excited for this! Join us at San Francisco’s legendary Bottom of the Hill for the release show and party for our sixth album, Begin the Begone. Tickets are $10. Doors open at 8:30 p.m. (21+). Order your advance tickets soon at their online Box Office! Poster designed by Allen Clapp.
Wondering what we cooked up for you all this time? This is a pretty good week to begin finding out. Magnet Magazine is giving the world premiere of the first song from our new record: It’s track one, side one on the vinyl and it’s called Head Cleaner. Stream it from their MP3 at 3PM page,…
Publicity photos are strange beasts. No matter how many times I’ve been involved in the writing, production, or design of an album with The Orange Peels, it almost always comes as a surprise. It’s always three months or so before the release date, and it’s always the last thing we’re thinking about. Amidst rehearsing the…
