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2020 $8.82
1. | Listen to We're Gonna Make It by The Orange Peels |
| 1,613 | plays | 3:59 | FREE | 31 | ||
2. | Listen to Seaside Holiday by The Orange Peels | 676 | plays | 4:00 | $0.98 | 6 | |||
3. | Listen to Shining Like Stars by The Orange Peels |
| 454 | plays | 3:24 | $0.98 | 7 | ||
4. | Listen to 2020 by The Orange Peels | 333 | plays | 2:55 | $0.98 | 4 | |||
5. | Listen to Birds Of A Feather by The Orange Peels | 246 | plays | 2:26 | $0.98 | 4 | |||
6. | Listen to Jane Lane by The Orange Peels | 250 | plays | 3:15 | $0.98 | 6 | |||
7. | Listen to Emily Has Told Me Why by The Orange Peels | 205 | plays | 5:05 | $0.98 | 3 | |||
8. | Listen to Charmed Life by The Orange Peels | 193 | plays | 3:29 | $0.98 | 8 | |||
9. | Listen to The Great Outdoors by The Orange Peels | 166 | plays | 2:47 | $0.98 | 3 | |||
10. | Listen to Broken Wing by The Orange Peels | 177 | plays | 4:51 | $0.98 | 3 |
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"Sun-drenched and joyful. Indie pop without the pretension and unnecessary quirks of the modern crop of bands."– Amie Street Editors
For fans of: The Apples In Stereo, The New Pornographers, Camera Obscura
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About 2020
Everything's 2020!!Glitter Rock. Opulent '80s Pop. Glammy Prog. Bearded, backwoods Elk Rock. Who gives a rat's ass if there's no melody at the heart of it; no soul.
Not that The Orange Peels don't dabble in these styles. They just don't have the time to waste on cute, genre-based music that cuddles up to a pre-existing audience. Defiant, dramatic and probably a little bit of a showboat, bandleader Allen Clapp tells it like it is on "Shining Like Stars," a glammed-up rocker from the band's forthcoming album, 2020: "If making melodies is a crime, I'm guilty as charged."
As the album's title suggests, 2020 deals with perceptions. Being released on the precipice of a new decade, the album is as much about looking back on 10 years gone awry as it is about looking forward to the promises of the future. Sometimes life comes at us in crystal clear geometry and hard numbers, and sometimes details reveal themselves only in the soft-focus of memory.
Moving in and out of focus through these 10 songs, the band has achieved its own vision on its own terms. Recording the album at its modernistic Eichler headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, the band took its time to decorate each track (or in some cases, de-decorate) for maximum emotional impact.
Featuring Clapp on vocals, piano guitar and drums, Oed Ronne (The Ocean Blue) on lead guitars, electric sitar and vibes, Jill Pries on bass guitars, Bob Vickers (The Incredible Vickers Bros.) on drums and guitars, John Moremen (Jad Fair, the Roy Loney Band) on guitars, all the itinerant members of the band are represented. Even original Orange Peels lead guitarist Larry Winther took off his reunion-era Mummies bandages for a few minutes to grace the album's lead track with a chickeny guitar solo.
For Clapp, the subtitle of the album may as well be "What I did on My Recession." Out of work for 10 months in the worst economy of his lifetime, Clapp poured his anxiety, neuroses and plethora of available time into pushing the album to completion. Hibernating in the studio with the heartbreak and uncertainty of the times, the band uses words and melodies to make sense of it all. 2020 is their answer.
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ozimmerm Rec'd this on Nov 27, 2009:
Street Cred: 122
Rec's: 9
“Very chill, fun song. Reminds me for some reason of high school prom with a retro twist. Definitely a great download...easy to listen to, simple melody with a purpose. Catchy enough to keep you entertained, but not overwhelming in its attempt to engage you.”
fire_and_a_rose Rec'd this on Nov 13, 2009:
Street Cred: 2403
Rec's: 57
“I love the Orange Peels. I admit, I started collecting their music in part because it bemused me to see The Orange Peels next to THe Apples in Stereo.
That is not the point of this review.
What IS the point is the way it's light and bouncy, almost, catches your ear and makes you want to sing along; high notes, light ones--bass is rare in this song, but you never notice a lack due to its absence.
Oh so worth a listen, my friends.”
imabaddrummer Rec'd this on Nov 14, 2009:
Street Cred: 11
Rec's: 5
“Thank you so much for the awesome free song! Very cool vibin' tune.”
ken37 Rec'd this on Nov 10, 2009:
Street Cred: 403
Rec's: 14
“.09 is a great price for this album. The Orange Peels are always one of those bands I need to get more by.”
JJStres Rec'd this on Nov 10, 2009:
Street Cred: 242
Rec's: 18
“Such an adorable song. It really puts a smile on my face.”
ken37 Rec'd this on Nov 10, 2009:
Street Cred: 403
Rec's: 14
“So thrilled to find this one on here, and somehow I got it for free!”
Snuffles Rec'd this on Nov 10, 2009:
Street Cred: 275
Rec's: 17
“feels like california to me (big surprise from The Orange Peels); harder driving than I'm used to from them but a great song”
sanfordson Rec'd this on Nov 11, 2009:
Street Cred: 0
Rec's: 1
“The perfect song for our times -- glammy, spacey, indiepop for the future!”
agogale Rec'd this on Nov 10, 2009:
Street Cred: 98
Rec's: 2
“Freshy, complete, to peel second by second”
mattnightingale Rec'd this on Nov 13, 2009:
Street Cred: 6
Rec's: 1
“The Orange Peels are amazing. Buy them NOW!! Their music takes me back to my beloved Bay Area... Breezy, well-crafted, melodic, lovingly produced... Allen Clapp and co. are the real deal.”
