The Oranges Band - All Around

Energy and melody go a long way to making a great album, but aren’t the easiest thing to capture. The Oranges Band somehow capture both, and quite well at that. Right from the get-go, let's get the bad out of the way. This album at times falls into the “we are hip and fresh and we shall convey that by only playing down strokes on our guitars” genre of new rock. That aside, it is a remarkably fresh and enjoyable experience from start to finish. “Finns For Our Feet” starts the album off with a bang. “My Street”, “OK Apartment”, and “The Trees On My Street” highlight an album of just unique enough to make a difference rock. No frills, no distortion pedals, no overproducing, just rock. This is one of those albums that isn’t quite unique or revolutionary enough to make any "album of the year" lists, but undeniably catchy and different enough to stick in your CD player for a long, long while. [www.theorangesband.com]