Artist info
Genre
Pop, Rock, Roots
Sounds like
Sun Kil Moon, Elliot Smith, Fink, Thom Yorke
band members
Stuart Orchard - vox, guitar, piano Daniel Hall - guitars Giles Lowe -bass Brent Purser - drums David Dower - keyboards
Influences
Battles, Department of Eagles, Grinderman, Radiohead
Unearthed artists we like
James Teague, Injured Ninja, The Seals, French Rockets, Usurper of Modern Medicine, Mink Mussel Creek, Julio Cadriguez, Timothy Nelson & The Infidels, Fall Electric, Jacob Diamond, Jack Stirling
Website
Bio
All roads, they say, lead to Rome but Stuart Orchard took the autobahn and ended up in Berlin for a year. Armed with just guitar, laptop and a couple of song sketches, he emerged with a new album. The total immersion in German culture, and possibly beer, is evident in its crisp, vibrant feel.
From Orchard’s trademark left-field hooks in Ken Wilber and No Champagne, to the eerie beauty of closing track Ode To A Clone, the album is thoughtfully crafted and delivered. Bountiful moments of emotive, ambient pop sit side by side with crazy moments of Middle Eastern disco and R&B; a clash of cultures meet in a concrete Berlin basement.
Benefitting from the technical wizardry of dance producer and Berlin stalwart Mark Reeder, Unintended Consequences expands Orchard’s imaginative musical world once again with a surprisingly classic yet fresh flavour; as exciting and unpredictable as the artist who brought it all to life.
