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SPEED ORANGE
The Virgin Of Guadalupe
Melbourne's answer to the Violent Femmes, the infamous Speed Orange take their cruisy west coast vibe and mash it up with the fire of The Jam and the harmonies of the Walker Brothers.
Their debut album The Virgin of Guadeloupe is being released across the UK and Europe end of this summer - get your fix of this four-piece now, before they're world infamous!
SPEED ORANGE "OH MAMA"
The Speed Orange story began amidst the heady rush of mid-nineties swinging London. In those days 'Speed Orange' was the collective name for a ragged bunch of filmmakers, guerilla musicians and artists tearing up the English capital like they owned the place.
At the turn of the century, the now lead singer Tony Jackson made a bold move
he put aside his well worn film camera and picked up a guitar, kick-starting a journey that would see him jettison the UK and head south for the rock 'n' roll capital of Australia
Melbourne.
Touching down in OZ, the dust didn't't have time to settle before Jackson was face to face with the three Swash-buckling troubadours that would ultimately become
The infamous Speed Orange:
Aaron D'Arcy - Tickling the keys and troubling the six strings.
Ben Roberts - whacking the skins and warbling like a choir of virgins.
Andy Steward - Blinding the bass and burning the sixer.
It had all come down to this moment, a sun-burnt country, four men, all outlaws if you will, together on a single mission
To release the melodies trapped deep in the rubble of their minds.
Whiskey bottles, broken hearts and shattered dreams littered the path as they recorded their debut long player "The Virgin of Guadalupe"
(Named after the patron Saint of México City "The Virgin of Guadalupe" is thought to come to the aid of souls in deep trouble.
Legend has it that Speed Orange were visited by the Virgin after a disastrous sound check for a gig in México City, Nov 2004. The gig itself went really well.
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Beneath the albums deceivingly upbeat melodies the torture of lost love whistles away like a tormented temptress. Introspective, personal, yet at times downright flirty, the stories told in these twelve songs take you on a journey from despair to hope and back again.
But where it all makes sense, where it all comes together, is the live arena. Its here that Speed Orange have earned their reputation as wanted men.
With spit and fire they play even the most gentle song like it's a life or death situation and that's because, for them It is.
TRACK LISTING:
1. My Minds Wars
2. Tall FLowers
3. Oh Mama
4. Sunshine
5. Mother
6. Oldest Grass In Town
7. The End
8. Trigger Happy
9. Feathers Frayed
10.Carry Your Bags
11.Vinegar and Wine
12.Walk in the Sun
written and produced by Speed Orange
published by Edition Ferdinand / EMI music publishing / Native Tongue Publishing, Melbourne
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