Disco Volador
The Orielles release their brand new album 'Disco Volador' via Heavenly Recordings on February 28th, 2020. The first pressing is translucent orange vinyl edition with a groovy green splodge is now available & standard CD. All vinyl comes with a download card and code. We also have a limited number of signed editions of this first pressing as well as CDs available. 'Disco Volador' sees the 4-piece push their sonic horizon to its outer limits as astral travellers, hitching a ride on the melodic skyway to evade the space-time continuum through a sharp collection of progressive strato-pop symphonies. Voyaging through cinematic samba, 70s disco, deep funk boogies, danceable grooves and even tripping on 90s acid house, Disco Volador is set to propel The Orielles spinning into a higher zero-gravity orbit. Written and recorded in just 12 months, it captures the warp-speed momentum of their post-Silver Dollar Moment debut album success; an unforgettable summer touring, playing festivals like Green Man and bluedot, Disco Volador’s library catalogue vibes stem from a band lapping up and widening their pool of musical discovery whether nodding to Italian film score maestros Sandro Brugnolini and Piero Umiliani, or the Middle Eastern tones of Khruangbin and Altin Gün. The album features the bands new single ‘Come Down On Jupiter’ and follows the critically acclaimed debut ‘Silver Dollar Moment.’
Explore a whole new world on the West Yorkshire quartet second outing
The Orielles' first album, Silver Dollar Moment, was nothing short of astonishing as a group of British teens made the best album of the '90s a couple decades too late, full of loose, baggy dance grooves, breathtaking melodies, cheerfully innocent vocals, and instrumental prowess that belied their collective youth, the album presented a high bar to clear afterward. The good news for anyone hoping that the band wasn't just a flash-in-the-pan is that while 2020's Disco Volador doesn't quite top the brilliance of their debut, it does come oh-so-very close. The core trio added a keyboard player to their guitar-bass-drums lineup, added new influences (Turkish psych, Italian film music) to their already full plate, tightened up the grooves and got a little weirder, too. Some of the wide-eyed, slightly ramshackle charm of the debut is lost thanks to how put together and punchy Disco Volador sounds: the band and producer Marta Salogni get a sound that is bass heavy, insistent, and built for inclusive dancefloors. Tracks like the Afro-pop-inspired "Bobbi's Second World" or the "Come Down on Jupiter" have a serious kick that compels the lower extremities to move, and more than enough sonic power to fill a room. The pumped-up sound doesn't overpower the yearning sweetness of the vocals, the obscure wit of the lyrics, or the cute touches they add to the arrangements (like the sound effects on "Bobbi's," the spoken word on "Whilst the Flowers Look," or the wacky percussion on "Rapid i"). If anything, the small leap in the band's instrumental skills and production values helps the songs take flight and soar higher than before. The band throw idea after idea into the mix and are able to pull them off each time, whether it's a melancholy, soft rock ballad like "Memoirs of Miso," the percolating disco on "Space Samba (Disco Volador Theme)," or the expansive indie dance jams that are almost impossible to pin down ("7th Dynamic Goo"). It's another thrilling album that's full of surprises, packed with compelling songs that prove the band didn't just get lucky on their debut.
What do The Orielles think they’re playing at? Here we are, welly-deep in February, buffeted by rain, cold and sadness. All we want is to curl up
On their solid 2018 debut album Silver Dollar Moment, the Halifax-based band the Orielles delivered polychromatic art-rock showcasing their knack for...
The Halifax trio experiment with different textures on their second album and their sharp songwriting leaves an impression