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“Using field recordings, samples and found sounds, whilst still retaining a twisted pop sensibility” – Fat Cat Records
“An immaculately formed gem, a dreamy piece of left field pop that slides past all boundaries” – CLASH
“Underpinned with touches of The Cure and a beguiling mix of harmony-drenched Beach Boys” — Irish Times
"Ambient electronics and gorgeous instrumentation" — The 405
“Occupies the space between uplifting sadness and delicate beauty, creating a sonic environment that is aptly autumnal and melancholic” — The Line of Best
Feather Beds, the solo project of Dublin-born, London-based artist/producer Michael Orange, announces his third full-length album Softer Measures with his new single ‘Really Disney’, out Wednesday, 22 February, 2023, and an animated music video by Orange himself.
The bittersweet push and pull of ‘Really Disney’ will certainly appeal to fans of Yo La Tengo, Andy Shauf, Cornelius, and The Microphones. Orange’s sweet voice floats in, dream-like, followed by playful cascades of piano and forlorn trumpet. The song is subtly surreal, as are the bold, highly stylized graphics of the video.
“It's about what is real and what isn't. The version of ourselves we present over reality,” Orange says of ‘Really Disney’.
Softer Measures will be released in summer 2023 on 12" vinyl and digitally via Strange Brew. The nine track record will be Feather Beds’ first album release since 2017.
Having been based in Montreal for a few years and then back to Dublin, the new LP sees Orange in London full-time and adopting a more austere approach to songwriting by incorporating elements of noise and drone alongside a backdrop of jangly guitars, homemade samples, and washed-out harmonies. Orange takes inspiration from math and prog rock, with unconventional time signatures hidden under the melodic surface of his music. Taking on production duties himself and working again with long-time collaborator Stephen Shannon (Mount Alaska, Strands) on mixing duties, Orange is due to make a triumphant return with Softer Measures.
lyrics
I don’t pay attention to anyone
Is this really Disney for everyone? I never said
One way or the other
Is this really Disney? Well-worn-down trajectory Is it really sympathy?
Pay attention
Am I dreaming?
Sleeping pattern
I can’t tell,
I’ve been slipping past all boundaries Gallop faster
Wireframed hell
Is this really Disney?
credits
released February 22, 2023
Vincent Richard from the band WORKS played additional guitar and tape loops.
Ben Shorten from Tomorrows played piano.
Gordon Wyper played trumpet.
Paddy took chances. The album just has a sound that can only stem from him being true to himself. It's intricate, well-arranged, poetic, and hilarious. Hell of an album from a hell of a guy! digerydude
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