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“Using field recordings, samples and found sounds, whilst still retaining a twisted pop sensibility” – Fat Cat Records
“Moments of shining pop brilliance standing alongside the song’s noisy, washed-out edges” — Under the Radar
“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
Dublin-born, London-based artist/producer Michael Orange, better known as Feather Beds, shares his final single, the psychedelic ‘Saviour’, on Thursday, 25 May, 2023, ahead of his album Softer Measures. The new LP—his first full-length since 2017—will be released on Friday, 26 May, 2023 on 12" vinyl and digitally via Strange Brew.
“‘Saviour’ is about seeing someone that you once saw as invincible in a more vulnerable and fragile state. The realisation that you have hit that point in life where things start to hit full-circle,” Orange says.
This song follows singles ‘Sport of Boxing’ and ‘Really Disney’, which received enthusiastic receptions from music fans in Ireland. Under the Radar premiered ‘Sport of Boxing’, praising its “brilliantly ramshackle guitar lines, layered beneath airy synth beds and shoegaze-tinged production.” ‘Really Disney’ enjoyed a first play from Dan Hegarty on RTÉ 2fm and a rave review in the March edition of The GOO, which called the track “deliciously off-kilter” and noted that it “augurs brilliantly for the album release.” Feather Beds also shared Neil Tolliday’s (of Bent and Champyun Clouds) dreamy remix of ‘Really Disney’ and The Leaf Library’s hypnotic reimagining of ‘Really Disney’.
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.
I can’t speak highly enough of this album and performer. Lyrically brilliant, musically original and vocally wonderful and unique. Not a bad combination, eh? I love it. Enough said. radiomartin
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