Artist description Named after a long defunct brand of pop (soda that is) , Mission Orange Drink is nearly as bubbly and twice as syrupy as its namesake. Why give your kids something nutritous or wholesome like milk or apple juice, when they can mainline pure refined sugar, barely disolved in a solution of water, artificial food coloring and chemo-flavoring? We'll cram it down your throat long after it's stopped tasting good going down.

Music Style Power Pop

Musical Influences Beatles, Raspberries, Big Star

Similar Artists Sloan, Velvet Crush, Matthew Sweet

Artist History The band started in 1996 out of the ashes of the Northampton Mass. power pop band Miss Reed. While the lead singer of Miss Reed left the band to do more important things, the former members got together, with a little help from some friends from the bustling Northampton music scene, and made a record for no label, with no money, for no good reason. This is the result of that session.

Group Members Mission Orange Drink is a heavier pop side project of Frank Padellaro (King Radio, Scud Mt. Boys) The band also features former Scuds bassist Stephen Desaulnier, King Radioites David Trenholm and Ken Maiuri, and Paul Pelis on Drums. A mostly recording project, Mission Orange has added multi instrumentalist John Lebhar on lead guitar to their live performance roster.

Instruments Guitar, Bass, Drums, Percussion, Strings, Organ

Albums Mission Creep EP

Location Northampton, MA - USA

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