Artist description Dark, moody textures. Crafted songs.

Music Style Dark pop music

Similar Artists The Kinks, Radiohead, Robyn Hitchcock, Can, Elliot Smith, The Divine Comedy, Mommyheads, Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev

Artist History Formed in 1992 as Norton's Orchestraville, the band changed their name after the death of guitarist Brendan McKay. The band released their debut CD in 1998, consisting of music recorded with Brendan. They have just completed their 1999 summer tour, and they are planning to release their second CD this fall.

Group Members Chris Forbes - lead vocals, guitars | Dave Pascoe - bass, vocals | Keith Hanlon - drums, percussion | Matt Duckworth - guitar

Albums Orchestraville

Press Reviews "Orchestraville opened the show with a typically flawless performance. No band that I have seen on a regular basis makes their shows seem so effortless. Their particular brand of warp-pop always seem to cut through the run of the mill distort-o guitar mire that is much of indie rock of late." - Hotface ***** "A dark, sparse, forboding musical landscape. Strange creatures wander through the desert late at night. XTC meets Violent Femmes, Pixies, and Glass Eye." - John Relph, Chalkhills Recommends ***** "The best band in Ohio, after Devo." - Ian Stewart, AUTOreverse ***** "I dance for an hour every day. Had James Brown, had Lonnie Johnson, had Ronnie Dawson. Now, Orchestraville is the thing. I swing to Ersatz Love. I am slowly climbing a hawser to Black Peacock." - Judy Henske, folk singer, mycologist, and artist

Location Columbus, Ohio - USA

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