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Oranges Band, Sons and Daughters After a thorough drenching during the day, the early evening air of North Carolina was actually mild. A perfect opportunity to wear a pair of ill-forgotten jeans and not sweat you balls off in the South's summer heat. Though as the night crept on, the humidity increased and the sweat increased in the small Local 506 leading to a quick consumption of several beers that turned into a bunch. The overzealous bartender didn't help matters and either did shooting the shit with Virat of the Oranges - someone I hadn't seen in awhile. Sons and Daughters, just recently signed to Domino, come to these fair shores from the inhospitable climate of Scotland. They, along with the Oranges, were coming off a brief stint opening for fellow Scots and now certified rock stars Franz Ferdinand. Before I actually did a little search on them I had confused them with Sons of Daughters - a Canadian alt-country band who is also just starting out. Sons and Daughters are comprised of two women and two men with the chose decision to have one of the women as lead singer. Sweeping into the club out of nowhere, the group led the sparse crowd through about a half hour set of indie rock with some Scottish folk flair. Their sound is reinforced with a smidgen of electro-beat rhythm from the drummer - another signal of their Europeanness. Sons and Daughters were a solid act that makes me interested in checking out their record.
Now fully blitz, the Baltimore-based five-piece of the Oranges
Band closed out the evening. Along with frequent appearances at
clubs in Baltimore, the Oranges hadn't toured in a bit before
the offer to jump on with Franz for awhile. Over the past few
years, I was always somewhere else when the Oranges played Chapel
Hill, so I was content to finally be in the same space and time.
With the crowd now marginally larger, lead singer Roman served
as the guide through a thirty to forty minute set consisting of
over a dozen songs. Though a majority of Oranges' songs are simply
structured, the band does an admirable job of expressing intensity,
fun and professionalism to their set. This makes their connection
with Lookout seem all the more logical, even if they don't engage
pop punkness. Not entirely familiar with all their records and
quite drunk, I can say that the Oranges did play their two most
well-known songs - "" and "" which both have
videos that have made it on MTV. With the night over, it was time
bid adieu, wish the Oranges the best on their final show of the
tour in Baltimore and go take a well-needed shower.
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