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Released 28/02/2020 on Heavenly Records - Pre-order here:
Defiant in the face of existential dread, The Orielles were always going to approach their second album with nothing but stellar levels of intent. Disco Volador sees the 4-piece push their sonic horizon to its outer limits as astral travellers, hitching a ride on the melodic skyway to evade the space-time continuum through a sharp collection of progressive strato-pop symphonies.
“Its literal interpretation from Spanish means flying disc but everyone experiences things differently. Disco Volador could be a frisbee, a UFO, an alien nightclub or how you feel when you fly; what happens to your body physically or that euphoric buzz from a great party,” suggests bassist and singer, Esme. “But it is an album of escape; if I went to space, I might not come back.”
UK AND US HIGHLIGHTS
The Guardian: "The Halifax band feel like the closest thing we have to a contemporary Stereolab: as sharp as they are spacey, at home with psychedelic wooze and seductively chugging guitar pop." (Laura Snapes)
Stereogum: “Disco Volador’s opening track and lead single, “Come Down On Jupiter,” begins as a languid shuffle, but before long it has exploded into guitar-pop bliss. And then suddenly it’s something like outer-space disco rock. As the five-minute runtime unfolds, the transformations continue to be as abundant as the hooks.”
UK Tour
25.02.20 - The Riverside – Newcastle
27.02.20 - The Sugarmill - Stoke
28.02.20 - The Waterfront - Norwich
01.03.20 - Chalk - Brighton
02.03.20 - SWX - Bristol
04.03.20 - Electric Ballroom
05.03.20 - Ritz - Manchester
06.03.20 - Institute 2 - Birmingham