{"id":65234,"date":"2018-07-05T17:30:59","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T16:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=65234"},"modified":"2018-07-09T21:45:41","modified_gmt":"2018-07-09T20:45:41","slug":"review-orchards-losers-lovers-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-orchards-losers-lovers-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Orchards \u2013 Losers\/Lovers EP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-65235\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/417768-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/417768-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/417768-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/417768-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/417768-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/417768-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/417768-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/417768-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/417768-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/417768.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><strong>Orchards<\/strong> have been labelled by many as &#8220;ones to watch&#8221; and rightly so. Through a smattering of singles and strong live outings, the Brighton-based quartet have built quite a buzz over the past 18 months. Now part of the independent juggernaut that is Big Scary Monsters, their long-awaited debut EP is seeing the light of day.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8216;Losers\/Lovers&#8217;<\/em> is an infectious balance of sugary indie-pop melodies and math-rock twinges. As<em> &#8216;Luv You 2&#8217;<\/em> opens with a celebratory<em> &#8220;<\/em>woooo<em>!&#8221;<\/em> <strong>Orchards<\/strong> are quick to counter the summer party vibe with sincere lyrics of lost love, with its crescendoing finale capturing Lucy Evers&#8217; emotional release. It nicely sets the tone for the remainder of the EP as songs such as<em> &#8216;Drama King&#8217;<\/em> benefit from a ticking groove and drifting guitars.<\/p>\n<p>Yet it is on <em>&#8216;Double Vision&#8217;<\/em> where the four-piece come into their own. Its playful melody, calypso-esque guitar picks, and riveting bassline prove to be truly compelling. Undoubtedly, there has been a conscious shift to hone in on melodies. For example, <em>&#8216;Age of You<\/em>&#8221;s is carried blissfully with subtle math-rock dashes. While the trio of past singles, <em>&#8216;Peggy,&#8217; &#8216;Honey,&#8217;<\/em> and<em> &#8216;Darling&#8217;<\/em> show the slight shift, highlighting an innocent experimental approach, they&#8217;re not disconnected from the rest of <em>&#8216;Losers\/Lovers.&#8217;<\/em> Most notably,<em> &#8216;Honey&#8217;<\/em> and<em> &#8216;Darling&#8217;<\/em> adds to the consistency here.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Orchards - Double Vision (Official Video)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YpF-XDXRwDw?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>At the core of these eight songs is the soulful voice of Lucy Evers. Sincere, honest and relatable, songs like <em>&#8216;Be Here&#8217;<\/em> sees her speak frankly about insecure relationships (<em>&#8220;you&#8217;ve not been here lately&#8221;<\/em>). While <em>&#8216;Double Vision&#8217;<\/em> focuses on Evers&#8217; depression. Overall, her words are used as therapy, adding substance to pop-centric sound.<\/p>\n<p>From start to finish,<em> &#8216;Losers\/Lovers&#8217;<\/em> lives up to whatever hype that may have preceded <strong>Orchards<\/strong>. Its heartfelt melodies embrace pop sensibilities brilliantly, yet never strays too far from the band&#8217;s youthful experimentation. Thoroughly consistent, <em>&#8216;Losers\/Lovers&#8217;<\/em> has provided <strong>Orchards<\/strong> with a solid foundation to prosper moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>4.5\/5<\/p>\n<p><i>\u2018Losers\/Lovers\u2019<\/i>\u00a0EP by\u00a0<b>Orchards<\/b>\u00a0is released on 6th July on\u00a0<strong>Big Scary Monsters Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Orchards<\/b>\u00a0links:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/orchardslive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/orchardslive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/orchardslive.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by S\u00eaan Reid (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeanReid86\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@SeanReid86<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Losers\/Lovers&#8217; has provided Orchards with a solid foundation to prosper moving forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":65235,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,2269,3],"tags":[136,15558,1377,12398],"class_list":["post-65234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-album-reviews","category-ep-review","category-reviews","tag-big-scary-monsters-records","tag-losers-lovers","tag-orchards","tag-sean-reid"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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