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ORSON - Bright Idea
| Dotmusic | | Given that Orson's singer, Jason Pebworth, used to be in the US production of "Phantom Of The Opera" and that he professes to both a love of Black Sabbath and show tunes, it's hardly surprising that the barrelling rock of the Hollywood funsters' debut is both ridiculously catchy, and hideously uncool....full text |
| | Guardian | | Like their compatriots the Scissor Sisters and We Are Scientists, Orson owe their career to the British record buyer. Without UK intervention in the form of a gig at the 2005 In the City festival in Manchester, which spawned label interest and, eventually, the No 1 single No Tomorrow, they would still be in Los Angeles, deemed too old for a record deal. Instead, here they are, capitalising on the guilty-pleasures vogue for soft rock, a genre that demands the quality they have in spades: a superior grasp of melody that distinguishes nearly every song....full text |
| | The Independent | | Like the Scissor Sisters, Orson are an American band that required the recognition of a British audience to succeed. With its catchy hook and self-deprecating invitation to "look at me, silly me", their "No Tomorrow" was one of the more appealing recent chart-toppers, and this self-financed debut offers a frothy, energetic confirmation of that promise....full text |
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