ORANJULY

Fun In The Studio (Sept 2011 - Q Division Sessions). Here we are...

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:56:55 -0500

Fun In The Studio (Sept 2011 - Q Division Sessions).

Here we are recording tracks for “Sweater Weather,” “So Long So Long So Long”, “I Don’t Want to Know You,” & “Modern Fiction.”

I think I’ve lost at least 10 lbs since that video. Making a record is STRESSFUL!
-Brian

Boston Music Awards 2011 Nomination!

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:20:29 -0400

Boston Music Awards 2011 Nomination! :

We’re graciously nominated for Best Pop/Rock Artist for the Boston Music Awards this year.

Even though we haven’t put out any new music and are working our asses off in the studio writing and recording and playing nice and big shows for nice and big crowds - it’s still an honor!
So please vote for us and spread the word.

If you re-tweet, re-post, re-Face (whatever), let us know and we’ll send you our first album FOR FREE.
Thanks again and really looking forward to 2012.

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Review for Thursday's Halloween Show @ The Middle East 10/27

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:06:00 -0400

waxonfelt:

Being the first one at a show is not necessarily a bad thing but it’s pretty awkward. For those of you who don’t know, the Middle East is a club in Cambridge. It’s got a small stage and bar but plenty of space and a pretty sweet environment. I got to chat with some of the guys from Bozmo and Pretty + Nice before the show and discovered that all the bands on this Halloween show bill hail from the Boston area (with the exception of Emperor X from Jacksonville, FL) and are all buds. It was like one giant family, and by the end of the show I definitely felt like one of them.

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Our last show for a long while apparently while we hunker down...

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:23:00 -0400

Our last show for a long while apparently while we hunker down and start recording with Ducky Carlisle and laying plans to get this record FINISHED.

Overdubs at Q Division Studios. Xylophone. Outdated keyboards....

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:05:41 -0400

Overdubs at Q Division Studios. Xylophone. Outdated keyboards. Farfisa via the Moon.
It’s coming together.

Here’s a clip of our good friend Emeen Zarookian...

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 21:00:01 -0400

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Here’s a clip of our good friend Emeen Zarookian bassin’ it up on a brand new song. Pass that shit ALONG and come see Emeen play bass with us opening up for Fountains of Wayne again on 9/9 here in Boston

Supporting Fountains of Wayne AGAIN 9/9 Boston & Album Two Update

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:54:15 -0400

This Friday (September 9th) here in Boston we are opening for Fountains of Wayne for a second time at WRBB’s 22nd Annual Block Party (check the link for details).

It’s a free show and we’re on at 7pm sharp! It’s our last show for while and again it’s FREE!!!

In other news, we just recorded a massive session for album two at Q Division Studios (Fountains of Wayne, Aimee Mann, Pixies) and it’s coming along nicely as you’ll see in the video in the next post! It’s a pretty adventurous album but 10x more catchy and far far better than anything we’ve done.
You’ll love it.

Performer Magazine Studio Diary Article

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:28:22 -0400

Performer Magazine Studio Diary Article

It Must Be Summer

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:59:00 -0400

Exciting news!
We will be supporting Fountains of Wayne on 7/22 at Maxwell’s in New Jersey and then supporting Mike Viola the next night back in Boston!

-Album two is shaping up at a crawling pace but it’s getting there and we promise we will have new footage/sounds/pictures hopefully soon!

Just last year we released our first record but it’s still getting reviews.
Music.Defined
Daykamp Music

Please follow us on our Facebook where we’re posting more and more and please spread the word!

Slowly but surely the sounds are summoned.

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 10:15:27 -0400

Slowly but surely the sounds are summoned.

brianeking: Tonight’s harmonies.Four parts. One me.

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:58:30 -0400

brianeking:

Tonight’s harmonies.
Four parts. One me.

brianeking: Tonight’s harmonies #2 Three parts. One me.

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:57:39 -0400

brianeking:

Tonight’s harmonies #2
Three parts. One me.

The Coldest Summer Nominated for Best Song in Boston Phoenix Best Music Poll

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:32:00 -0400

Quite an honor!!
Big thanks to Dave Duncan of WFNX’s Boston Accents for all the plays and support!

A Melody #1 I write in bits and pieces pretty sporadically but...

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:59:00 -0400

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A Melody #1

I write in bits and pieces pretty sporadically but if I actually remember it the next day or even an hour later - great.
If not? It probably wasn’t good enough in the first place.

Here’s today’s.

Spring! Writing, Recording, Opening for Mike Viola, Oh No Oh My

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:32:00 -0400

Well hello!

It’s been a while and I’m psyched to announce we’re playing with Mike Viola on April 2, here in Boston. As everyone probably knows, I might be (one of) the biggest MV fans out there and we’ve been in the same circles of musicians for a few years now since I saw him play with Bleu back in 2007 & I was HOOKED and have always wanted to share a bill with the guy.

Musically, he’s up there in the pop genius territory but with far more personal and honest lyrics, which have inspired me to get outside the constraints of hiding behind vague and open-ended metaphors and capture an real vibe instead of something “perfect” (i.e as sterile as a hospital or a Steely Dan record). This is a goal for the new LP. Real sounds. Not a ton of studio trickery. Recording in my living room, stairwells, bathrooms, attics – whatever and wherever. Lots of ups and downs recently on a personal and musical level but it’s inspiring to say the least.

Also inspiring are the two new AMAZING Oranjuly-ers (yeah I said it) , Kyle Fredrickson (of The Everyday Visuals) and Aaron Benson (of Thick as Thieves & mixed/engineered our record that you love and plan on buying multiple copies of!)

I’ve been a superfan of both of these guys’ respective bands for a long time and it’s like a dream team to have them aboard. Lots of collaboration and positivity. Rehearsals are FUN (for me at least). No egos. Better shows. Better vibes than ever before. Those are hints to come see our shows so we can make our next record sound FANTASTIC and better than anything we’ve done. Keep listening. Lots of awesome stuff in the works. Spread the word.

On top of opening for Mike Viola we have the pleasure of opening for Oh No Oh My, who are reallllllllly great and are on a big U.S. tour at the moment.

Come see us. Say hi. We’ll even GIVE you our album FOR FREE!!!! Here’s a short clip of a new song we’re working out in rehearsals. The video quality is as dark as the song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZPNTAg47B0

Best of 2010 Lists & Oranjuly for ONLY $6?!?!

Thu, 30 Dec 2010 16:32:00 -0500

We just want to say thanks to the very kind writers who are fans enough to include us in their “Top Records of 2010″ lists. So for this if you download our album THIS WEEKEND ONLY It’s only $6. bux!!!!

Buy it, burn it, whatever, just wanna get the music out there!
Thanks to EVERYONE this year who helped us get this monster out and about and for radio playing us/folks writing about us and for coming to the shows.

music.oranjuly.com

How we beat out Apples in Stereo (their new one is their best yet!!) & the Gin Blossoms is a mystery. Well, not so much on the Gin Blossoms…

Still writing/recording new tunes constantly. Hibernating, growing “record beards.”

The few songs written/semi-recorded for album two already trump anything we’ve done yet, so stay tuned, come see our shows (Jan 29th Lizard Lounge, Feb 12 Rosebud in Davis Sq., and Middle East Upstairs last weekend in March) w/our NEW lineup of class act fellers and lady so say hi!! Don’t be scurrred.
Tell your friends, and spread the word (see below).We want to tour in 2011 somehow so we’ll need your support!

Anyway – here’s some lists!

Absolute Powerpop

Powerpop Overdose

Rock and Roll Tribe (number 1!!!)

Boston Band Crush (where Brian is voted as one of the “Dreamiest Frontmen” – LOVE this one!)

OH. And check out our usual updates and in-studio pics/antics on …

FACEBOOK!

TWITTER!

Merry Christmas!

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:32:00 -0500

Christmas Don’t Be Late by oranjuly

To celebrate the holidays Brian teamed up with Michael Scott to record a cover of his favorite Christmas song. Christmas Don’t Be Late originally performed by Alvin and The Chipmunks. Since Christmas is all about giving, please feel free to share this song with all of your friends!

Oranjuly stops by WZLX

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:32:00 -0400

Oranjuly stopped by WZLX on Sunday night to play some acoustic versions of their songs on Boston Emissions.

If you missed the live broadcast you can still listen to the acoustic version of ‘I Could Break Your Heart’ along with a sneak peak at a new song called ‘Val & Arrow’ by downloading the podcast here:

http://wzlx.radio.com/2010/10/23/boston-emissions-102410-with-oranjuly-fave-new-local-song-poll-15/

Oranjuly on tourfilter!

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:32:00 -0400

We were super thrilled today to find Oranjuly on the front page of tourfilter, a really great website for finding out what bands are playing around town. They gave us a nice plug for our next show at Great Scott on Thursday, September 16 opening forAtomic Tom!

If you’re already on tourfilter (or decide to create an account) make sure to add Oranjuly as one of the bands you track so you’ll always be in the loop on when and where we’re playing.

High-Praise from the Press Gods!

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:32:00 -0400

The big CD release is Fri. July 2 at Middle East Downstairs and we couldn’t be more excited! Turns out we’re not the only ones. Here’s a look at some of the things people are saying about our new record:

The best power pop debut of the year. - Powerpopaholic

This is the best album I’ve received since working as a music journalist. - The Deli Magazine

Oranjuly crafts beyond solid, guitar-pop pieces, drenched in harmonic complexity and crisp instrumentation. - Tea Party Boston

Bring a copy to your next potluck barbecue—Oranjuly is nothing less than dessert. - Weekly Dig

Destined to be one of my 2010 favorites. – Boston Band Crush

Oranjuly remind us just how right retro-fitted pop music can feel. – The Boston Phoenix

Oranjuly has delivered one of the most impressive powerpop debuts in recent memory - Bill’s Music Forum

Their brand of dreamy pop is reminiscent of Ben Folds Five with a little Weezer thrown in, and a little twist of their own. – Playground Boston