Orange Fight
Walla Walla, Washington, United States
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Orange Fight are a lo-fi pop, playful Americana, DIY band hailing from a college in the lush, woodsy state of Washington. But these aren’t just some students jamming out their droning garage rock on weekends, since the band is made up of all faculty members, mostly holding PhDs. Songs on their self-titled album, like the jangling “The Transfer (Interurban)” or Dandy Warhols-like “This Chaotic Divide”, center around the guitar and vocals of founder Neal Christopherson, who has a smoky, Tom Petty croon and a penchant for fitting key ideas into a smart, wordy phrase (e.g. “A bulldozed look and glandular rush” is one such kicker in “Let’s Go”). Though those more upbeat tunes are the standouts for me, the band also dabbles in a folkier side in songs like “Love Won’t Leave”, blending male/female harmonies that sound as sweet as 60's acts like the Mamas and the Papas. - Sentimentalist Magazine
Discography
Orange Fight (self-titled LP, 2009)
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Based in Walla Walla, WA, Orange Fight is a band that was created backwards. Instead of getting together to play music, thinking of a band name, and recording a CD, Neal Christopherson recorded a CD in his basement (with a little help from his friends), named the band, then found people interested in playing his songs.
The songs on Orange Fight’s debut CD sound like a mixed up batter of Wilco and Tom Petty, with a dash of Velvet Underground, a sprinkling of Pink Floyd, baked for 20 minutes at 350 degrees and topped with a Bob Dylan frosting. Neal fancies himself a bit of a “Jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none”, and this is reflected in the wide range of topics covered by his lyrics, including love, loss, social change, spiritual redemption, and long-distance running.
Orange Fight's original indie rock songs feature a healthy blend of acoustic and electric elements. Played live they include male/female vocal harmonies and feature the skills of lead guitarist Matthew Prull. Orange Fight is equally comfortable playing slower quiet songs, louder uptempo songs, and even blues instrumentals.
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