Orango Working on New Album
I’ll readily admit that it took me a while to catch up to what Oslo classic heavy rockers Orango were doing on last year’s The Mules of Nana (review here), but I got there eventually, and found the everybody-sings three-piece injecting new life and much-needed old soul into heavy boogie the likes of which Europe has been churning out now for well over a decade. How does Orango put their stamp on such an established aesthetic? Well, having been at it for the better part of 20 years probably helps, and, you know, also being really good.
That’s my hard-hitting analysis. I hope you enjoyed it. Better news is that Orango are currently at work on their next offering. The update came in the latest newsletter from their label, Stickman Records, and while it’s light on hard facts like titles, methods, sounds, blah blah bah, I’ll just go ahead and take comfort in knowing there’s a new Orango on the way. Mark it a win.
If you didn’t hear it or feel like a why-the-hell-not revisit, you an stream The Mules of Nana in full at the bottom of this post. I’d say go for it.
From the PR wire:
Orango studio update
Orango’s last LP The Mules Of Nana (2017) was a masterpiece of golden-era rock n’ roll, keeping on in the band’s tradition of beautiful vocal harmonies, astonishing melodies and heavy, southern-tinged grooves. The art of songwriting is certainly not lost on Orango – nor have they forgotten their title of “Norway’s hardest working rock band”. Since then, they’ve been busy with several tours and still found time to write a new album, which they’re currently finalizing at Ocean Sound Recordings in Ålesund.
Guitarist/singer Helge Kanck says: “The day after the release of The Mules of Nana, we once more locked ourselves in at Ocean Sound Recordings to record the follow up LP. We ended up touring a lot in 2017, so it took us a little longer than expected to finished off the new album. Now we’re done, and the record should be ready for release sometime during the autumn.”
What we’ve heard so far from the album has blown us away and we’re anxiously awaiting the full record!
Orango is:
Helge Bredeli Kanck: guitar and vocals
Hallvard Gaardløs: bass and vocals
Trond Slåke: drums and vocals
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