Brighton quartet Orchards today announce details of their long-awaited debut album Lovecore, which will be released on 13th March via Big Scary Monsters. The band today also share their new single ‘Sincerely Overwhelmed’, a song that explores coming to terms with the fact you might not be handling difficult times as well as you think you are. About their debut album, Orchards say: “It’s our statement, a flag in the ground letting people know we’re here and this is exactly what we’re all about. It’s the product of years of touring, meeting new people, hard times, good times, loss, friendships and growth. We’re starting a party and everyones invited”.
Lovecore is a lifetime in the making for Orchards, written crammed into drummer Will’s bedroom after working 9-6 days, on lunch breaks, on tour – in every spare second the band had. Their debut album is bursting with their signature Orchards sound, with a heavy focus on killer melodies and singer Lucy’s heartfelt poetic lyrical outpourings centred around her experience with loss, mental health struggles, the environment and relationships. To pre-order Lovecore and be in with the chance of winning one of 50 pairs of tickets to an exclusive release party (along with other goodies), head to www.bsmrocks.com.
Lovecore tracklist
- Sincerely Overwhelmed
- Burn Alive
- Sooner
- Girlfriend
- Stealing Your Sleep
- Magical Thinking
- Social Sobriety
- Vacancy
- Give Me
- Luv You 2
- History
Orchards are set to join Indoor Pets for a run of dates at the end of this month for Independent Venue Week. Following the release of Lovecore, they’ll be hitting the road again for their headline tour, taking in 14 dates across the UK and Europe this April, including London’s Omeara. Tickets are on sale now, see below for a full list of dates.
Orchards 2020 tour datesMonday 27th January Fulford Arms York, UK*
Tuesday 28th January Record Junkee Sheffield, UK*
Wednesday 29th January Lantern Halifax, UK*
Thursday 30th January Boileroom Guildford, UK*
Saturday 1st February Heartbreakers Southampton, UK*
Thursday 2nd April Hare & Hounds 2 Birmingham, UK
Friday 3rd April YES (Basement) Manchester, UK
Saturday 4th April Stereo Cafe Bar Glasgow, UK
Tuesday 7th April The Bodega Nottingham, UK
Wednesday 8th April OMEARA London, UK
Thursday 9th April Exchange Bristol, UK
Friday 10th April Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff, UK
Saturday 11th April Chalk Brighton, UK
Tuesday 14th April Bouckenborgh Antwerp, Belgium
Wednesday 15th April Le Pop Up Du Label Paris, France
Thursday 16th April Blue Shell Cologne, Germany
Friday 17th April Cassiopeia Berlin, Germany
Saturday 18th April Molotow Skybar Hamburg, GermanySunday 19th April Cinetol Netherlands, Amsterdam
*Independent Venue Week tour supporting Indoor Pets
Tickets available from https://www.orchardslive.com/.
Born from Brighton’s diverse musical breeding ground, indie quartet Orchards are among the cities brightest rising stars. Comprised of lifelong friends Sam Rushton (guitar) and Dan Fane (bass/vocals), who met drummer Will Lee-Lewis and vocalist Lucy Evers within their first week at university, the band are a resplendent mix of summer melodies and stellar hooks that threaten to be stuck in your head for days. Combining left-field experimentation with startlingly prescient pop sensibilities, Orchards have been described as a “glittery gateway drug”, with a sound that is inherently positive, charming, shimmering and above all: fun. Orchards will release their debut album Lovecore on March 13th 2020 via Big Scary Monsters.