The Orange Peels: Begin the Begone
Even as the whiplash, bruises, an… Read Full Bio ↴The Orange Peels: Begin the Begone
Even as the whiplash, bruises, and body aches began to fade, it was like they could feel their old lives beginning to disappear.
Flash back to late November, 2013. On the way to the last show of their Sun Moon tour, founding Orange Peels members Allen Clapp and Jill Pries were in a life-changing accident. Stopped in traffic on Highway 880, Allen had just asked Jill for a piece of gum when they were hit from behind at 60 mph by a drunk driver.
Somehow, the two walked away, were given the OK by the EMTs, and even went on to play the show (their van wasn’t so lucky). But they weren’t the same.
What followed was a year of massive change, beginning with a 5-day recording session at the band’s 15-year headquarters — a midcentury modern Eichler home in the heart of Silicon Valley called Mystery Lawn Studio. In that session, new song ideas spilled out of the band faster than they could complete them.
By the next month though, that house would be on the market, and the two would leave their home and studio to retreat to the Santa Cruz Mountains. “It wasn’t your typical exit strategy,” Clapp says,”It was more like being beat up and kicked into an alternate universe.”
Trading the sleek Sunnyvale abode for a late 1970s hexagonal mountain house in Boulder Creek, CA turned out to be the perfect recipe for recovery. There among the redwoods, the band reconvened on the 2-acre compound — rechristened Mystery Lawn Mountain — to flesh out the tunes, write a couple new ones, and mix the results.
“It wasn’t your typical exit strategy,” Clapp says,”It was more like being beat up and kicked into an alternate universe.”
New inspiration wasn’t hard to find. Many of the songs loosely chronicle the band’s journey over the course of a tumultuous year, so it’s not surprising that themes of loss, discovery, and change dominate the lyrics. Shadows of the experience lurk on the back-to-back tracks “Fleeing the Scene” and “New Moon,” while a more anthemic telling of the tale is condensed into the verses of “9″ — a song about the mountain highway that snakes past the band’s new headquarters.
Maybe it was the shock of the accident that gave lead guitarist John Moremen and drummer Gabriel Coan the opportunity to carry the band forward in new ways. The collection showcases Moremen’s on-the-spot song arrangement chops and marks Coan’s first appearance as co-producer on a Peels record. It’s also the first time the band has released a new record in less than 4 years.
Still, some things remain unchanged. The band’s keen attention to mood and melody is thankfully and marvelously intact. So is the collaborative spirit that launched their 2013 album, Sun Moon. “Begin the Begone” finds the band taking new risks, saying to hell with the consequences, and making the most immediate and adventurous music of its career.
Even as the whiplash, bruises, an… Read Full Bio ↴The Orange Peels: Begin the Begone
Even as the whiplash, bruises, and body aches began to fade, it was like they could feel their old lives beginning to disappear.
Flash back to late November, 2013. On the way to the last show of their Sun Moon tour, founding Orange Peels members Allen Clapp and Jill Pries were in a life-changing accident. Stopped in traffic on Highway 880, Allen had just asked Jill for a piece of gum when they were hit from behind at 60 mph by a drunk driver.
Somehow, the two walked away, were given the OK by the EMTs, and even went on to play the show (their van wasn’t so lucky). But they weren’t the same.
What followed was a year of massive change, beginning with a 5-day recording session at the band’s 15-year headquarters — a midcentury modern Eichler home in the heart of Silicon Valley called Mystery Lawn Studio. In that session, new song ideas spilled out of the band faster than they could complete them.
By the next month though, that house would be on the market, and the two would leave their home and studio to retreat to the Santa Cruz Mountains. “It wasn’t your typical exit strategy,” Clapp says,”It was more like being beat up and kicked into an alternate universe.”
Trading the sleek Sunnyvale abode for a late 1970s hexagonal mountain house in Boulder Creek, CA turned out to be the perfect recipe for recovery. There among the redwoods, the band reconvened on the 2-acre compound — rechristened Mystery Lawn Mountain — to flesh out the tunes, write a couple new ones, and mix the results.
“It wasn’t your typical exit strategy,” Clapp says,”It was more like being beat up and kicked into an alternate universe.”
New inspiration wasn’t hard to find. Many of the songs loosely chronicle the band’s journey over the course of a tumultuous year, so it’s not surprising that themes of loss, discovery, and change dominate the lyrics. Shadows of the experience lurk on the back-to-back tracks “Fleeing the Scene” and “New Moon,” while a more anthemic telling of the tale is condensed into the verses of “9″ — a song about the mountain highway that snakes past the band’s new headquarters.
Maybe it was the shock of the accident that gave lead guitarist John Moremen and drummer Gabriel Coan the opportunity to carry the band forward in new ways. The collection showcases Moremen’s on-the-spot song arrangement chops and marks Coan’s first appearance as co-producer on a Peels record. It’s also the first time the band has released a new record in less than 4 years.
Still, some things remain unchanged. The band’s keen attention to mood and melody is thankfully and marvelously intact. So is the collaborative spirit that launched their 2013 album, Sun Moon. “Begin the Begone” finds the band taking new risks, saying to hell with the consequences, and making the most immediate and adventurous music of its career.
Broken Wing
The Orange Peels Lyrics
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5 Billion in Diamonds Here I am, leaving you Falling down again, becoming two Here…
Alkaline Trio It ain't hard get lost, When you forget, where you come…
Askara A broken wing can never fly An aching heart van only…
Chrxstal Sarah Verse 1: My friends want to know how I've been How's life?…
Cormac Neeson My little boys got a broken wing Needs a little help…
David F. Walker What is this I have found Why are you on the…
Evil We are the fallen The fallen ones again We are all condemned…
Golds This is getting boring How much longer can this go on Cause…
Gorefest Here comes the whore with the broken wing With grace she…
Hashtronaut Fade to red Drowned in wine and almost dead Gone too far…
Jeff Carl Quiet mornings won't be the same Window light pouring down o…
Jordin Sparks She loved him like he was The last man on Earth Gave…
LeAnn Rimes Today I watched a robin In our front yard I thought by…
Martina McBride & Train She loved him like he was the last man on…
Michel Graillier Goodbye my love, maybe forever God knows when we shall meet…
Miozän Forced to step back with a fresh clean cut Well done…
Mr. Master I can’t resist a broken wing It’s a weakness in my…
Nits The man in the raincoat Waiting for the same boat The woma…
Pamela Morgan This bird has a broken wing And all the rest have…
Qwel & Maker Dah nuh na na nuh G4 fo sure, we're goin to…
Sydney Rose I met you in a green meadow Air was warm and…
Thousand Foot Krutch Here comes an opening, she's gotta broken wing, If you…
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Circling the Sun I've been falling, I've been failing On the one, the one…
Something in You Somehow, some way Meet you halfway In time, I'll try We'll f…
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