Kuebler first surfaced as a member of the Baltimore indie crew Roads to Space Travel, which released a couple of records on the Amish label as well as a 7" through Washington, D.C.'s DeSoto. When the band dissolved, Kuebler began to assemble what would become the Oranges Band: ex-Wrong Button drummer Dave Voyles, guitarists Daniel Black and Virat Shukla, and bassist Tim Johnston, who had played guitar in Brickhead.
The Oranges Band debuted in April 2000 with The Five Dollars EP on Morphius, and almost immediately began touring. It was a conscious choice; idealistically, the band members believed in the immediacy and momentary grace of music, and felt that touring was the best way to access that.
A year later, another EP appeared on Morphius, Nine Hundred Miles of Fucking Hell. Around this point Kuebler fit in a collaboration and tour with Baltimore's punk combo The Thumbs. As the Oranges Band focused on writing and practicing new songs for an eventual full-length, Kuebler left again, this time as the touring bassist for the Austin, TX-based Spoon. The Oranges Band finally finished a round of demos in April 2002, which caught the ear of Lookout! Records, which quickly snapped them up. An introductory EP for Lookout! entitled On TV appeared in late 2002; the debut full-length All Around followed in April 2003, The World and Everything In It in 2005. Shortly after, Tim Johnston left the group and Faye Malarkey formerly of Sick Sick Birds stepped in on bass.
In 2008, with a new lineup that included Patrick Martin on bass and guest guitarist Doug Gillard, the band released their third full length The Oranges Band are Invisible.
Sweater Weather
The Oranges Band Lyrics
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Better
Of it when then came winter
And it was especially cold.
It was cold and it was too late,
You left me two plates
And I had my share of dinner dates
Then I knew that I could not wait
And moved into a new place
And when someone took your space,
Well it was an episode.
The Oranges Band's song "Sweater Weather" speaks of loss, longing and moving on. The opening line "When you moved you took this sweater and I thought no better of it" alludes to a breakup or parting of ways, where the singer's significant other took a sweater with them. The singer initially thinks nothing of it, but as winter approaches, they realize the significance of the lost sweater, as it was warm and comforting during colder times. The cold weather perhaps denotes a sense of loneliness and despair, as the singer reminisces about the past relationship.
The second verse talks about how the singer is left with two plates and tries to fill the void with dinner dates, but still feels alone. The line "And when someone took your space, well it was an episode" implies that the singer moves on to a new relationship, but still hasn't completely let go of the previous one. The word "episode" denotes a dramatic or intense situation, suggesting that the singer is still grappling with emotions and figuring out how to move on.
Line by Line Meaning
When you moved you took this sweaterand I thought no Better
When you left, you took this sweater and I didn't think much of it.
Of it when then came winter
I didn't think much of the sweater until winter came.
And it was especially cold.
Winter was particularly cold.
It was cold and it was too late,
Winter was already here and it was too late to do anything about it.
You left me two plates
You left two plates behind when you moved out.
And I had my share of dinner dates
I went on some dinner dates, but still felt lonely.
But I felt so all alone.
I felt completely alone.
Then I knew that I could not wait
I realized I couldn't wait any longer.
And moved into a new place
I found a new place to live.
And when someone took your space,
When someone else moved in to your old space.
Well it was an episode.
It was a significant event or occurrence.
Contributed by Mila E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.