07 February 2023 - 0 Comments

Settle (In Your Eyes) is the first single from the forthcoming Orangefarm album Inheritance on Failsafe Records. The single is released this Friday 10th Feb on Bandcamp & Digital streaming services. The song will accompanied by a video.

Inheritance sees Orangefarm’s core member Nigel Mitchell team up with Failsafe Records’ Rob Mayes to enrich his introspective, intelligent songs into a well crafted album.

Orangefarm have been a fixture of the Wellington music scene for 20 years as a vehicle for Mitchell's songs, which channel the alternative melodic spirit in a similar vein as classic NZ bands like The Chills, Sneaky Feelings, The Clean, and international touchstones like the Go-Betweens, The Smiths, and Radiohead.

Mitchell’s talent for writing songs of crisp, clear melody was evident in his first band The Rue in 1985 in Christchurch. There he met Mayes became the bands sound engineer. The pair collaborated on recordings and kept in touch after Mitchel migrated North to Wellington where, musically he has delivered a run of releases under his own name and various others.

Based in Tokyo 2021 Mayes reworked Mitchell's Who is Dianne, his 1988 contribution to Failsafe's South Compilation Deluxe Edition, Inspired by the song he approached Mitchell with view to creating a new album, taking it all a bit more seriously and giving his tunes the full production and release treatment.

The material will be released under the moniker of Orangefarm, Mitchell's current project. It includes contributions from previous Orangefarm-ers - Peter Holm (bass, BVs), Karen Apperley (Drums), and Vivien Reid (French horn). The album also features contributions from the legendary Caroline Easther (Drums - Chills, Verlaines, Beat Rhythm Fashion), the distinctive, haunting voice of Celia McAlpine on selected tracks, and Mayes himself (additional guitars, percussion, bass, Backing vocals).

As producer Mayes brought his extensive experience in building wide, lush guitar-based works into fully formed songs. He coordinated a wide range of tracks from across Mitchell's many decades of songwriting into making Inheritance cohesive and timeless.

Recorded during 2021-22 the album showcasing Mitchell's distinctive songwriting style one delivered with a laidback contemplative feel with his warm understated vocals. Elsewhere Holm's intelligent, melodic and intricate bass playing adds dimension and depth; complementing the melody as well as anchoring the beat.

Inheritance will be available on Deluxe Edition Compact Disc, and Hi Resolution Digital Download with booklet from the Failsafe Records Bandcamp and Webstore.

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