It’s been almost a year since The Orielles last played Glasgow at the very intimate Hug and Pint.
Today the energetic indie trio is making an appearance in Mono and, contrary to the last time, there is quite a crowd waiting here already.
Even though their debut album was released less than a week ago, it feels like The Orielles have been gaining new fans every minute since the bands creation, however as soon as they start playing it becomes clear that all the hype isn’t for nothing.
Tonight’s set list contains almost the entirety of Silver Dollar Moment and everyone is excited to hear the new material.
The first track is ‘Snaps’ and after a short suspenseful intro everyone is endowed with the uplifting indie/surf pop riffs and juicy basslines that are the very basis of The Orielles’ music.
Next up is ‘Old Stuff, New Glass’, a cheerful tune that quickly and effectively gets you into a dancing mood followed up by the album opening track ‘Mango’, which make you wonder if summer could be classified as a music genre.
It’s time to get the cowbells out for the energetic ‘I Only Bought It For The Bottle’ that is then nicely contrasted with one of a few slower tracks that The Orielles have written, ‘Liminal Spaces’.
It’s nice to slow down for a bit before the funky ‘Blue Suitcase (Disco Wrist)’ that brings you back from the liminal space to a delightful beach party.
According to the band members, a lot of their inspiration comes from cinema and literature as there is simply too many pop songs about relationships or growing up, which is great as the later two are the most recurring themes in this kind of music
After another couple of songs, the band proves that they mean what they say with ‘Let Your Dogtooth Grow’ – a track directly inspired by the brilliant Yorgos Lanthimos film Dogtooth.
The last song of the gig is an eight-minute long wonder ‘Sugar Tastes Like Salt’, which is so catchy that it’s only a matter of time until it becomes one of the indie anthems played everywhere.
Being at The Orielles show is an exuberant experience, because not only absolutely all of their songs are catchy and have such a happy-go-lucky feel about them, but also you get so much raw youthful energy conveyed from the stage that it will certainly affect you.
All it takes is one look at guitarist Henry Wade to know that you’ll probably never be that passionate about anything in your entire life as he is about playing that guitar.
It’s refreshing to see a young band being so unpretentious, laid-back and, most importantly, enthusiastic about their music and performing.
The Orielles will proceed to tour some of the UK cities and then bring their sunny indie pop vibes all the way from the small Halifax to the biggest and coolest cities in Europe.
Words: Goda Bujaviciute
Photos: Jake Gordon
