ARTIST: Mock Orange
TITLE: Disguised as Ghosts
LABEL: Wednesday Records
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 202kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 32m total
RELEASE DATE: 2011-04-12
RIP DATE: 2011-03-14
Track List
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1. Grow Your Soul Away 2:33
2. Silent Motion 2:43
3. My Car 2:35
4. Sidewalk 3:47
5. I Can Sing 3:32
6. Feel It Now 3:07
7. End of the World 3:49
8. Going Away 2:37
9. Roll Your Eyes 3:57
10. Stop and Go 4:00
Release Notes:
Newburgh, IndianaÆs Mock Orange have been creating a unique breed of rock music
since their 1998 release Nines and Sixes. Thirteen years later, their sound only
continues to grow with their latest release, Disguised as Ghosts. Mock Orange is
able to achieve that rare balance of an ever maturing sound without losing any
of the infectiousness or ingredients that make them so interesting.
The album opens with the track ôGrow Your Soul Away,ö a straightforward song
swarming with lush, bigsby bending guitars, crucial mandolins, and Ryan
GrishamÆs (vocals, guitar) warming vocal tones complete with subtle lyrics:
ôKicking the can down by the river, sunspots shiver up and downàö ItÆs an
appropriate introduction that sets the mood for the intricately layered, yet
accessible songs that Disguised as Ghosts offers. You could say that this is
beautiful rock-n-roll . . . and not have to worry about being corrected.
The albumÆs second track ôSilent Motionö is a clever jam that marries a
distorted bass with some down home banjo picking. Reminiscent of
Transmissions-era Flaming Lips,ö My Carö is a fine example of the ever-evolving
sounds of Mock Orange. The guitar riffs are quite inventive and ridiculous (in
that good way) when the beat drops 42 seconds into the song. ôI Can Singö takes
me back to the reason I fell in love with this band 10 years ago. Heath Metzger
is by far one of the best drummers in this genre. The tight attack he shares
with his band mates is nothing that can be taught or learned . . . itÆs a gift.
The award for the most beautiful song of 2011 (so far) goes to ôGoing Away.ö
ItÆs a real award, I swear.
ôStop and Go,ö the albumÆs closing track sounds as if George Harrison and David
Bowie collaborated with Mock Orange. The guitar solos and vocal arrangements
are something special. ôThe train is slow, stop and go, disguised as
ghostsàinvisible.ö Yeah, I donÆt know what it means either. I just know itÆs
brilliant.