Member Since: 10/2/2006
Band Members: Core members of the Oran Social are Scott Keenan-vocals, piano, guitar. Seamus O’Donnell-vocals, percussion, guitar. Ross John Clark-vocals, guitar. James Edwin-guitar, banjo. Andy Tomney-bass, fiddle.
Influences: Musical; the Beatles, the Pixies, Steve Reich, Nirvana, P.J. Harvey, Kate Bush, XTC, Marvin Gaye, Kitchens of Distinction, Ravel, Kraftwerk, Human League, Gary Numan, the Who, Gene Pitney, Elvis, Killing Joke, the Clash, Bauhaus, the The, Smog, Marlena Shaw, DJ Shadow, John Cale, Sun Kil Moon, Beck, Radiohead, Satie, the Flaming Lips, Joni Mitchell, the Coteau Twins, Scott Walker, Jeff Buckley, Sufjan Stevens, Adem, Eno, Bowie, Ry Cooder, Nick Drake, Talking heads, Bjork, John Barry, Vangelis, Burt Bacharach, Bernard Herrmann, U2, Jimi Hendrix, REM, Motown, early 20th century Swing/Jazz recordings.Other; the Sun, clouds (the sky in general), the ugly beauty of urban decay, walking a mile in someone else’s shoes, where the land meets the sea, motorways, the blackness in a dense pine forest, emotive buildings (esp. the seafront at Rothesey) the Isle of Skye, ferry trips, thunder, lightening, (the way you love me…) being alone, being in good company, the journey (not necessarily the getting there) being upstairs at the front of a double-decker bus, the change in seasons, the moon, the stars (the night sky in general), hope.
Sounds Like: Here's what some music journos have written about me;Reviews for the Gecko ep Holding On."Gecko take a lead from Radiohead but forge something novel from it. The Holding On ep contains deftly written acoustic gems."
The List magazine."Dancing freely in REM's folk-rock skirts, Keenan proves an impressive tunesmith with such tracks as 13 and Appointments proving pleasingly reminiscent of US alt-rock guru Elliot Smith."
Metro.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None