said the gramophone blurb |
hi all. someone just pointed out to me that the sweet website Said the Gramophone wrote a little thing about the song "gemini" a week or two ago. here's what they said:
The Orchards - "Gemini". I...
Posted by the orchards on Wed, 07 May 2008 08:59:00 PST |
phoenix review and new ep |
yo, yo.
there’s a wee review of "no shields" in last week’s portland phoenix. thanks to sam pfeifle for that bit of kindness. here’s the link for online viewing:
http://thephoenix. ...
Posted by the orchards on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:17:00 PST |
clouds promise snow |
"Within this temporal body composed of a hundred bones and nine holes there resides a spirit which, for lack of an adequate name, I think of as windblown. Like delicate drapery, it may be torn away an...
Posted by the orchards on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:11:00 PST |
new song and newsies |
so there's a new, quickly written and recorded song up, inspired by the aforementioned ian ludders and brandon schmitt. i really can't say enough about thoses guys. beautiful, sincerely moving works f...
Posted by the orchards on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 05:54:00 PST |
new years resolution |
new year's resolution one: put myself out there more often, be less completely consumed by the world in my head, and do more, think less.
first new year's resolution broken: see above.
recent positive...
Posted by the orchards on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:57:00 PST |
so that’s what you do with a broken heart |
i have been blessed enough to receive, within the past week, two of the most moving and beautiful meditations on loss i've ever heard, both by men with hearts and wisdom and intellect the size of...
Posted by the orchards on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:26:00 PST |
pretty little album of the year |
there was an inauspicious package waiting for me when i got back to maine. unmarked, plain white bubble mailer, simple script completely belying its breathtaking contents. i guess i should've ...
Posted by the orchards on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:09:00 PST |
every time i check it is september |
hi all. it's an easy grace that bike-riding on fall days allows; sun shining, sea air shifting. the leaves are offering hints of what they're capable of, and i'm readying myself for the ritual of the ...
Posted by the orchards on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 12:35:00 PST |
nine oclock on summer nights |
you may have noticed the name change. the next few albums i make are part of a project called the orchards, and i am playing around town as such, and it feels a lot better. kind of a tribute to w...
Posted by the orchards on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 06:14:00 PST |
new song and herr schmitt |
to those who care about this sort of thing:
after a frustrating winter attempting to record the first of two twin albums i've been working on for years, i finally put them on indefinite hiatus. i was ...
Posted by the orchards on Tue, 15 May 2007 10:09:00 PST |
