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Orphan Boy

Debut album Shop Local out 7th April

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BBC RADIO 1 STEVE LAMACQ ’IN NEW MUSIC WE TRUST’ ALBUM OF THE WEEK
BBC RADIO 1 HUW STEVENS ’INTRODUCING’ ALBUM OF THE WEEK
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’EEE. This ere Orphan Boy are certainly full of Northern grit...the next big thing in a long line of urban poets...’
NME
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’No song lets down, and it doesn’t take more than one listen to feel the coherence and rage balanced here. Shop Local is a dark, dark record…an intelligent yet unthinking tour de force devoted to every dirty corner of every marginalised life...a fucking top-drawer effort.’
THE SANDMAN
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’What a killer debut from Power Pop Trio Orphan Boy’
8/10 SCOOTERING
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’Orphan Boy are one of the best rock ‘n’ roll bands in Britain right now’
MANCHESTERMUSIC.CO.UK
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’...takes the breath away. It’s powerful stuff. Hollow bass sounds and cymbal delicate percussion are a precursor to the choppy guitar craziness of bile-infested opener ‘Kick Junk’. Dark and dysfunctional, hollow and ice-cold, it motors along on a frenzied, freaky path, hinting rock but in reality balanced on a razor’s edge...Surely it is only a matter of time before this trio become Grimsby’s first-ever pop stars.’ ’
9 STARS WHISPERIN’ AND HOLLERIN’
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’Hard to ignore, Orphan Boy are one of Manchester’s finest musical offerings and one to watch in 2008.’
MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS
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’You cannot quite avoid the sense that Orphan Boy really mean business, and ultimately that is what will cause the public to sit up and take notice.’
MUSICOMH.COM
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’They’re billed as Post punk / Progressive / Powerpop on their website and I will go along with that but add something else to the description. They’re fantastic.’
SOUNDSXP
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’With the hype surrounding the band before their album has even reached shops, they are set for big things.’
SUBBA-CULTCHA.COM
NUTS MAGAZINE REVIEW
ROCKSOUND REVIEW
Contact Us

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Label Enquiries - Sarah Purcell
T: +44 (0)161-881-2332 / +44 (0)7817-718423
E: [email protected]

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National Press Enquiries - Toby Kidd
T: +44 (0)208-7853571 / +44 (0) 789 4307205
E: [email protected]

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Regional Press Enquiries - Rob Kerford
T: +44 (0)7882-882314
E: [email protected]

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Radio Enquiries - John Brogan
T: +44 (0)208-7853571 / +44 (0)7725598473
E: [email protected]

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Management - Mike Concrete
T: +44 (0)7950-035 841
E: [email protected]

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We are proud to announce we feature on Pistol Records Fresh Weird & Wonderful CD.
After the labels’ debut on the home page of iTunes US, the album FRESH WEIRD & WONDERFUL is now top 40 on the iTunes UK charts. The album features alternative artists from the UK, Munich, Barcelona, New York & Montreal and was produced by PISTOL RECORDS


FRESH WEIRD & WONDERFUL
Orphan Boy - Mr Stevens
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Member Since: 1/7/2006
Band Website: orphanboy.co.uk (under construction)
Band Members: Paul Smith, Bobby Cross and Chris Day (drums)
Influences: The Beatles
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Yep – we’ve shit ourselves. At least, that’s what happened when The Fly saw this lot playing live. Was it booze, or just a loose bowel problem? Actually neither, because hearing Orphanboy on record is equally as brilliantly scary as we witnessed. Watch this lot VERRRY closely. They should be huge. SB
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Record Label: Concrete Recordings
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Shop Local - where to get it....

Being a cult classic, Shop Local is not plastered across every music shop around, and some people had trouble finding it when it first came out. I think a lot of shops were unsure if it would sell and...
Posted by Orphan Boy on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:55:00 PST

Baton Rouge gig cancelled

Real sorry for the short notice on this one. We only found ourselves today when we rang the venue after hearing that the place was like a building site. We'd been assured the building work would be do...
Posted by Orphan Boy on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:45:00 PST

Shop Local out April 7th

Our debut album, Shop Local, is released through Concrete Recordings on April 7th 2008. We're pretty proud of it and recommend that you buy it. Think you can pre-order it soon from Concrete ...
Posted by Orphan Boy on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 04:44:00 PST

Orphan Boy on MTV2...

Orphan Boys latest release Alderley Edge gets its first showing on MTV2`s Gonzo show on 26/11/07.  The show does get repeated throughout the week so if you missed the blighter have a neb at the M...
Posted by Orphan Boy on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:46:00 PST

Get Alderley Edge played on BBC6 Music

BBC6 Music will play our new single Alderley Edge if enough people request to hear it. You can do this by visiting: http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/shaun_keaveny/bandaid.shtm l Thanks for your suppor...
Posted by Orphan Boy on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:35:00 PST

ZANE LOWE AND JOHN KENNEDY PLAYS

We got our first ever Zane Lowe play on Monday night with Alderley Edge and John Kennedy has been  playing it loads already!. We've a sesssion booked in the New Year at XFM with John Kennedy. Ke...
Posted by Orphan Boy on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 07:30:00 PST

***SINGLE LAUNCH DATES***

We are to be releasing 'ALDERLEY EDGE' on November 26th as our next single. The single will be available on download and also vinyll. In conjunction to the single we are to having two single launches,...
Posted by Orphan Boy on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 04:59:00 PST

***IN THE CITY 2007***

People get down to the Dry Bar on October 21st, we are on any time from 6pm onwards.  This should be eventful as the indos are starting to stick their heads out and noticing that Orphan Boy are a...
Posted by Orphan Boy on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 04:49:00 PST

Glastonbury...

Now then Orphans, so you wanna no what happened at The G! Day one: Pitch up tents and go wandering, the wandering went on and on and yeh we got lost.  Bumped into Vinny Jones, twice, proper bumpe...
Posted by Orphan Boy on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 06:24:00 PST

Mr Stevens licensed by Petrol Records

Sydney based Petrol Records, set up in 2001 by ex INXS Manager Chris Murphy will be releasing a compilation entitled 'Fresh, Wierd and Wonderful' on digital download (June) and physical release. Watch...
Posted by Orphan Boy on Wed, 23 May 2007 09:21:00 PST