Track Listing

1. Back In San Francisco
2. So Far
3. You're So Clever
4. Mazatlan/Shining Bright
5. Redwood City
6. The Pattern On The Wall
7. Mystery Lawn
8. Girl For All Seasons
9. Lost In You/I Can See The Planets
10. Every Single Thing
11. The West Coast Rain

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #184499 in Music
• Released on: 2002-04-02
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

From Amazon.com
With their snappy power-pop melodies and a warm studio sheen, the Orange Peels frequently sound like the Hollies fronted by a post-Wham! George Michael, with occasional input from Burt Bacharach. For the record, that's not a bad thing. The band's bordering-on-slick production and flirtations with Top 40 styles of years gone by let them overcome the typical problem with power pop--although it's often catchy, it's usually just the sum of its parts (sunny 4/4 rhythms, jangly/crisp guitars, sing-along bap-bap-ba's, handclaps). The San Francisco-based Orange Peels, led by scene veteran Allen Clapp, use these tools, but their best songs ("So Far," "Lost in You/I Can See the Planets," "Every Single Thing") rise above the typical with expansive structures, lush arrangements, and Clapp's melancholic-but-wise vocal delivery. Admittedly, the band generally still colors within the pop-formula lines, but So Far makes formula-breaking seem overrated, at least while it's on. --Lisa Gidley