Excellent dreamy pop rock.
And I don't say that because I'm the Pole myself, but because of the quality of this recording. I'm the last person to praise work of others, if it's not really worth it. So my rating doesn't mean "9, because they come from Poland
and they're young" but "9, because you can put it right beside Portishead's or The Cardigans' albums".
Pros:
- catchy melodies (but not primitively commercial)
- great dreamy atmosphere
- beautiful female voice
- not bad English accent
Cons:
- production. The voice is without any sense hidden in the background. Sometimes it's even hard to hear the lyrics (especially on "Moreless").
- drums. Monotonous cymbals, which in addition are louder than the vocals ("Moreless" again), distract attention from otherwise great tunes and after a while become really tiring.
Overall, the pros seriously outweigh the cons. Despite the small drawbacks, this is the finest pop rock album I heard in months. And it is infinitely better than everything that Polish branches of the majors excreted from their rotting bowels and labelled as Polish pop rock, in years.
The highlights:
1 moreless - catchy, sexy melody, great piano.
2 call to the past - the best on this album. Smash hit. Beautiful melody sang beautifully.
5 mess - starts suprisingly with an old-fashioned keyboard but then contemporary guitars join with a nice melody. But it is a chorus that is really mesmerizing with a haunting vocalise. It reminds me of the great vocalise from the Polish classic movie "Pociag".
Finally, anyone wanting more from Orchid may wish to visit their homepage at http://www.orchidtheband.com/media.html You can find a fresh acoustic song there - it's equally good.
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