Orange Peels - Square (CD)

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Release Date:08/19/1997
Label:Minty Fresh
UPC:796627002328

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  • All Music Guide

    The Orange Peels' Allen Clapp is a songwriter firmly planted in the classic power-pop tradition; on Square, he follows the genre's standard formula of bright, ringing guitars and effortlessly catchy melodies to the letter, but brings to the table so much assurance and fresh-scrubbed energy that the album never feels like anything but a breath of fresh air. To be certain, Square doesn't offer listeners anything they haven't heard before -- Clapp's reedy vocals at times suggest Matthew Sweet, and a handful of his melodies seem a little too familiar for comfort -- but anytime classic pop is delivered with this much flair and affection, it's impossible to quibble; in a perfect world, the standout "Something Strange Happens" would become a smash, although it's not difficult to imagine any one of the album's 14 tracks finding a home on the hit parade.

    - Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

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Biography

The Orange Peels

Torch-bearers of the classic power-pop sound, the Orange Peels were led by Bay Area-based singer/songwriter Allen Clapp; the band also included lead guitarist Larry Winther (a former member of the Mummies), bassist Jill Pries, and ex-Cerebral Corps drummer Bob Vickers. Originally dubbed Allen Clapp and His Orchestra, the group debuted with a series of singles on such hi... Read more