Oranj Symphonette | en
Toranja is a portuguese rock group consisting of:
Tiago Bettencourt - Vocals, guitar, piano
Ricardo Frutoso - Guitar
Dodi - Bass
Rato - Drums
They edited two albums, the first called "Esquissos" (2003) and the second "Segundo" (2005).
You can check their (portuguese) website here. .
Oranjuly is rapidly building a buzz around Boston, MA’s indie music scene with live shows while preparing their debut LP for release. Here’s what people are saying:
Oranjuly truly fulfills indie-pop’s promise. They’ve got punchy rhythms, lovable hooks, and smile-inducing stylistic twists and turns to spare. - Boston Phoenix
Oranjuly, a wrecking ball of power-pop to end all balls. - Weekly Dig
If this is more than one person singing and they are not relatives, people should immediately begin mailing their wallets to Oranjuly in submission. – Boston Band Crush
Armed with an arsenal of catchy, hook-laden melodies, rich harmonies,...
The Oranj Symphonette is a band formed by the members of the Tom Waits Band that used to jam in the middle of the recording sessions. They put two albums on the street, one of them covering versions of Henry Mancini in a jazz version. Led by cellist/bassist Matt Brubeck, the group includes Joe Gore and manic multi-instrumentalist Ralph Carney. Individually these three have played with the likes of PJ Harvey, the B-52's, Marc Ribot and more. Collectively, they met recording Tom Waits' score for the Jim Jarmusch film Night On Earth. They stayed in touch, and in 1993 began...