Orchids is a unique project featuring some of the best female/non-binary vocalists from Northern Ireland and brings together some of the finest musicians, producers, engineers, mix and mastering engineers to create an album that stands alone as a creative endeavour. This massive undertaking began following the dissolution of a previous project.
Songwriter and guitarist Michael Smyth was left with 9 recorded songs, featuring Emma Rose on bass and Matthew Milner on drums, but in need of vocals. Unwilling to let these songs wither and die on the vine, Michael taught a solution that would give the songs the audience they deserved and a way to breathe new life into them. Written with a female vocal in mind, Michael decided to reach out to some female/non-binary vocalists from Northern Ireland, inviting them to lend their considerable talents to the music and feature on several different tracks.
Michael prepared a playlist of influences and favourites that led to a great selection of tunes we love.
Check it out and enjoy!
playlist
01. Orchids - Memoria (feat. Melyssa Shannon)
02. Pretty Girls Make Graves - Speakers Push Air
03. Sparta - Cut Your Ribbon
04. Rites of Spring - For Want Of
05. Planes Mistaken For Stars - Copper and Stars
06. JR Ewing - Change Is Nothing (Everything Is)
07. Marmozets - Major System Error
08. Bear Vs. Shark - Ma Jolie
09. ...And You Will Know Us by The Trail of Dead - It Was There That I Saw You
10. AFI - The Leaving Song Pt. II
11. At The Drive-In - Napoleon Solo
12. Jim Ward - Blink Twice
13. Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American
14. Sunny Day Real Estate - In Circles
15. Pretty Girls Make Graves - This Is Our Emergency