Wild Sweet Orange
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Tour Dates 07/31/08 Ear X-tacy in-store Louisville, Kentucky
08/01/08 Crofoot Pontiac, Michigan 08/03/08 Lollapalooza 2008 @ Grant Park Chicago, Illinois 08/04/08 Slowdown Omaha, Nebraska 08/06/08 The Varsity Minneapolis, Minnesota 08/10/08 Stubbs Jr Austin, Texas 08/11/08 Warehouse Studio Houston, Texas 08/12/08 House of Blues- Pontiac Garage Dallas, Texas 08/13/08 The Rustic Cowboy Shreveport, Louisiana 08/14/08 The High Tone Memphis, Tennessee 08/20/08 The Belcourt Theater Nashville, Tennessee 08/27/08 The Social Orlando, Florida 08/28/08 Common Ground Gainsville, Florida 08/29/08 40 Watt Athens, Georgia 08/30/08 5 Points Club Columbia, South Carolina 08/31/08 Village Tavern Charleston, South Carolina 09/02/08 Neighborhood Theatre Charlotte, North Carolina 09/03/08 The Gravity Lounge Charlottesville, North Carolina 09/04/08 Khyber Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 09/05/08 Southpaw Brooklyn, New York 09/06/08 Maxwells Hoboken, New Jersey 09/08/08 Fletchers Baltimore, Maryland 09/09/08 Canal Room Richmond, Virginia 09/10/08 Greene Street Greensboro, North Carolina 09/11/08 The Earl Atlanta, Georgia 09/12/08 Jack Rabbits Jacksonville, Florida 09/13/08 WMNF Birthday Bash Tampa, Florida 09/14/08 Real Big Deal Festival Gainesville, Florida |
Wild Sweet Orange are really popular among selected group of fans, of mostly younger people (it didn’t hurt their popularity when they made an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman on June 27th). They even sold out the night they played at the Fine Line Cafe in Minneapolis earlier this year (which I suppose, looking back, is not a surprise as that cafe has very limited seating), but the good news is that they are coming back here on August 6th at a larger venue.
Their long awaited debut album, We Have Cause To Be Uneasy comes out today, July 29th, on Canvas Back Music (which also released the wildly popular Once Soundtrack).
I do get the impression that this Alabama band are a Christian band, or are heavily influenced by religion, based on their lyrics: “I woke up in water… I spoke in tongues, I took all my clothes off and oh my God…” on “Ten Dead Dogs”, “your soul was coming out your eyes” on “Tilt”, “I pray for an Angel on its way to comb her hair on “Seeing & Believing”, etc.
That doesn’t matter, because I think if you like sweet harmony and a beautiful, clear voice of Preston Lovinggood (what a name, right?), you’ll like this album.� Take a listen to “Ten Dead Dogs” and you’ll know what I mean.
By the way, I did read that the band, when played live, are “emotional” and “powerful”, and on songs like “Either/Or” and “House Of Regret”, I feel that these songs are going to be a favorite live as it really cut loose… so check them out on tour. Be sure to check out their debut album, We Have Cause To Be Uneasy.
