The Orchids - Unholy Soul {Out of Print} 1991

The Orchids - Unholy Soul - 1991

Studio Recordings @320

{Out of Print}

Unholy Soul is one of those albums that, hearing it for the first time, just makes you wonder where the band has been all this time. If Striving for the Lazy Perfection was their pinnacle, Unholy Soul is more than simply a lead up to it, 12 songs of emotional wit, sparkling U.K. indie pop arrangements spiked with a variety of electronic elements and a killer touch in James Hackett's vocals. While as seemingly drowsy as that of so many contemporary shoegazers -- something that the band's arrangements often parallel as well, though The Orchids favor a richness of texture over feedback overdrive and lots of digital delay -- Hackett's understatement isn't precious fragility but rumination, the voice of someone thinking things over in his head who occasionally finds courage to speak.
~Ned Raggett AMG

To me it sounds like a mellower, wimpier version of the Stone Roses, 

but what do I know.

Track List:

01: Me And The Black And White Dream
02: Women Priests And Addicts
03: Bringing You The Love
04: Frank De Salvo
05: Long Drawn Sunday Night
06: Peaches
07: Dirty Clothing
08: Moon Lullaby
09: Coloured Stone
10: The Sadness Of Sex (Part 1)
11: Waiting For The Storm
12: You Know I'm Fine

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