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Screw the mainstream if you really want to get your rocks off you have to go to the underground. That's just what we plan to do with this series, take some of the best emerging bands that are out blowing away hardcore fans on the underground music scene. 

The Oranges Band � Two Thousand
Label: Morphius Records
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Two Thousands is the second full-length release from The Oranges Band, compiling the bands previously released EPs, Five Dollars and None Hundred Miles of f***ing Hell.

The releases fueled the bands touring and helped to snag the band a spot on Lookout! Records, with their debut album, All Around, being released in April of 2003.

The Oranges Band combine different elements into their sound a little bit of garage rock and some new-wave noise effects.  The band is not as stylish as the Strokes and not as intelligent as the Pixies, their guitar driven rock landing firmly in between those two bands.

The songs are straightforward and interesting.  The band is at their best on songs like �Nextstopexjock� and �All Those Marching Feet� that feature rugged guitars and an obvious sense of swagger.  �All the Ghosts in Your House� could have been a Strokes outtake and doesn�t play to the strengths of the band.

Those strengths are the dueling guitars of Dan Black and Virat Shukla, and the vocals of Roman Kuebler.

Kuebler�s delivery style is reminiscent of Black Francis, but his sound is more subdued and lacking the intensity.  His vocals get lost in the mix at times and never are never in the forefront, always blending with the songs.  His voice is the perfect mix with the band.

The Oranges Band is as good as any of the ever-growing force of �The� garage bands.  They are the kind of band that is most convincing on their demos, for example �Self and Siddhartha.�  A little bit of polish tarnishes the band�s shine. 

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