Mock Orange (band)
Encyclopedia
Mock Orange is an indie rock
band from Newburgh, Indiana
, USA
.
(Pinback, Jimmy Eat World), the record continued to earn Mock Orange a legion of fans.
Despite this early success, challenges lay ahead for the band. In 2002, just after the release of the "First EP", the band’s label, Dead Droid Records, was sued by George Lucas
for copyright infringement. The suit resulted in the collapse of the label, and left Mock Orange searching for a new home. The EP, however, was a progression, yielding a sound that infused more diverse rthyms, subtle lyrics and angular guitars. The result was natural for a band who cut its teeth on
The Flaming Lips’ “Soft Bulletin” and Pavement’s “Slanted and Enchanted.”
Poised to explore this new direction, Mock Orange returned to the studio, this time with producer J. Robbins
(Dismemberment Plan, The Promise Ring), and delivered Mind is Not Brain. The record wowed critics, causing Alternative Press to call it the "closest to a perfect album we've heard in a long time." The band also earned loyal new fans as it took to the road with relentless touring over three continents, performing alongside bands like Rogue Wave, Ted Leo
, and Minus the Bear
. Live appearances on MTV2 and songs on shows like CSI Miami, MTV's Real World
and ESPN would follow.
On September 9, 2008, Wednesday Records released Mock Orange’s Captain Love. The record was recorded over the better part of a year in Nashville, Tennessee with producer Jeremy Ferguson (Be Your Own Pet, Josh Rouse). Punctuated by the engaging artwork of Kathleen Lolley (My Morning Jacket's Z), the record picks up where Mind Is Not Brain left off and proves to be Mock Orange's most sophisticated, ambitious and affecting release to date.
Mock Orange have also developed a strong following in Japan, touring the country five times with their Japanese labelmates The Band Apart and releasing a split EP titled Daniels EP. 2006 also saw the band making their European debut, touring in Germany, Spain, France and Switzerland. The UK leg of the tour was cancelled after the band's van was broken into in Spain.
2011 saw the release of their latest full-length album, Disguised As Ghosts, on Wednesday Records. Slightly less funky than Captain Love, it still follows along the acoustic-strewn pop path with thoughtful arrangements and excellent production. The album was recorded by bassist Zach Grace with Jeremy Ferguson returning to help produce. The album has been released on both CD and Vinyl.
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band from Newburgh, Indiana
Newburgh, Indiana
Newburgh is a town in Ohio Township, Warrick County, Indiana, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 3,325 at the 2010 census, which also recorded a population of 342,815 for the entire Evansville metropolitan area.-Geography:...
, USA
United States
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.
Overview
Mock Orange first introduced their sound in 1998 with “Nines & Sixes.” The record immediately established Mock Orange on the national scene and received critical acclaim in the press along with a spot on the CMJ Top 60 college radio charts. In 2000, the band followed up with “The Record Play.” Produced by Mark TrombinoMark Trombino
Mark Trombino is a rock music producer. He started his career as the drummer of Night Soil Man, before playing for Drive Like Jehu. He also played in a Long Beach-based punk rock band called First Offense which released a seven inch on Mystic Records entitled "Broken Home."-Bands:*Alive in Wild...
(Pinback, Jimmy Eat World), the record continued to earn Mock Orange a legion of fans.
Despite this early success, challenges lay ahead for the band. In 2002, just after the release of the "First EP", the band’s label, Dead Droid Records, was sued by George Lucas
George Lucas
George Walton Lucas, Jr. is an American film producer, screenwriter, and director, and entrepreneur. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive of Lucasfilm. He is best known as the creator of the space opera franchise Star Wars and the archaeologist-adventurer character Indiana Jones...
for copyright infringement. The suit resulted in the collapse of the label, and left Mock Orange searching for a new home. The EP, however, was a progression, yielding a sound that infused more diverse rthyms, subtle lyrics and angular guitars. The result was natural for a band who cut its teeth on
The Flaming Lips’ “Soft Bulletin” and Pavement’s “Slanted and Enchanted.”
Poised to explore this new direction, Mock Orange returned to the studio, this time with producer J. Robbins
J. Robbins
James Robbins is an American rock music artist. He began his career as a bassist for Government Issue, and has also led four of his own bands: Jawbox, Rollkicker Laydown, Burning Airlines, and Channels. He was a touring bassist for Scream and played bass on the debut 7" from Jack Potential, which...
(Dismemberment Plan, The Promise Ring), and delivered Mind is Not Brain. The record wowed critics, causing Alternative Press to call it the "closest to a perfect album we've heard in a long time." The band also earned loyal new fans as it took to the road with relentless touring over three continents, performing alongside bands like Rogue Wave, Ted Leo
Ted Leo
Theodore F. Leo , called "Ted," as a short form of "Theodore," is an American punk rock/indie rock songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, though he is most known for his singing and guitar playing...
, and Minus the Bear
Minus the Bear
Minus the Bear is an American indie rock band from Seattle, Washington. Founded in 2001, the group features current and former members of Botch, Kill Sadie, and Sharks Keep Moving...
. Live appearances on MTV2 and songs on shows like CSI Miami, MTV's Real World
and ESPN would follow.
On September 9, 2008, Wednesday Records released Mock Orange’s Captain Love. The record was recorded over the better part of a year in Nashville, Tennessee with producer Jeremy Ferguson (Be Your Own Pet, Josh Rouse). Punctuated by the engaging artwork of Kathleen Lolley (My Morning Jacket's Z), the record picks up where Mind Is Not Brain left off and proves to be Mock Orange's most sophisticated, ambitious and affecting release to date.
Mock Orange have also developed a strong following in Japan, touring the country five times with their Japanese labelmates The Band Apart and releasing a split EP titled Daniels EP. 2006 also saw the band making their European debut, touring in Germany, Spain, France and Switzerland. The UK leg of the tour was cancelled after the band's van was broken into in Spain.
2011 saw the release of their latest full-length album, Disguised As Ghosts, on Wednesday Records. Slightly less funky than Captain Love, it still follows along the acoustic-strewn pop path with thoughtful arrangements and excellent production. The album was recorded by bassist Zach Grace with Jeremy Ferguson returning to help produce. The album has been released on both CD and Vinyl.
Members
- Ryan Grisham (Guitar, Lead Vocals)
- Joe Asher (Guitar, Backing Vocals)
- Heath Metzger (Drums)
- Brendon Chapell (Bass Guitar 1993-2002)
- Zach Grace (Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals 2002–present)
Albums
| Release date | Title | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Open Sunday | Minus 7 | |
| 1997 | Mock Orange Mock Orange (album) Mock Orange aka The Green Record is Mock Orange's second album, released in 1997 through Minus 7. The band has repeatedly dismissed this album as a record that they only messed around on to see what they could do.-Track listing:... |
Minus 7 | aka The Green Record |
| 1998 | Nines & Sixes Nines & Sixes Nines and Sixes is Mock Orange's third album, released in September 1998 through Lobster Records.-Track listing:... |
Lobster Records | |
| 2000 | The Record Play The Record Play The Record Play is Mock Orange's fourth album, released in August 2000 through Lobster Records.-Track listing:# "Brake Lights On" – 2:12# "She Runs The Ride" – 3:24# "Slow Song" – 3:48# "In Even Time" – 2:52# "Twelve O'Clock Call" – 3:21... |
Lobster Records | |
| 2000 | Amplified | EMI | Japan only |
| 2002 | First EP First EP First EP is Mock Orange's first EP and sixth release, released in 2002 through Dead Droid Records.-Track listing:# "Stuck In" – 5:23# "Crash And Die" – 3:38# "Doubledown" – 4:28# "The Free Ride" – 4:09# "Driving Day" – 3:41... |
Dead Droid Records | |
| 2004 | Mind is Not Brain Mind is Not Brain Mind Is Not Brain is the sixth album by Mock Orange, released in July 2004 through Silverthree Sound Recordings. This album became a cornerstone in their career, marking a stylistic evolution from their early punk/emo sound, into more of a country/folk sound.-Track listing:... |
Silverthree, Asian Gothic | |
| 2004 | Live At Schubas | ||
| 2006 | Daniels EP Daniels EP Daniels EP released in 2006 is a split EP featuring songs from Mock Orange and their Japanese touring mates The Band Apart.-Track listing:# "Led" - The Band Apart# "The Noise" - The Band Apart# "TIL THE MORNING" - Mock Orange... |
Asian Gothic | Japan-only split EP with The Band Apart |
| 2008 | Captain Love Captain Love Captain Love is the seventh album by Mock Orange, released in August 2008 through Wednesday Records.-Track listing:Source: Allmusic... |
Wednesday Records, Asian Gothic, Tiger Trap | |
| 2009 | Live In Brooklyn | Wednesday Records | |
| 2011 | Disguised As Ghosts | Wednesday Records |
Compilations
- Play (2007 - Desoto Records) *song 6 "Holiday Dinner Song"
- Not One Light Red: A Desert Extended (???? - Sunset Alliance) *song 7 "song D'lux"
- Lobster Records: Greetings (2001 - Lobster Records) *song 3 "Brake Lights On", 9 "Window Shopping", 16 "You Know You Got It"
- Rock Music: A Tribute to WeezerRock Music: A Tribute to WeezerRock Music: A Tribute to Weezer is an album released by Dead Droid Records. As the album title implies, it is a series of Weezer songs covered by a wide range of bands. The vinyl version contains two versions of "Say it Ain't So", covered by Further Seems Forever. One with the band's original...
(2002 - Dead Droid Records) *song 12 "Only in Dreams" - PE In The EVSC - (???? - Junior Achievement Benefit CD) *song 2 "Payroll"
- Firework Anatomy (2001 - Engineer Records / IODA) *song 15 "Brake Lights On"
- Gems (2006 - Lobster Records) *song 8 "In Heaven An Hour"
Soundtracks
- Tony Hawk's Gigantic SkatePark Tour DVD - "We Work", "Growing Crooked" 2002
- Scot Baio is 45 and Single -"Mind is not Brain", "Old Man", "Oh My God", and "Birds"
- BellaBellaBella is a city and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is bounded by the comuni of Atella, Avigliano, Balvano, Baragiano, Muro Lucano, Ruoti, San Fele.-Translations:...
- Metanoia Films - "East Side Song" appears in the trailer of the movie 2006 - CSI: MiamiCSI: MiamiCSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
- "All You Have", "Drinking Song" and "We Work" - LEVI's BMX Clip of the Week -"Lila" and "Smile On
- Maloof Money CupMaloof Money CupThe Maloof Money Cup is an annual skateboarding event and contest for amateur and professional skateboarders founded by Joe and Gavin Maloof of the Maloof family. The Maloof Money Cup's main goal is to raise the awareness of skateboarding not only in the United States but all around the world by...
, NBC -"Song in D" and "Supergang" - 16 and Pregnant MTV - "I Keep Saying So Long" 2009
- Raising The BarRaising the BarRaising the Bar may refer to:* Raising the Bar , an American drama television series* FIRST Frenzy: Raising the Bar, the 2004 game for the FIRST Robotics Competition...
TNT - "Captain Love" 2009 - GreekGreek (TV series)Greek is an American comedy-drama television series, which follows students of the fictional Cyprus-Rhodes University , located in Ohio, who participate in the school's Greek system...
, ABC Family -"Smile On" - MTV's Made - "Drinking Song"
- Vh1's Free Radio - "Smile On"
- Viva La BamViva La BamViva La Bam is an American reality television series that stars Bam Margera and his friends and family. The show was a spin-off from MTV's Jackass, in which Margera and most of the main cast had appeared...
- Five Songs - MTV's College LifeCollege LifeCollege Life is a popular song, first published in 1905 and written by Hery Frantzen. Today the most well-known version is by Billy Murray, who recorded a 1906 version for Victor Records which has entered the public domain.-External links:* *...
- Seven Songs - MTV's Maui Fever - Six Songs
- MTV's There and Back - Three Songs
- MTV's Real World
- Fox Sports
- ESPN2ESPN2ESPN2 is an American sports cable television network owned by ESPN. The channel debuted on October 1, 1993.Originally nicknamed "the deuce," ESPN2 was initially branded as a network for a younger generation of sports fans featuring edgier graphics as well as extreme sports like motocross,...
- Past LifePast lifePast life may refer to:* Past lives in reincarnation* Pre-existence, the belief that each individual human soul existed before conception- Popular culture :...
Warner Bros. - The Vicious KindThe Vicious KindThe Vicious Kind is a 2009 drama film directed and written by Lee Toland Krieger. The screenplay was originally set in a small town in Rhode Island, but the film was shot in Norfolk, CT, which also became the character's hometown. The film stars Adam Scott, Brittany Snow, Alex Frost and J.K. Simmons...
Movie trailer-"Song in D" 72nd Street Productions
Contests
- The Mt. Dew Break Out Contest MTV2 - performed live , placed second
- International Songwriting Competition - placed first in Rock category