The Orange Peels

Glitter Rock. Opulent ’80s Pop. Glammy Prog. Bearded, backwoods Elk Rock. Who gives a rat’s ass if there’s no melody at the heart of it; no soul.

Not that The Orange Peels don’t dabble in these styles. They just don’t have the time to waste on cute, genre-based music that cuddles up to a pre-existing audience. Defiant, dramatic and probably a little bit of a showboat, bandleader Allen Clapp tells it like it is on “Shining Like Stars,” a glammed-up rocker from the band’s forthcoming album, 2020: “If making melodies is a crime, I’m guilty as charged.”

Featuring Clapp on vocals, piano guitar and drums, Oed Ronne (The Ocean Blue) on lead guitars, electric sitar and vibes, Jill Pries on bass guitars, Bob Vickers (The Incredible Vickers Bros.) on drums and guitars, John Moremen  (Jad Fair, the Roy Loney Band) on guitars, all the current and itinerant members of the band are represented in their new album. Even original Orange Peels lead guitarist Larry Winther took off his reunion-era Mummies bandages for a few minutes to grace the album’s lead track with a chickeny guitar solo.

The Orange Peels are a catchy indie-pop band from Sunnyvale, California and are influenced by The Flaming Lips and Beach Boys.

Catch The Orange Peels at MACLA on Saturday, June 26th.

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