Two exciting bits of news!
We’re extremely excited to be playing with MJ Hibbett on Saturday 5 May at the King and Queen pub in Foley Street, London. The gig, which starts at 7.30pm, is to celebrate 20 years of MJ Hibbett and The Validators, and will be a full band show. We’ve played with MJ Hibbett numerous times over the years, and we’re so happy to be able to help him and his band celebrate such a significant birthday! Entrance is a whipround only, and it looks like being a great night! More details here.
We’re also extremely chuffed to be featuring on Simon Love’s new album – Sincerely, S. Love x – due to be released on Tapete Records on 6 July. He’ll be launching the album on 29 June at the Lexington in London, supported by The School and Buzzard. Tickets available now from https://www.wegottickets.com/event/436940
Ralegh Long show – 2nd September, London
We’re very excited to say we’ll be playing with Ralegh Long as part of his show at St Pancras Old Church in London on Wednesday 2 September! Also supporting with be The Left Outsides.
Doors open at 7.30pm and tickets cost £8.25. Tickets are available from See Tickets, and more details are available on the Facebook event page.
ALO appear on the new Simon Love album!
A Little Orchestra are very excited to feature on It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time – the debut solo LP of Simon Love, former singer with Welsh rock’n’roll darlings The Loves. We play on six songs on the record; The New Adam and Eve, Dear Boy, Sweetheart, You Should Probably Go To Sleep, Don’t Get The Gurl No More, Elton John and It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time. It was easily one of the most fun recording sessions we’ve ever done – thanks Simon, his band, Simon Nelson and everyone at Studio Klank! Big thanks also to Andy Hudson, aka Sunny Intervals, who wrote all our beautiful arrangements.
The album is available on CD, LP and digitally, and is available to buy from Fortuna POP!
Ralegh Long and A Little Orchestra at Indietracks!
Big thanks to Rafa Skam, who made this lovely video of us playing No Use with Ralegh Long at Indietracks 2015 in the church! We played on No Use, All The Leaves Are Gone and Tenebrae.
We’re very excited to say A Little Orchestra feature on Ralegh Long’s debut album Hoverance, playing violin and cello on Gulls Hovering.
The album was released on Gare du Nord records on 6th April 2015 and features a cast of collaborators as well as us, including Tom Dougall of Toy and Jack Hayter (ex-Hefner).
The album is available to buy from https://raleghlong.bandcamp.com/album/hoverance
Comet Gain album news
We’re very excited to say A Little Orchestra feature on Paperback Ghosts, the latest album from Comet Gain, released on Fortuna POP! records. We play violin and cello on four songs on the record.
The album was recorded at Soup Studios with producer Simon Trought at the helm, and was inspired by the psycho-geography of walks in North London woods and the forgotten grey hinterland of the city’s back streets. Paperback Ghosts is the seventh album from Comet Gain, and comes soaked in autumn melancholy. Tender-hearted but not miserable, defiant but not angry, it maintains the delicate balance that has always been Comet Gain’s strength.
To buy the album, visit the Fortuna POP! website.
Summer sale!
We’re very excited to announce that we have a summer sale on our album Clocks and also our Josefina EP! There’s 50% off everything – you just need to enter the discount code ticking at the checkout at alittleorchestra.bandcamp.com
The new prices are as follows:
Clocks (CD) – £10 reduced to £5
Josefina (7″) – £5 reduced to £2.50
Clocks (digital) – £7 reduced to £3.50
Josefina (7″) and Clocks (digital) – £8 reduced to £4
The sale ends at midnight on 31 July, so order before then if you’re hoping to pick up a bargain!
Two new releases!
Today sees the release of two new records featuring A Little Orchestra! The first is the Dark Ages EP, a two song collaboration between Plantagenet 3 and A Little Orchestra, with string arrangements written by Monster Bobby.
Plantagenet 3 are a London-based guitar duo who describe themselves as “post-surf”. We had so much fun recording these two songs with the band, and the record has already been described as “an inspired pairing and a great EP” by Louder than War. You can now buy a digital copy of the EP from Bandcamp.
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The second release is Let Desire Guide Your Hand, the debut album from The Understudies. The Understudies, who are based in London, formed in 2008 and have previously released a single and EP on Odd Box Records. They have been described by God is in the TV zine as “Fragile and robust in equal measure in the grand tradition of British guitar bands like The Smiths, they stand out as unique in London’s indiepop music scene.” Sweeping the Nation described their debut 7″ single as “romantic and heartaching while positive in a way only young Morrissey and fey Scotsmen can seemingly otherwise pull off“. Since forming they’ve played London Popfest, Indietracks, Glasgow Popfest and a host of shows across UK and Europe.
A Little Orchestra feature on four songs on the album, with all arrangements written by Andy Hudson. The album, released on Firestation Records, is available to buy digitally now from Bandcamp. Alternatively, you can buy a copy of the 12″ vinyl at their March 30 London show or order a copy from the Firestation website.
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We’re now very excited to be playing at The Understudies’ album launch on Sunday March 30 at the Lexington in London! As well as performing with the band, we will be playing our own set, featuring very special guest appearances from Simon Love and Lisa Bouvier! Also playing will be Enderby’s Room, with Scared to Dance DJing. Doors open at 6pm (with an early finish) and tickets cost £4. Alternatively, you can pay £12 and collect a copy of the album on the door. Tickets are available from http://www.wegottickets.com/event/259901
Spring shows!
We’re very excited to be playing shows in February and March with two of our favourite collaborators – Simon Love and The Understudies!
We’re currently recording with Simon Love for his self-titled debut solo album, due to be released on Fortuna Pop later this year. You can hear some of the songs from the album at a show on February 15 at Paper Dress in Shoreditch, where we will be performing an acoustic set with him. Expect all sorts of musical surprises – no two Simon Love gigs are ever the same!
We also had a fantastic time last year recording with The Understudies at Soup Studios, with renowned producer Simon Trought. The result, their debut album Let Desire Guide Your Hand, is out on Firestation Records next month. We’ve very excited to be playing with them at their album launch at the Lexington in Islington on March 30 – it looks set to be a very special evening!
Details for both gigs are below.
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Upcoming shows
February 15, 2014 – Paper Dress, Shoreditch, London
Doors: 8pm
Entry: Free
Facebook page: http://on.fb.me/1gK9Ile
We’ll be performing with Simon Love and The Old Romantics, playing songs from his forthcoming album due to be released on Fortuna Pop records later this year, featuring us. Also performing will be Mikey Georgeson and The Civilised Scene. There will be a raffle, including prizes donated by indiepop bands, to raised funds for the Kids Company charity.
March 30, 2014: Lexington, Islington, London
Doors: 6pm (with an early finish)
Entry: Tickets cost £4, or you can pay £12 and collect copy of The Understudies debut album, Let Desire Guide Your Hand, on the door. Tickets are available from http://www.wegottickets.com/event/259901
We’ll be performing with The Understudies at the launch their debut album, Let Desire Guide Your Hand, released on March 24 on Firestation Records. A Little Orchestra feature on the album, and we’re hugely excited to be helping the band with their launch!
January sale!
We’re very excited to announce that we have a January sale on our album Clocks and also our Josefina EP! There’s 50% off everything – you just need to enter the discount code ticktick at the checkout at alittleorchestra.bandcamp.com
The new prices are as follows:
Clocks (CD) – £10 reduced to £5
Josefina (7″) – £5 reduced to £2.50
Clocks (digital) – £7 reduced to £3.50
Josefina (7″) and Clocks (digital) – £8 reduced to £4
The sale ends at midnight on January 31, so order before then if you’re hoping to pick up a bargain!
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