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Orange Juice
The Glasgow School

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For fans of orange juice, lovers of 1980s indie and jangle pop, enthusiasts of post-punk and early alternative rock, and readers interested in music history.
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THE REVIEW

There is no need to want to elevate your Indie-cred to take a break on this page; just simply appreciate the old pop rock with guitars. Orange Juice from Scotland, authors of only four records, two LPs in 1982, an EP, and an LP in 1984. Exquisitely elegant pop rock still full of the urgency and imagination of the best post-punk season, where you can already perfectly hear that jangle pop that will make the fortune of illustrious unknowns like the Smiths and R.E.M. All seasoned with the crooner voice of Edwyn Collins. Little jewels usually meant to be taken out in sentences like "they are the ancestors of Franz Ferdinand because they come from Scotland." We’ll come to terms with it. I hope Orange Juice also came to terms with their increasingly disappointing economic success.

In these cases, it’s always nice when new and quality material is released. The Glasgow School, released in 2005, collects the early singles and the aborted debut album of Orange Juice that never came out. Anyone wanting to find the point where the darkness of Joy Division's post-punk pushed Eighties alternative rock to surpass the old Seventies power pop or a stale Sixties revival will have to pass by here sooner or later.

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The review appreciates Orange Juice's elegant pop rock sound rooted in post-punk and jangle pop. The Glasgow School album, released in 2005, compiles early singles and unreleased tracks showcasing the band's influential style. The band’s music is recognized as a precursor to notable acts like The Smiths and R.E.M. Despite limited commercial success, the collection is valued for its quality and historical significance in 1980s indie rock.

Orange Juice

Orange Juice were a Scottish post-punk/indie-pop band formed in Glasgow in 1979 and led by Edwyn Collins. Early singles on Postcard Records defined a witty, jangly alternative to darker post-punk, culminating in the 1982 debut You Can’t Hide Your Love Forever and the funk-leaning hit era of Rip It Up. The band split in 1985.
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